Has an AFL game ever ended 85-16?

Exactly once. On May 23, 1900, Essendon beat Collingwood 85-16, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 85-16 in league history.

Where 85-16 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 85-16 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-16 has happened never and 85-17 has happened 1 times.

Every 85-16 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1900-05-23	Essendon over Collingwood	1900

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