Has an AFL game ever ended 48-47?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 48-47 3 times. It first happened on July 11, 1964, when North Melbourne beat Carlton, and most recently on March 25, 2011, when Geelong beat St Kilda.
That makes 48-47 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 49-47 has happened 4 times and 48-48 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1977 and 2011.
Every 48-47 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-25 | Geelong over St Kilda | 2011 | |
| 1977-06-18 | Hawthorn over North Melbourne | 1977 | |
| 1964-07-11 | North Melbourne over Carlton | 1964 |