Has an AFL game ever ended 173-56?

Exactly once. On June 17, 1944, Richmond beat Geelong 173-56, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 173-56 in league history.

Where 173-56 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 173-56 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 174-56 has happened never and 173-57 has happened never.

Every 173-56 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1944-06-17	Richmond over Geelong	1944

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