Has an AFL game ever ended 39-36?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 39-36 3 times. It first happened on July 22, 1899, when Collingwood beat Sydney, and most recently on May 24, 1919, when Sydney beat Fitzroy.

Where 39-36 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 39-36 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 40-36 has happened 3 times and 39-37 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.

Every 39-36 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1919-05-24	Sydney over Fitzroy	1919
1900-09-01	Essendon over Fitzroy	1900
1899-07-22	Collingwood over Sydney	1899

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