Has an AFL game ever ended 48-28?

Exactly once. On June 17, 1899, Collingwood beat Essendon 48-28, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 48-28 in league history.

Where 48-28 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 48-28 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 49-28 has happened 1 times and 48-29 has happened 1 times.

Every 48-28 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1899-06-17	Collingwood over Essendon	1899

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