Has an AFL game ever ended 41-39?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 41-39 5 times. It first happened on July 16, 1904, when Sydney beat Geelong, and most recently on August 14, 1948, when Sydney beat St Kilda.
That makes 41-39 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 42-39 has happened 2 times and 41-40 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1919 and 1948.
Every 41-39 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-08-14 | Sydney over St Kilda | 1948 | |
| 1919-07-12 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1919 | |
| 1905-08-05 | St Kilda over Sydney | 1905 | |
| 1905-07-22 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1905 | |
| 1904-07-16 | Sydney over Geelong | 1904 |
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