Has an AFL game ever ended 87-73?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 87-73 7 times. It first happened on May 5, 1956, when Collingwood beat Footscray, and most recently on April 5, 2008, when Fremantle beat West Coast.
That makes 87-73 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-73 has happened 5 times and 87-74 has happened 8 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 87-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-05 | Fremantle over West Coast | 2008 | |
| 2004-08-08 | West Coast over Brisbane Lions | 2004 | |
| 1997-04-06 | Fremantle over Hawthorn | 1997 | |
| 1995-04-01 | Geelong over Melbourne | 1995 | |
| 1985-05-18 | Fitzroy over Footscray | 1985 | |
| 1978-09-16 | Hawthorn over North Melbourne | 1978 | Playoff |
| 1956-05-05 | Collingwood over Footscray | 1956 |