Has an AFL game ever ended 90-89?
It has. 90-89 has been a AFL final 7 times in 16,622 games. The first was Fitzroy beat Footscray on August 4, 1928; the latest was Essendon beat Fremantle on August 4, 2024.
That makes 90-89 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 91-89 has happened 4 times and 90-90 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1936 and 1972.
Every 90-89 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-04 | Essendon over Fremantle | 2024 | |
| 2010-06-05 | North Melbourne over Brisbane Lions | 2010 | |
| 2006-07-23 | Geelong over Footscray | 2006 | |
| 1996-06-16 | Essendon over Fremantle | 1996 | |
| 1972-08-19 | St Kilda over Melbourne | 1972 | |
| 1936-08-29 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1936 | |
| 1928-08-04 | Fitzroy over Footscray | 1928 |