Has an AFL game ever ended 83-78?
It has. 83-78 has been a AFL final 7 times in 17,056 games. The first was Richmond beat Melbourne on July 14, 1923; the latest was Geelong beat Footscray on June 18, 2021.
That makes 83-78 the 223rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 84-78 has happened 5 times and 83-79 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 57 years, between 1923 and 1980.
Every 83-78 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | Geelong over Footscray | 2021 | |
| 2014-07-31 | Fremantle over Carlton | 2014 | |
| 2009-09-12 | Collingwood over Adelaide | 2009 | Playoff |
| 2008-06-07 | Sydney over West Coast | 2008 | |
| 1994-06-19 | Adelaide over Melbourne | 1994 | |
| 1980-06-21 | Geelong over Carlton | 1980 | |
| 1923-07-14 | Richmond over Melbourne | 1923 |
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