Has an AFL game ever ended 31-30?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 31-30 2 times. It first happened on September 1, 1900, when Carlton beat Sydney, and most recently on September 3, 1927, when Collingwood beat Essendon.
That makes 31-30 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 32-30 has happened 1 times and 31-31 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1900 and 1927.
Every 31-30 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-09-03 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1927 | |
| 1900-09-01 | Carlton over Sydney | 1900 |