Has an AFL game ever ended 56-56?
It has. 56-56 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Collingwood and Carlton drew on April 25, 1914; the latest was St Kilda and Sydney drew on April 27, 2002.
That makes 56-56 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 57-56 has happened 6 times and 56-57 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1924 and 1973.
Every 56-56 in AFL history
| Date | Teams | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-27 | St Kilda / Sydney | 2002 | |
| 1973-05-26 | North Melbourne / Footscray | 1973 | |
| 1924-05-03 | Carlton / Essendon | 1924 | |
| 1914-04-25 | Collingwood / Carlton | 1914 |