Has an AFL game ever ended 79-77?
It has. 79-77 has been a AFL final 9 times in 17,053 games. The first was Essendon beat Richmond on May 17, 1930; the latest was Gold Coast beat GWS on August 9, 2026.
That makes 79-77 the 48th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-77 has happened 9 times and 79-78 has happened 11 times. At one point the score disappeared for 68 years, between 1933 and 2001.
Every 79-77 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Gold Coast over GWS | 2026 | |
| 2024-07-21 | Brisbane Lions over Sydney | 2024 | |
| 2021-04-09 | Port Adelaide over Richmond | 2021 | |
| 2020-06-20 | Carlton over Geelong | 2020 | |
| 2018-07-14 | GWS over Richmond | 2018 | |
| 2010-05-30 | Hawthorn over Sydney | 2010 | |
| 2001-08-12 | Essendon over Sydney | 2001 | |
| 1933-04-29 | Hawthorn over St Kilda | 1933 | |
| 1930-05-17 | Essendon over Richmond | 1930 |