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Has an AFL game ever ended 40-38?

Exactly once. On July 27, 1968, Melbourne beat North Melbourne 40-38, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 40-38 in league history.

Where 40-38 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 40-38 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 41-38 has happened 4 times and 40-39 has happened never.

Every 40-38 in AFL history

DateResultSeason
1968-07-27Melbourne over North Melbourne1968

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