Has an AFL game ever ended 53-50?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 53-50 4 times. It first happened on June 27, 1914, when Carlton beat St Kilda, and most recently on April 22, 1957, when Fitzroy beat Melbourne.

Where 53-50 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 53-50 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 54-50 has happened 3 times and 53-51 has happened 5 times.

Every 53-50 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1957-04-22	Fitzroy over Melbourne	1957
1952-07-26	North Melbourne over Essendon	1952
1932-07-16	Melbourne over Essendon	1932
1914-06-27	Carlton over St Kilda	1914

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