Has an AFL game ever ended 89-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 89-53 3 times. It first happened on June 3, 1939, when Collingwood beat Richmond, and most recently on June 26, 1999, when North Melbourne beat Carlton.
That makes 89-53 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-53 has happened 3 times and 89-54 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1956 and 1999.
Every 89-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-26 | North Melbourne over Carlton | 1999 | |
| 1956-06-23 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1956 | |
| 1939-06-03 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1939 |