Has an AFL game ever ended 81-80?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 81-80 6 times. It first happened on July 7, 1945, when Carlton beat Melbourne, and most recently on March 26, 2021, when Geelong beat Brisbane Lions.
That makes 81-80 the 374th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 82-80 has happened 8 times and 81-81 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1968 and 2013.
Every 81-80 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-26 | Geelong over Brisbane Lions | 2021 | |
| 2013-04-26 | Fremantle over Richmond | 2013 | |
| 1968-06-10 | Richmond over Hawthorn | 1968 | |
| 1953-05-02 | Fitzroy over Richmond | 1953 | |
| 1948-08-21 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 1948 | |
| 1945-07-07 | Carlton over Melbourne | 1945 |
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