Has an AFL game ever ended 43-31?

Exactly once. On July 28, 1923, Collingwood beat St Kilda 43-31, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 43-31 in league history.

Where 43-31 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 43-31 the 3884th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 44-31 has happened 2 times and 43-32 has happened 1 times.

Every 43-31 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1923-07-28	Collingwood over St Kilda	1923

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