Has an AFL game ever ended 79-68?
It has. 79-68 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Fitzroy beat Collingwood on October 14, 1922; the latest was North Melbourne beat Sydney on August 17, 1968.
That makes 79-68 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-68 has happened 6 times and 79-69 has happened 5 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949.
Every 79-68 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-08-17 | North Melbourne over Sydney | 1968 | |
| 1949-04-23 | Footscray over Geelong | 1949 | |
| 1933-06-17 | Fitzroy over Hawthorn | 1933 | |
| 1922-10-14 | Fitzroy over Collingwood | 1922 | Playoff |