Has an AFL game ever ended 78-75?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-75 8 times. It first happened on September 22, 1934, when Sydney beat Collingwood, and most recently on April 19, 2024, when Essendon beat Adelaide.
That makes 78-75 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-75 has happened 7 times and 78-76 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 59 years, between 1958 and 2017.
Every 78-75 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | Essendon over Adelaide | 2024 | |
| 2017-05-20 | GWS over Richmond | 2017 | |
| 1958-08-09 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1958 | |
| 1957-07-13 | Richmond over Hawthorn | 1957 | |
| 1956-06-04 | Sydney over Richmond | 1956 | |
| 1945-07-21 | Essendon over Carlton | 1945 | |
| 1937-07-17 | Richmond over Footscray | 1937 | |
| 1934-09-22 | Sydney over Collingwood | 1934 | Playoff |