Has an AFL game ever ended 82-77?
It has. 82-77 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon beat Richmond on June 22, 1940; the latest was Richmond beat Sydney on March 31, 2024.
That makes 82-77 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 83-77 has happened 4 times and 82-78 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1979 and 2024.
Every 82-77 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | Richmond over Sydney | 2024 | |
| 1979-09-29 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1979 | Playoff |
| 1976-07-10 | North Melbourne over Richmond | 1976 | |
| 1973-08-11 | Richmond over Hawthorn | 1973 | |
| 1940-06-22 | Essendon over Richmond | 1940 |