Has an AFL game ever ended 82-81?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 82-81 5 times. It first happened on August 18, 1928, when St Kilda beat Melbourne, and most recently on August 9, 1991, when West Coast beat Geelong.
That makes 82-81 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 83-81 has happened 5 times and 82-82 has happened never.
Every 82-81 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-08-09 | West Coast over Geelong | 1991 | |
| 1973-07-21 | Geelong over Essendon | 1973 | |
| 1951-08-25 | Collingwood over Sydney | 1951 | |
| 1949-05-21 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1949 | |
| 1928-08-18 | St Kilda over Melbourne | 1928 |