Has an AFL game ever ended 81-75?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 81-75 5 times. It first happened on June 20, 1925, when Footscray beat Richmond, and most recently on May 26, 2017, when Hawthorn beat Sydney.
That makes 81-75 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 82-75 has happened 9 times and 81-76 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1950 and 1985.
Every 81-75 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-26 | Hawthorn over Sydney | 2017 | |
| 2005-04-03 | Adelaide over Collingwood | 2005 | |
| 1985-08-31 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1985 | |
| 1950-08-12 | Geelong over Collingwood | 1950 | |
| 1925-06-20 | Footscray over Richmond | 1925 |