Has an AFL game ever ended 86-73?
It has. 86-73 has been a AFL final 6 times in 17,056 games. The first was Sydney beat Fitzroy on September 27, 1924; the latest was GWS beat Geelong on July 11, 2026.
That makes 86-73 the 374th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 87-73 has happened 9 times and 86-74 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 51 years, between 1944 and 1995.
Every 86-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | GWS over Geelong | 2026 | |
| 2021-06-20 | Essendon over Hawthorn | 2021 | |
| 1995-09-16 | Richmond over Essendon | 1995 | Playoff |
| 1944-06-03 | St Kilda over Melbourne | 1944 | |
| 1942-07-25 | Fitzroy over St Kilda | 1942 | |
| 1924-09-27 | Sydney over Fitzroy | 1924 | Playoff |
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