Has an AFL game ever ended 44-23?

Exactly once. On May 15, 1920, Collingwood beat Melbourne 44-23, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 44-23 in league history.

Where 44-23 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 44-23 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 45-23 has happened never and 44-24 has happened never.

Every 44-23 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1920-05-15	Collingwood over Melbourne	1920

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