Has an AFL game ever ended 51-31?

Exactly once. On June 29, 1901, Sydney beat Collingwood 51-31, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-31 in league history.

Where 51-31 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 51-31 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-31 has happened never and 51-32 has happened 2 times.

Every 51-31 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1901-06-29	Sydney over Collingwood	1901

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