Has an AFL game ever ended 51-48?
It has. 51-48 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Richmond beat Footscray on May 21, 1932; the latest was St Kilda beat Gold Coast on June 8, 2024.
That makes 51-48 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-48 has happened 3 times and 51-49 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 92 years, between 1932 and 2024.
Every 51-48 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-08 | St Kilda over Gold Coast | 2024 | |
| 1932-05-21 | Richmond over Footscray | 1932 |