Has an AFL game ever ended 79-59?
It has. 79-59 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Richmond beat Fitzroy on May 1, 1920; the latest was Footscray beat Carlton on May 13, 2023.
That makes 79-59 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-59 has happened 2 times and 79-60 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039. At one point the score disappeared for 98 years, between 1920 and 2018.
Every 79-59 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-13 | Footscray over Carlton | 2023 | |
| 2022-09-10 | Collingwood over Fremantle | 2022 | Playoff |
| 2018-06-24 | Collingwood over Carlton | 2018 | |
| 1920-05-01 | Richmond over Fitzroy | 1920 |