Has an AFL game ever ended 54-42?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 54-42 3 times. It first happened on August 6, 1910, when Collingwood beat Fitzroy, and most recently on September 14, 1912, when Essendon beat Sydney.

Where 54-42 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 54-42 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 55-42 has happened 4 times and 54-43 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.

Every 54-42 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1912-09-14	Essendon over Sydney	1912	Playoff
1910-08-13	Melbourne over Essendon	1910
1910-08-06	Collingwood over Fitzroy	1910

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