Has an AFL game ever ended 87-79?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 87-79 3 times. It first happened on July 17, 1915, when Richmond beat Geelong, and most recently on July 24, 1993, when Geelong beat Collingwood.
That makes 87-79 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-79 has happened 3 times and 87-80 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 53 years, between 1940 and 1993.
Every 87-79 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-24 | Geelong over Collingwood | 1993 | |
| 1940-07-27 | Hawthorn over Richmond | 1940 | |
| 1915-07-17 | Richmond over Geelong | 1915 |
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