Has an AFL game ever ended 50-45?

It has. 50-45 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Carlton beat Sydney on September 21, 1907; the latest was Geelong beat Collingwood on May 8, 1965.

Where 50-45 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 50-45 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 51-45 has happened never and 50-46 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1907 and 1952.

Every 50-45 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1965-05-08	Geelong over Collingwood	1965
1952-06-21	Fitzroy over Footscray	1952
1907-09-21	Carlton over Sydney	1907	Playoff

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