Has an AFL game ever ended 79-74?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 79-74 7 times. It first happened on June 17, 1922, when Richmond beat Sydney, and most recently on August 13, 2022, when Melbourne beat Carlton.
That makes 79-74 the 223rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-74 has happened 4 times and 79-75 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1975 and 2018.
Every 79-74 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-13 | Melbourne over Carlton | 2022 | |
| 2020-09-12 | Melbourne over GWS | 2020 | |
| 2019-05-04 | Melbourne over Hawthorn | 2019 | |
| 2018-09-29 | West Coast over Collingwood | 2018 | Playoff |
| 1975-08-23 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1975 | |
| 1950-06-03 | Richmond over Geelong | 1950 | |
| 1922-06-17 | Richmond over Sydney | 1922 |
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