Has an AFL game ever ended 52-42?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 52-42 3 times. It first happened on June 3, 1911, when Carlton beat St Kilda, and most recently on July 23, 1966, when Essendon beat North Melbourne.

Where 52-42 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 52-42 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 53-42 has happened 2 times and 52-43 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 53 years, between 1913 and 1966.

Every 52-42 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1966-07-23	Essendon over North Melbourne	1966
1913-08-30	Essendon over Melbourne	1913
1911-06-03	Carlton over St Kilda	1911

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