Has an AFL game ever ended 89-51?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 89-51 6 times. It first happened on June 7, 1926, when Geelong beat Essendon, and most recently on June 10, 2024, when Collingwood beat Melbourne.
That makes 89-51 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-51 has happened 2 times and 89-52 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1926 and 1975.
Every 89-51 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-10 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 2024 | |
| 2021-06-11 | Hawthorn over Sydney | 2021 | |
| 2019-05-19 | Port Adelaide over Gold Coast | 2019 | |
| 2014-06-01 | Fremantle over Footscray | 2014 | |
| 1975-08-09 | Melbourne over Carlton | 1975 | |
| 1926-06-07 | Geelong over Essendon | 1926 |