Has an AFL game ever ended 86-74?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 86-74 8 times. It first happened on May 26, 1928, when Melbourne beat St Kilda, and most recently on May 25, 2024, when Essendon beat Richmond.
That makes 86-74 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 87-74 has happened 8 times and 86-75 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1976 and 2012.
Every 86-74 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-25 | Essendon over Richmond | 2024 | |
| 2015-04-04 | Collingwood over Brisbane Lions | 2015 | |
| 2012-06-16 | Richmond over GWS | 2012 | |
| 1976-07-31 | Footscray over Geelong | 1976 | |
| 1952-08-02 | Sydney over Richmond | 1952 | |
| 1950-08-26 | Richmond over Geelong | 1950 | |
| 1932-08-27 | Richmond over Geelong | 1932 | |
| 1928-05-26 | Melbourne over St Kilda | 1928 |