Has an AFL game ever ended 87-48?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 87-48 3 times. It first happened on May 28, 1949, when Sydney beat Hawthorn, and most recently on July 28, 2024, when Footscray beat Sydney.
That makes 87-48 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-48 has happened 3 times and 87-49 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 56 years, between 1968 and 2024.
Every 87-48 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-28 | Footscray over Sydney | 2024 | |
| 1968-05-25 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1968 | |
| 1949-05-28 | Sydney over Hawthorn | 1949 |
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