Has an AFL game ever ended 85-82?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 85-82 7 times. It first happened on May 26, 1928, when Carlton beat Sydney, and most recently on August 3, 2018, when Richmond beat Geelong.
That makes 85-82 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-82 has happened 7 times and 85-83 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1949 and 1978.
Every 85-82 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-03 | Richmond over Geelong | 2018 | |
| 2012-06-23 | Collingwood over West Coast | 2012 | |
| 1991-07-26 | North Melbourne over West Coast | 1991 | |
| 1980-04-19 | Hawthorn over Fitzroy | 1980 | |
| 1978-06-03 | North Melbourne over Essendon | 1978 | |
| 1949-04-23 | Sydney over St Kilda | 1949 | |
| 1928-05-26 | Carlton over Sydney | 1928 |