Has an AFL game ever ended 79-45?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 79-45 4 times. It first happened on September 17, 1921, when Fitzroy beat Sydney, and most recently on May 5, 2024, when Brisbane Lions beat Gold Coast.
That makes 79-45 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-45 has happened 3 times and 79-46 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1956 and 2008.
Every 79-45 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-05 | Brisbane Lions over Gold Coast | 2024 | |
| 2008-08-16 | Melbourne over West Coast | 2008 | |
| 1956-07-07 | Melbourne over Richmond | 1956 | |
| 1921-09-17 | Fitzroy over Sydney | 1921 |