Has an AFL game ever ended 83-59?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 83-59 5 times. It first happened on September 25, 1920, when Collingwood beat Carlton, and most recently on September 13, 2002, when Port Adelaide beat Essendon.
That makes 83-59 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 84-59 has happened 4 times and 83-60 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1950 and 2002.
Every 83-59 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-13 | Port Adelaide over Essendon | 2002 | Playoff |
| 1950-05-06 | North Melbourne over Melbourne | 1950 | |
| 1929-06-15 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1929 | |
| 1924-08-30 | Essendon over St Kilda | 1924 | |
| 1920-09-25 | Collingwood over Carlton | 1920 | Playoff |