Has an AFL game ever ended 44-40?

Exactly once. On July 4, 1931, Collingwood beat Footscray 44-40, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 44-40 in league history.

Where 44-40 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 44-40 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 45-40 has happened never and 44-41 has happened 2 times.

Every 44-40 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1931-07-04	Collingwood over Footscray	1931

Open the AFL grid at 44-40