Has an AFL game ever ended 90-79?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 90-79 7 times. It first happened on May 19, 1945, when Carlton beat St Kilda, and most recently on July 17, 2021, when Footscray beat Gold Coast.
That makes 90-79 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 91-79 has happened 6 times and 90-80 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1945 and 1971.
Every 90-79 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-17 | Footscray over Gold Coast | 2021 | |
| 2008-08-16 | Brisbane Lions over Footscray | 2008 | |
| 2002-06-16 | Fremantle over Collingwood | 2002 | |
| 1999-08-27 | Richmond over Carlton | 1999 | |
| 1983-04-16 | Geelong over St Kilda | 1983 | |
| 1971-07-10 | Richmond over Sydney | 1971 | |
| 1945-05-19 | Carlton over St Kilda | 1945 |