Has an AFL game ever ended 55-49?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 55-49 5 times. It first happened on May 14, 1904, when Collingwood beat Melbourne, and most recently on July 20, 1968, when Essendon beat Carlton.
That makes 55-49 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 56-49 has happened 4 times and 55-50 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1927 and 1968.
Every 55-49 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-07-20 | Essendon over Carlton | 1968 | |
| 1927-05-28 | Footscray over Sydney | 1927 | |
| 1927-05-14 | Richmond over Collingwood | 1927 | |
| 1912-08-31 | Essendon over Fitzroy | 1912 | |
| 1904-05-14 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1904 |