Has an AFL game ever ended 46-40?
It has. 46-40 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon beat Carlton on August 30, 1902; the latest was Richmond beat Port Adelaide on October 16, 2020.
That makes 46-40 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 47-40 has happened 1 times and 46-41 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 116 years, between 1904 and 2020.
Every 46-40 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-16 | Richmond over Port Adelaide | 2020 | Playoff |
| 1904-07-23 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1904 | |
| 1902-08-30 | Essendon over Carlton | 1902 |