Has an AFL game ever ended 80-70?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 80-70 4 times. It first happened on July 8, 1939, when Fitzroy beat North Melbourne, and most recently on April 8, 2022, when Geelong beat Brisbane Lions.
That makes 80-70 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 81-70 has happened 8 times and 80-71 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 54 years, between 1968 and 2022.
Every 80-70 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-08 | Geelong over Brisbane Lions | 2022 | |
| 1968-07-20 | Sydney over Melbourne | 1968 | |
| 1948-08-14 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1948 | |
| 1939-07-08 | Fitzroy over North Melbourne | 1939 |