Has an AFL game ever ended 51-44?

Exactly once. On July 13, 1918, Sydney beat Collingwood 51-44, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-44 in league history.

Where 51-44 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 51-44 the 3884th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-44 has happened 1 times and 51-45 has happened never.

Every 51-44 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1918-07-13	Sydney over Collingwood	1918

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