Has an AFL game ever ended 27-23?

Exactly once. On September 5, 1903, Collingwood beat Carlton 27-23, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 27-23 in league history.

Where 27-23 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 27-23 the 3884th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 28-23 has happened 1 times and 27-24 has happened never.

Every 27-23 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1903-09-05	Collingwood over Carlton	1903	Playoff

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