Has an AFL game ever ended 85-70?
It has. 85-70 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Melbourne beat Essendon on July 10, 1943; the latest was Richmond beat Fremantle on June 10, 2023.
That makes 85-70 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-70 has happened 4 times and 85-71 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1943 and 1973.
Every 85-70 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-10 | Richmond over Fremantle | 2023 | |
| 2011-07-16 | Gold Coast over Richmond | 2011 | |
| 1981-08-08 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1981 | |
| 1973-06-23 | Hawthorn over North Melbourne | 1973 | |
| 1943-07-10 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1943 |