Has an AFL game ever ended 50-42?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 50-42 3 times. It first happened on August 3, 1907, when Sydney beat Geelong, and most recently on July 6, 1918, when St Kilda beat Essendon.

Where 50-42 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 50-42 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 51-42 has happened 1 times and 50-43 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.

Every 50-42 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1918-07-06	St Kilda over Essendon	1918
1917-08-11	Geelong over Richmond	1917
1907-08-03	Sydney over Geelong	1907

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