Has an AFL game ever ended 87-59?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 87-59 4 times. It first happened on August 31, 1935, when Hawthorn beat Geelong, and most recently on May 28, 2021, when Melbourne beat Footscray.
That makes 87-59 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-59 has happened 3 times and 87-60 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1948 and 1985.
Every 87-59 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-28 | Melbourne over Footscray | 2021 | |
| 1985-08-17 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1985 | |
| 1948-08-07 | Essendon over Sydney | 1948 | |
| 1935-08-31 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 1935 |
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