Has an AFL game ever ended 48-46?

Exactly once. On May 14, 1949, North Melbourne beat Melbourne 48-46, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 48-46 in league history.

Where 48-46 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 48-46 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 49-46 has happened 1 times and 48-47 has happened 3 times.

Every 48-46 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1949-05-14	North Melbourne over Melbourne	1949

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