Has an AFL game ever ended 86-77?
It has. 86-77 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon beat Carlton on September 4, 1926; the latest was Essendon beat North Melbourne on August 12, 2023.
That makes 86-77 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 87-77 has happened 2 times and 86-78 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 73 years, between 1945 and 2018.
Every 86-77 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-12 | Essendon over North Melbourne | 2023 | |
| 2018-08-19 | Adelaide over North Melbourne | 2018 | |
| 1945-06-16 | Footscray over Carlton | 1945 | |
| 1943-07-10 | North Melbourne over Footscray | 1943 | |
| 1926-09-04 | Essendon over Carlton | 1926 |