Has an AFL game ever ended 144-139?

Exactly once. On August 30, 1987, Collingwood beat Essendon 144-139, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 144-139 in league history.

Where 144-139 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 144-139 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 145-139 has happened never and 144-140 has happened never.

Every 144-139 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1987-08-30	Collingwood over Essendon	1987

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