Has an AFL game ever ended 158-40?

Exactly once. On September 6, 1987, Melbourne beat North Melbourne 158-40, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 158-40 in league history.

Where 158-40 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 158-40 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 159-40 has happened never and 158-41 has happened never.

Every 158-40 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1987-09-06	Melbourne over North Melbourne	1987	Playoff

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