Has an AFL game ever ended 85-71?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 85-71 4 times. It first happened on July 25, 1959, when St Kilda beat Essendon, and most recently on August 14, 2021, when Geelong beat St Kilda.
That makes 85-71 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-71 has happened 6 times and 85-72 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1959 and 1995.
Every 85-71 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-14 | Geelong over St Kilda | 2021 | |
| 2019-06-22 | Melbourne over Fremantle | 2019 | |
| 1995-08-13 | Carlton over Brisbane Lions | 1995 | |
| 1959-07-25 | St Kilda over Essendon | 1959 |
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