Has an AFL game ever ended 83-82?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 83-82 6 times. It first happened on August 9, 1952, when Essendon beat Carlton, and most recently on March 20, 2022, when Fremantle beat Adelaide.
That makes 83-82 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 84-82 has happened 7 times and 83-83 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1967 and 2002.
Every 83-82 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-20 | Fremantle over Adelaide | 2022 | |
| 2002-07-13 | North Melbourne over Fremantle | 2002 | |
| 1967-05-13 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1967 | |
| 1966-08-06 | Hawthorn over North Melbourne | 1966 | |
| 1965-08-14 | Fitzroy over North Melbourne | 1965 | |
| 1952-08-09 | Essendon over Carlton | 1952 |