Has an AFL game ever ended 83-73?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 83-73 11 times. It first happened on June 5, 1926, when Geelong beat Richmond, and most recently on June 27, 2021, when Carlton beat Adelaide.
That makes 83-73 the 10th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 84-73 has happened 4 times and 83-74 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1969 and 1999.
Every 83-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-27 | Carlton over Adelaide | 2021 | |
| 2017-06-17 | Carlton over Gold Coast | 2017 | |
| 2004-05-01 | Fremantle over West Coast | 2004 | |
| 2002-03-30 | North Melbourne over Port Adelaide | 2002 | |
| 1999-04-03 | West Coast over Brisbane Lions | 1999 | |
| 1969-08-02 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 1969 | |
| 1957-05-25 | Geelong over St Kilda | 1957 | |
| 1956-06-16 | Richmond over North Melbourne | 1956 | |
| 1955-05-07 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1955 | |
| 1952-07-05 | Fitzroy over Melbourne | 1952 | |
| 1926-06-05 | Geelong over Richmond | 1926 |