Has an AFL game ever ended 126-72?
It has. 126-72 has been a AFL final 4 times in 17,051 games. The first was Richmond beat Essendon on August 14, 1971; the latest was Melbourne beat Richmond on April 24, 2026.
That makes 126-72 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 127-72 has happened 1 times and 126-73 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1971 and 1999.
Every 126-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Melbourne over Richmond | 2026 | |
| 2023-03-18 | Port Adelaide over Brisbane Lions | 2023 | |
| 1999-05-16 | West Coast over Adelaide | 1999 | |
| 1971-08-14 | Richmond over Essendon | 1971 |