Has an AFL game ever ended 40-30?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 40-30 2 times. It first happened on July 10, 1909, when Essendon beat Melbourne, and most recently on June 13, 1959, when Fitzroy beat Collingwood.
That makes 40-30 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 41-30 has happened 1 times and 40-31 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1909 and 1959.
Every 40-30 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-06-13 | Fitzroy over Collingwood | 1959 | |
| 1909-07-10 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1909 |