Has an AFL game ever ended 54-46?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 54-46 3 times. It first happened on June 29, 1912, when Essendon beat Collingwood, and most recently on July 13, 1974, when Collingwood beat Footscray.
That makes 54-46 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 55-46 has happened 2 times and 54-47 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1912 and 1954.
Every 54-46 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-07-13 | Collingwood over Footscray | 1974 | |
| 1954-07-10 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1954 | |
| 1912-06-29 | Essendon over Collingwood | 1912 |