Has an AFL game ever ended 43-16?

Exactly once. On September 7, 1901, Essendon beat Collingwood 43-16, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 43-16 in league history.

Where 43-16 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 43-16 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 44-16 has happened never and 43-17 has happened never.

Every 43-16 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1901-09-07	Essendon over Collingwood	1901	Playoff

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