Has an AFL game ever ended 53-49?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 53-49 2 times. It first happened on May 16, 1914, when Essendon beat Richmond, and most recently on July 26, 2020, when Brisbane Lions beat Melbourne.
That makes 53-49 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 54-49 has happened 2 times and 53-50 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 106 years, between 1914 and 2020.
Every 53-49 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-26 | Brisbane Lions over Melbourne | 2020 | |
| 1914-05-16 | Essendon over Richmond | 1914 |