Has an AFL game ever ended 53-42?
It has. 53-42 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Sydney beat Collingwood on May 28, 1898; the latest was Carlton beat Collingwood on July 9, 1966.
That makes 53-42 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 54-42 has happened 3 times and 53-43 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 68 years, between 1898 and 1966.
Every 53-42 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-07-09 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1966 | |
| 1898-05-28 | Sydney over Collingwood | 1898 |