Has an AFL game ever ended 89-81?
It has. 89-81 has been a AFL final 7 times in 16,622 games. The first was Fitzroy beat Richmond on September 15, 1923; the latest was West Coast beat Fremantle on April 29, 2018.
That makes 89-81 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-81 has happened 4 times and 89-82 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 47 years, between 1923 and 1970.
Every 89-81 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-29 | West Coast over Fremantle | 2018 | |
| 2011-08-27 | West Coast over Brisbane Lions | 2011 | |
| 1990-04-28 | Geelong over Essendon | 1990 | |
| 1989-05-05 | Fitzroy over West Coast | 1989 | |
| 1986-04-12 | Essendon over Footscray | 1986 | |
| 1970-05-23 | Geelong over St Kilda | 1970 | |
| 1923-09-15 | Fitzroy over Richmond | 1923 |