Has an AFL game ever ended 89-56?

It has. 89-56 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Carlton beat Melbourne on June 17, 1911; the latest was Richmond beat North Melbourne on August 7, 2021.

Where 89-56 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 89-56 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-56 has happened 5 times and 89-57 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 77 years, between 1911 and 1988.

Every 89-56 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
2021-08-07	Richmond over North Melbourne	2021
1988-07-02	Melbourne over Geelong	1988
1911-06-17	Carlton over Melbourne	1911

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