Has an AFL game ever ended 88-85?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 88-85 4 times. It first happened on May 13, 1922, when Melbourne beat Richmond, and most recently on July 15, 2017, when Geelong beat Hawthorn.
That makes 88-85 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 89-85 has happened 4 times and 88-86 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1922 and 1972.
Every 88-85 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-15 | Geelong over Hawthorn | 2017 | |
| 1980-03-29 | Sydney over Geelong | 1980 | |
| 1972-06-03 | Hawthorn over Carlton | 1972 | |
| 1922-05-13 | Melbourne over Richmond | 1922 |
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