Has an AFL game ever ended 42-29?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 42-29 2 times. It first happened on August 5, 1905, when Fitzroy beat Essendon, and most recently on July 11, 1908, when Essendon beat Carlton.
That makes 42-29 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 43-29 has happened 1 times and 42-30 has happened never.