Has an AFL game ever ended 86-71?
It has. 86-71 has been a AFL final 6 times in 16,622 games. The first was Richmond beat Essendon on June 18, 1921; the latest was Footscray beat GWS on May 6, 2023.
That makes 86-71 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 87-71 has happened 12 times and 86-72 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1965 and 1998.
Every 86-71 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-06 | Footscray over GWS | 2023 | |
| 2001-04-20 | Richmond over Collingwood | 2001 | |
| 1998-04-24 | Richmond over West Coast | 1998 | |
| 1965-05-01 | Sydney over Carlton | 1965 | |
| 1950-05-27 | North Melbourne over Essendon | 1950 | |
| 1921-06-18 | Richmond over Essendon | 1921 |