Has an AFL game ever ended 55-53?
It has. 55-53 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Geelong beat North Melbourne on May 14, 1927; the latest was North Melbourne beat Footscray on August 26, 1967.
That makes 55-53 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 56-53 has happened 5 times and 55-54 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1931 and 1967.
Every 55-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-08-26 | North Melbourne over Footscray | 1967 | |
| 1931-07-25 | Footscray over Hawthorn | 1931 | |
| 1927-05-14 | Geelong over North Melbourne | 1927 |