Has an AFL game ever ended 88-78?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 88-78 5 times. It first happened on August 14, 1937, when Carlton beat St Kilda, and most recently on May 27, 2023, when Hawthorn beat St Kilda.
That makes 88-78 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 89-78 has happened 7 times and 88-79 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 46 years, between 1950 and 1996.
Every 88-78 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-27 | Hawthorn over St Kilda | 2023 | |
| 2018-06-30 | Adelaide over West Coast | 2018 | |
| 1996-08-03 | St Kilda over Collingwood | 1996 | |
| 1950-07-29 | Sydney over St Kilda | 1950 | |
| 1937-08-14 | Carlton over St Kilda | 1937 |