Has an AFL game ever ended 89-79?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 89-79 8 times. It first happened on August 5, 1922, when Richmond beat Geelong, and most recently on August 24, 2025, when Brisbane Lions beat Hawthorn.
That makes 89-79 the 107th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-79 has happened 7 times and 89-80 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1943 and 1974.
Every 89-79 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-24 | Brisbane Lions over Hawthorn | 2025 | |
| 2002-04-14 | Hawthorn over Fremantle | 2002 | |
| 1983-08-06 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1983 | |
| 1976-06-19 | Essendon over Footscray | 1976 | |
| 1974-05-11 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1974 | |
| 1943-07-03 | Hawthorn over Footscray | 1943 | |
| 1930-08-30 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1930 | |
| 1922-08-05 | Richmond over Geelong | 1922 |