Has an AFL game ever ended 52-51?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 52-51 7 times. It first happened on June 22, 1901, when Geelong beat Fitzroy, and most recently on June 27, 2020, when Carlton beat Essendon.
That makes 52-51 the 223rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 53-51 has happened 5 times and 52-52 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 57 years, between 1962 and 2019.
Every 52-51 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-27 | Carlton over Essendon | 2020 | |
| 2019-07-20 | Fremantle over Sydney | 2019 | |
| 1962-06-30 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1962 | |
| 1953-06-06 | Collingwood over Footscray | 1953 | |
| 1910-06-11 | Essendon over Carlton | 1910 | |
| 1901-07-20 | Essendon over Sydney | 1901 | |
| 1901-06-22 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1901 |
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