Has an AFL game ever ended 171-163?

Exactly once. On May 6, 1989, Hawthorn beat Geelong 171-163, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 171-163 in league history.

Where 171-163 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 171-163 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 172-163 has happened never and 171-164 has happened never.

Every 171-163 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1989-05-06	Hawthorn over Geelong	1989

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