Has an AFL game ever ended 23-21?

Exactly once. On May 4, 1901, Geelong beat Melbourne 23-21, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 23-21 in league history.

Where 23-21 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 23-21 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 24-21 has happened never and 23-22 has happened never.

Every 23-21 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1901-05-04	Geelong over Melbourne	1901

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