Has an AFL game ever ended 90-78?

It has. 90-78 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Melbourne beat Sydney on June 23, 1928; the latest was St Kilda beat Geelong on August 22, 1964.

Where 90-78 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 90-78 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 91-78 has happened 6 times and 90-79 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1932 and 1964.

Every 90-78 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1964-08-22	St Kilda over Geelong	1964
1932-07-09	Collingwood over Richmond	1932
1928-06-23	Melbourne over Sydney	1928

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