Has an AFL game ever ended 51-23?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 51-23 2 times. It first happened on June 10, 1963, when North Melbourne beat Fitzroy, and most recently on August 6, 1989, when Essendon beat Footscray.
That makes 51-23 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-23 has happened 1 times and 51-24 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1963 and 1989.
Every 51-23 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-08-06 | Essendon over Footscray | 1989 | |
| 1963-06-10 | North Melbourne over Fitzroy | 1963 |