Has an AFL game ever ended 87-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 87-53 2 times. It first happened on May 18, 1946, when Sydney beat Hawthorn, and most recently on July 3, 2021, when Port Adelaide beat Hawthorn.
That makes 87-53 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-53 has happened 3 times and 87-54 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 75 years, between 1946 and 2021.
Every 87-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-03 | Port Adelaide over Hawthorn | 2021 | |
| 1946-05-18 | Sydney over Hawthorn | 1946 |