Has an AFL game ever ended 86-52?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 86-52 3 times. It first happened on July 6, 1918, when Collingwood beat Geelong, and most recently on June 15, 2025, when Carlton beat West Coast.
That makes 86-52 the 1599th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 87-52 has happened 3 times and 86-53 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 105 years, between 1918 and 2023.
Every 86-52 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-15 | Carlton over West Coast | 2025 | |
| 2023-06-11 | Essendon over Carlton | 2023 | |
| 1918-07-06 | Collingwood over Geelong | 1918 |