Has an AFL game ever ended 56-52?
It has. 56-52 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Fitzroy beat Carlton on June 25, 1904; the latest was GWS beat Collingwood on September 21, 2019.
That makes 56-52 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 57-52 has happened 3 times and 56-53 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 115 years, between 1904 and 2019.
Every 56-52 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-21 | GWS over Collingwood | 2019 | Playoff |
| 1904-06-25 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1904 |