Has an AFL game ever ended 90-88?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 90-88 11 times. It first happened on September 8, 1934, when St Kilda beat Melbourne, and most recently on May 1, 2021, when Sydney beat Geelong.
That makes 90-88 the 10th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 91-88 has happened 3 times and 90-89 has happened 7 times.
Every 90-88 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-01 | Sydney over Geelong | 2021 | |
| 2019-06-01 | Adelaide over Melbourne | 2019 | |
| 2013-05-17 | West Coast over North Melbourne | 2013 | |
| 2012-07-14 | Gold Coast over Richmond | 2012 | |
| 2006-04-09 | West Coast over Adelaide | 2006 | |
| 1994-08-27 | St Kilda over Collingwood | 1994 | |
| 1976-06-12 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1976 | |
| 1971-09-11 | Hawthorn over St Kilda | 1971 | Playoff |
| 1954-08-14 | Sydney over Collingwood | 1954 | |
| 1935-05-25 | Footscray over North Melbourne | 1935 | |
| 1934-09-08 | St Kilda over Melbourne | 1934 |