Has an AFL game ever ended 85-85?
It has. 85-85 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Fitzroy and Sydney drew on June 23, 1951; the latest was Essendon and Collingwood drew on April 25, 2024.
That makes 85-85 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-85 has happened 10 times and 85-86 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1962 and 2007.
Every 85-85 in AFL history
| Date | Teams | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-25 | Essendon / Collingwood | 2024 | |
| 2009-07-19 | Richmond / North Melbourne | 2009 | |
| 2007-08-03 | Footscray / St Kilda | 2007 | |
| 1962-09-15 | Geelong / Carlton | 1962 | Playoff |
| 1951-06-23 | Fitzroy / Sydney | 1951 |