Has an AFL game ever ended 89-86?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 89-86 8 times. It first happened on June 23, 1945, when Richmond beat Fitzroy, and most recently on August 9, 2024, when Sydney beat Collingwood.
That makes 89-86 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-86 has happened 5 times and 89-87 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1964 and 1994.
Every 89-86 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-09 | Sydney over Collingwood | 2024 | |
| 2022-06-25 | Geelong over Richmond | 2022 | |
| 2017-04-14 | Footscray over North Melbourne | 2017 | |
| 2010-05-16 | Hawthorn over Richmond | 2010 | |
| 2010-04-03 | Port Adelaide over West Coast | 2010 | |
| 1994-08-14 | Adelaide over Brisbane Lions | 1994 | |
| 1964-05-30 | Geelong over St Kilda | 1964 | |
| 1945-06-23 | Richmond over Fitzroy | 1945 |