Has an AFL game ever ended 53-31?

It has. 53-31 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Collingwood beat Essendon on August 12, 1899; the latest was Fitzroy beat Melbourne on May 17, 1913.

Where 53-31 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 53-31 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 54-31 has happened 2 times and 53-32 has happened 1 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.

Every 53-31 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1913-05-17	Fitzroy over Melbourne	1913
1900-06-09	Geelong over Essendon	1900
1899-08-12	Collingwood over Essendon	1899

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