Has an AFL game ever ended 51-47?

Exactly once. On August 21, 1897, Collingwood beat Melbourne 51-47, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-47 in league history.

Where 51-47 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 51-47 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-47 has happened 3 times and 51-48 has happened 2 times.

Every 51-47 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1897-08-21	Collingwood over Melbourne	1897	Playoff

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