Has an AFL game ever ended 43-41?
It has. 43-41 has been a AFL final 6 times in 16,622 games. The first was Collingwood beat Carlton on August 22, 1903; the latest was Footscray beat Geelong on August 25, 1956.
That makes 43-41 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 44-41 has happened 2 times and 43-42 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1914 and 1956.
Every 43-41 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-08-25 | Footscray over Geelong | 1956 | Playoff |
| 1914-06-13 | Carlton over Richmond | 1914 | |
| 1914-05-30 | Sydney over Essendon | 1914 | |
| 1910-05-28 | Essendon over Collingwood | 1910 | |
| 1904-06-06 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1904 | |
| 1903-08-22 | Collingwood over Carlton | 1903 |