Has an AFL game ever ended 48-23?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 48-23 5 times. It first happened on June 4, 1898, when Essendon beat Melbourne, and most recently on June 29, 1918, when Fitzroy beat St Kilda.
That makes 48-23 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 49-23 has happened never and 48-24 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.
Every 48-23 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-06-29 | Fitzroy over St Kilda | 1918 | |
| 1910-08-20 | University over Fitzroy | 1910 | |
| 1905-07-22 | Geelong over St Kilda | 1905 | |
| 1900-07-28 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 1900 | |
| 1898-06-04 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1898 |