Has an AFL game ever ended 27-8?

Exactly once. On July 17, 1897, Sydney beat Collingwood 27-8, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 27-8 in league history.

Where 27-8 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 27-8 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 28-8 has happened never and 27-9 has happened never.

Every 27-8 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1897-07-17	Sydney over Collingwood	1897

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