Has an AFL game ever ended 49-42?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 49-42 2 times. It first happened on August 12, 1899, when Sydney beat Melbourne, and most recently on July 30, 2004, when Adelaide beat North Melbourne.
That makes 49-42 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 50-42 has happened 3 times and 49-43 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 105 years, between 1899 and 2004.
Every 49-42 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-30 | Adelaide over North Melbourne | 2004 | |
| 1899-08-12 | Sydney over Melbourne | 1899 |