Has an AFL game ever ended 78-77?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-77 4 times. It first happened on July 27, 1929, when Essendon beat Footscray, and most recently on July 12, 2019, when Collingwood beat West Coast.
That makes 78-77 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-77 has happened 8 times and 78-78 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 65 years, between 1929 and 1994.
Every 78-77 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-12 | Collingwood over West Coast | 2019 | |
| 2014-06-15 | Melbourne over Essendon | 2014 | |
| 1994-08-06 | Geelong over North Melbourne | 1994 | |
| 1929-07-27 | Essendon over Footscray | 1929 |