Has an AFL game ever ended 87-85?
It has. 87-85 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Richmond beat Essendon on June 3, 1935; the latest was Footscray beat North Melbourne on May 12, 1990.
That makes 87-85 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 88-85 has happened 4 times and 87-86 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1941 and 1975.
Every 87-85 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-12 | Footscray over North Melbourne | 1990 | |
| 1975-04-19 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1975 | |
| 1941-05-03 | Geelong over St Kilda | 1941 | |
| 1940-06-17 | Melbourne over Fitzroy | 1940 | |
| 1935-06-03 | Richmond over Essendon | 1935 |