Has an AFL game ever ended 38-36?

It has. 38-36 has been a AFL final 4 times in 17,056 games. The first was Sydney beat Carlton on October 2, 1909; the latest was Richmond beat Collingwood on July 31, 1920.

Where 38-36 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 38-36 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 39-36 has happened 3 times and 38-37 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.

Every 38-36 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1920-07-31	Richmond over Collingwood	1920
1915-06-19	Richmond over Essendon	1915
1911-06-17	Fitzroy over Richmond	1911
1909-10-02	Sydney over Carlton	1909	Playoff

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