Has an AFL game ever ended 49-39?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 49-39 4 times. It first happened on August 8, 1908, when Carlton beat Geelong, and most recently on June 30, 1956, when Footscray beat North Melbourne.
That makes 49-39 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 50-39 has happened 1 times and 49-40 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1923 and 1956.
Every 49-39 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-06-30 | Footscray over North Melbourne | 1956 | |
| 1923-05-19 | Essendon over Sydney | 1923 | |
| 1922-07-29 | Fitzroy over Geelong | 1922 | |
| 1908-08-08 | Carlton over Geelong | 1908 |
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