Has an AFL game ever ended 56-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 56-53 5 times. It first happened on August 6, 1938, when St Kilda beat Richmond, and most recently on September 9, 2005, when Sydney beat Geelong.
That makes 56-53 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 57-53 has happened never and 56-54 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1968 and 2005.
Every 56-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-09 | Sydney over Geelong | 2005 | Playoff |
| 1968-09-28 | Carlton over Essendon | 1968 | Playoff |
| 1967-04-22 | St Kilda over Essendon | 1967 | |
| 1965-07-17 | Sydney over North Melbourne | 1965 | |
| 1938-08-06 | St Kilda over Richmond | 1938 |
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