Has an AFL game ever ended 51-39?

Exactly once. On August 20, 1960, Collingwood beat Sydney 51-39, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-39 in league history.

Where 51-39 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 51-39 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-39 has happened 3 times and 51-40 has happened 3 times.

Every 51-39 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1960-08-20	Collingwood over Sydney	1960

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