Has an AFL game ever ended 88-83?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 88-83 7 times. It first happened on July 29, 1922, when Carlton beat Collingwood, and most recently on August 24, 2019, when North Melbourne beat Melbourne.
That makes 88-83 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 89-83 has happened 6 times and 88-84 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 58 years, between 1922 and 1980.
Every 88-83 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-24 | North Melbourne over Melbourne | 2019 | |
| 2011-06-11 | Geelong over Hawthorn | 2011 | |
| 2006-05-06 | Fremantle over West Coast | 2006 | |
| 2000-07-30 | Port Adelaide over Carlton | 2000 | |
| 1985-05-12 | Carlton over Sydney | 1985 | |
| 1980-08-09 | St Kilda over Geelong | 1980 | |
| 1922-07-29 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1922 |