Has an AFL game ever ended 79-78?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 79-78 10 times. It first happened on May 15, 1926, when Fitzroy beat Footscray, and most recently on August 17, 2024, when Collingwood beat Brisbane Lions.
That makes 79-78 the 22nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-78 has happened 10 times and 79-79 has happened 8 times.
Every 79-78 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-17 | Collingwood over Brisbane Lions | 2024 | |
| 2021-09-04 | Footscray over Brisbane Lions | 2021 | Playoff |
| 2007-05-27 | North Melbourne over Melbourne | 2007 | |
| 1997-07-13 | Sydney over Essendon | 1997 | |
| 1993-05-08 | Fitzroy over Melbourne | 1993 | |
| 1979-07-14 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 1979 | |
| 1958-05-17 | St Kilda over Melbourne | 1958 | |
| 1953-08-22 | North Melbourne over Essendon | 1953 | |
| 1942-07-04 | Fitzroy over Collingwood | 1942 | |
| 1926-05-15 | Fitzroy over Footscray | 1926 |