Has an AFL game ever ended 89-78?
It has. 89-78 has been a AFL final 7 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon beat Richmond on May 3, 1913; the latest was Hawthorn beat Adelaide on May 4, 2013.
That makes 89-78 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-78 has happened 3 times and 89-79 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1936 and 1971.
Every 89-78 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-04 | Hawthorn over Adelaide | 2013 | |
| 2011-04-02 | Geelong over Fremantle | 2011 | |
| 1999-06-14 | Melbourne over Collingwood | 1999 | |
| 1985-07-06 | Essendon over Collingwood | 1985 | |
| 1971-07-10 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1971 | |
| 1936-10-03 | Collingwood over Sydney | 1936 | Playoff |
| 1913-05-03 | Essendon over Richmond | 1913 |