Has an AFL game ever ended 171-159?

Exactly once. On July 22, 2001, Essendon beat North Melbourne 171-159, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 171-159 in league history.

Where 171-159 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 171-159 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 172-159 has happened never and 171-160 has happened never.

Every 171-159 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
2001-07-22	Essendon over North Melbourne	2001

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