Has an AFL game ever ended 85-48?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 85-48 6 times. It first happened on July 18, 1931, when Richmond beat St Kilda, and most recently on July 4, 2020, when Brisbane Lions beat Port Adelaide.
That makes 85-48 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-48 has happened 2 times and 85-49 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1968 and 2020.
Every 85-48 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-04 | Brisbane Lions over Port Adelaide | 2020 | |
| 1968-05-18 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1968 | |
| 1966-05-14 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1966 | |
| 1965-08-21 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 1965 | |
| 1962-04-23 | Essendon over Fitzroy | 1962 | |
| 1931-07-18 | Richmond over St Kilda | 1931 |