Has an AFL game ever ended 79-61?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 79-61 5 times. It first happened on July 22, 1922, when Fitzroy beat Carlton, and most recently on September 7, 1997, when North Melbourne beat Geelong.
That makes 79-61 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-61 has happened 4 times and 79-62 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1956 and 1997.
Every 79-61 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-07 | North Melbourne over Geelong | 1997 | Playoff |
| 1956-05-26 | Melbourne over Collingwood | 1956 | |
| 1955-08-13 | Footscray over Fitzroy | 1955 | |
| 1925-06-08 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1925 | |
| 1922-07-22 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1922 |