Has an AFL game ever ended 80-72?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 80-72 4 times. It first happened on May 6, 1933, when Carlton beat Hawthorn, and most recently on July 5, 1997, when Geelong beat Collingwood.
That makes 80-72 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 81-72 has happened 6 times and 80-73 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1965 and 1997.
Every 80-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-05 | Geelong over Collingwood | 1997 | |
| 1965-04-24 | Melbourne over North Melbourne | 1965 | |
| 1957-04-27 | Melbourne over Collingwood | 1957 | |
| 1933-05-06 | Carlton over Hawthorn | 1933 |