Has an AFL game ever ended 86-78?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 86-78 5 times. It first happened on June 18, 1949, when Melbourne beat Carlton, and most recently on March 21, 2021, when St Kilda beat GWS.
That makes 86-78 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 87-78 has happened 8 times and 86-79 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1985 and 2014.
Every 86-78 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-21 | St Kilda over GWS | 2021 | |
| 2014-04-20 | Gold Coast over Melbourne | 2014 | |
| 1985-07-27 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1985 | |
| 1973-08-04 | Sydney over Melbourne | 1973 | |
| 1949-06-18 | Melbourne over Carlton | 1949 |