Has an AFL game ever ended 54-40?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 54-40 4 times. It first happened on July 7, 1900, when Fitzroy beat Essendon, and most recently on May 3, 1958, when Footscray beat North Melbourne.
That makes 54-40 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 55-40 has happened 2 times and 54-41 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919. At one point the score disappeared for 46 years, between 1912 and 1958.
Every 54-40 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-05-03 | Footscray over North Melbourne | 1958 | |
| 1912-06-15 | Geelong over Richmond | 1912 | |
| 1908-05-23 | University over St Kilda | 1908 | |
| 1900-07-07 | Fitzroy over Essendon | 1900 |