Has an AFL game ever ended 42-23?
Exactly once. On June 30, 1900, Collingwood beat Geelong 42-23, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 42-23 in league history.
That makes 42-23 the 3884th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 43-23 has happened never and 42-24 has happened never.
Every 42-23 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-06-30 | Collingwood over Geelong | 1900 |