Has an AFL game ever ended 89-88?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 89-88 5 times. It first happened on September 2, 1944, when Footscray beat Carlton, and most recently on April 25, 2008, when Geelong beat Fremantle.
That makes 89-88 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 90-88 has happened 11 times and 89-89 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1972 and 2002.
Every 89-88 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-25 | Geelong over Fremantle | 2008 | |
| 2002-06-15 | West Coast over Carlton | 2002 | |
| 1972-06-12 | Fitzroy over Melbourne | 1972 | |
| 1952-08-02 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1952 | |
| 1944-09-02 | Footscray over Carlton | 1944 |