Has an AFL game ever ended 48-39?
It has. 48-39 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Carlton beat Fitzroy on June 5, 1909; the latest was GWS beat Carlton on September 3, 2020.
That makes 48-39 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 49-39 has happened 4 times and 48-40 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 83 years, between 1914 and 1997.
Every 48-39 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-03 | GWS over Carlton | 2020 | |
| 1997-08-25 | Adelaide over Collingwood | 1997 | |
| 1914-08-01 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1914 | |
| 1909-06-05 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1909 |