Has an AFL game ever ended 87-80?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 87-80 7 times. It first happened on June 25, 1927, when Geelong beat Fitzroy, and most recently on May 15, 2021, when North Melbourne beat Hawthorn.
That makes 87-80 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-80 has happened 7 times and 87-81 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1927 and 1959.
Every 87-80 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | North Melbourne over Hawthorn | 2021 | |
| 2017-07-01 | West Coast over Footscray | 2017 | |
| 2012-06-16 | North Melbourne over Gold Coast | 2012 | |
| 2002-08-18 | Sydney over St Kilda | 2002 | |
| 1974-08-31 | Footscray over Richmond | 1974 | |
| 1959-06-06 | St Kilda over Fitzroy | 1959 | |
| 1927-06-25 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1927 |