Has an AFL game ever ended 85-42?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 85-42 4 times. It first happened on July 16, 1966, when St Kilda beat Melbourne, and most recently on April 24, 2024, when Melbourne beat Richmond.
That makes 85-42 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-42 has happened 2 times and 85-43 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1966 and 1997.
Every 85-42 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Melbourne over Richmond | 2024 | |
| 2019-04-24 | Richmond over Melbourne | 2019 | |
| 1997-08-09 | Fremantle over Richmond | 1997 | |
| 1966-07-16 | St Kilda over Melbourne | 1966 |
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