AFL Score Calculator
Enter goals and behinds for both teams and get each score in points, the full 12.8 (80) notation and the winning margin.
AFL Score Calculator
Inputs
Worth 6 points each.
Worth 1 point each, rushed behinds included.
Worth 6 points each.
Worth 1 point each, rushed behinds included.
Results
Home team by 9 points
12.8 (80) to 10.11 (71). A goal is 6 points and a behind is 1, so the home team has 72 from goals and 8 from behinds.
- Home score
- 12.8 (80)
- Away score
- 10.11 (71)
- Margin
- 9
- Accuracy
- 60.0%
80 points
71 points
1.3 in goals and behinds
Away team 47.6%
| Team | Goals | Behinds | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home team | 12 | 8 | 12.8 (80) |
| Away team | 10 | 11 | 10.11 (71) |
A rushed behind counts as a behind and awards one point to the attacking team, so it is already inside the behind count entered above. A ball that touches or passes over the goal post or its padding is a behind, and a kick touched before it fully crosses the goal line is a behind. A ball touching or passing over a behind post is out of bounds and scores nothing. Laws of Australian Football 2026, Law 16.
How the AFL Score Calculator works
Under the Laws of Australian Football a goal is worth 6 points and a behind is worth 1, so a score in points is six times the goals plus the behinds. Australian football writes that as goals.behinds (total), which is why a scoreline of 12 goals and 8 behinds appears as 12.8 (80). The calculator does both sides at once and returns the margin, which is the difference between the two point totals.
What counts as a behind rather than a goal is set out in the Laws. A rushed behind counts as a behind and awards one point to the attacking team. A ball that touches or passes over the goal post or its padding is a behind, and a kick touched before it fully crosses the goal line is a behind. A ball touching or passing over a behind post is out of bounds and scores nothing at all, which is the one case where a shot that looks like it went through produces no points.
Goal = 6 points Behind = 1 point Score = (6 x goals) + behinds Notation is goals.behinds (total) Margin = higher score - lower score
Example
A home team on 12 goals 8 behinds scores 12 x 6 + 8 = 80 points, written 12.8 (80). An away team on 10 goals 11 behinds scores 10 x 6 + 11 = 71 points, written 10.11 (71). The margin is 80 minus 71, or 9 points to the home team.
How to use it
- Enter goals and behinds for the home team, for example 12 and 8.
- Enter goals and behinds for the away team, for example 10 and 11.
- Read both scores in points and in goals.behinds (total) notation.
- Read the margin, the difference between the two point totals.
AFL Score Calculator FAQ
How do you read an AFL score such as 12.8 (80)?
The first number is goals, the second is behinds and the number in brackets is the total in points. So 12.8 (80) is 12 goals and 8 behinds, which is 12 times 6 plus 8, or 80 points. The bracketed figure is what decides the result and what feeds ladder percentage. Reading the two halves separately is useful because a side with more goals can still lose, and a large behind count often tells you more about a match than the total does.
Do rushed behinds count towards the score?
Yes. A rushed behind counts as a behind and awards one point to the attacking team, exactly the same as a shot that misses. There is no separate notation for it in the scoreline, so a scoreline of 12.8 (80) may include rushed behinds without showing them. Because they carry a point, deliberately rushing a behind is a real cost, and the Laws also cover it as a possible free kick offence depending on how it is done.
What happens when the ball hits the goal post?
A ball that touches or passes over the goal post, including its padding, is a behind and scores one point rather than six. The post is treated as part of the boundary of the goal, so contact with it removes the goal regardless of where the ball ends up afterwards. That is different from the behind post: a ball touching or passing over a behind post is out of bounds and scores nothing, so the two posts produce very different outcomes for what can look like the same kick.
Does a touched kick still count as a goal?
Not if it is touched before it fully crosses the goal line. A kick touched at any point before the ball has completely crossed the line is a behind and scores one point. Once the ball has fully crossed the line, the goal stands. This is why goal reviews often turn on the exact moment of contact rather than on whether contact happened at all, and why a deflection at the line can turn a six-point score into a one-point score.
Which score does ladder percentage use?
The total in points, not goals. Ladder percentage divides total points scored for by total points scored against across the season and multiplies by 100, so both the 80 and the 71 from a 12.8 to 10.11 result go into the ratio in full. Behinds count in that calculation exactly as goals do, one point each, which is why an accurate scoreline matters for percentage even when the result itself was never in doubt.