Has an AFL game ever ended 78-73?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-73 9 times. It first happened on July 27, 1946, when Melbourne beat Essendon, and most recently on July 29, 2023, when GWS beat Footscray.
That makes 78-73 the 43rd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-73 has happened 8 times and 78-74 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1962 and 1995.
Every 78-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-29 | GWS over Footscray | 2023 | |
| 2021-06-05 | Collingwood over Adelaide | 2021 | |
| 1995-05-13 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 1995 | |
| 1962-09-22 | Carlton over Geelong | 1962 | Playoff |
| 1957-07-27 | Sydney over Richmond | 1957 | |
| 1951-05-12 | North Melbourne over Sydney | 1951 | |
| 1948-07-31 | Geelong over Collingwood | 1948 | |
| 1948-07-24 | Footscray over Hawthorn | 1948 | |
| 1946-07-27 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1946 |