Has an AFL game ever ended 79-53?
It has. 79-53 has been a AFL final 5 times in 17,056 games. The first was Carlton beat Melbourne on May 10, 1913; the latest was Melbourne beat Brisbane Lions on April 21, 1989.
That makes 79-53 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-53 has happened 2 times and 79-54 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1914 and 1951.
Every 79-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-04-21 | Melbourne over Brisbane Lions | 1989 | |
| 1954-06-12 | Richmond over Fitzroy | 1954 | |
| 1951-08-25 | Essendon over Fitzroy | 1951 | |
| 1914-07-25 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1914 | |
| 1913-05-10 | Carlton over Melbourne | 1913 |
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