Has an AFL game ever ended 90-81?
It has. 90-81 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon beat Fitzroy on June 17, 1939; the latest was Collingwood beat North Melbourne on May 17, 1975.
That makes 90-81 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 91-81 has happened 4 times and 90-82 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1945 and 1973.
Every 90-81 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-05-17 | Collingwood over North Melbourne | 1975 | |
| 1973-06-16 | Melbourne over North Melbourne | 1973 | |
| 1945-08-11 | Melbourne over Footscray | 1945 | |
| 1939-06-17 | Essendon over Fitzroy | 1939 |