Has an AFL game ever ended 53-29?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 53-29 2 times. It first happened on June 26, 1897, when Collingwood beat St Kilda, and most recently on August 28, 1988, when West Coast beat Footscray.
That makes 53-29 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 54-29 has happened 2 times and 53-30 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 91 years, between 1897 and 1988.
Every 53-29 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-08-28 | West Coast over Footscray | 1988 | |
| 1897-06-26 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 1897 |