Has an AFL game ever ended 85-79?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 85-79 10 times. It first happened on July 2, 1938, when Essendon beat Melbourne, and most recently on June 8, 2024, when Hawthorn beat GWS.
That makes 85-79 the 22nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-79 has happened 2 times and 85-80 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1968 and 2001.
Every 85-79 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-08 | Hawthorn over GWS | 2024 | |
| 2024-05-03 | Collingwood over Carlton | 2024 | |
| 2011-04-23 | Carlton over Adelaide | 2011 | |
| 2008-04-06 | Adelaide over Port Adelaide | 2008 | |
| 2004-06-26 | Sydney over Collingwood | 2004 | |
| 2001-05-20 | Essendon over Melbourne | 2001 | |
| 1968-06-08 | Melbourne over Collingwood | 1968 | |
| 1964-04-18 | Essendon over St Kilda | 1964 | |
| 1952-07-05 | Footscray over St Kilda | 1952 | |
| 1938-07-02 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1938 |