Has an AFL game ever ended 59-49?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 59-49 3 times. It first happened on August 20, 1904, when Collingwood beat Carlton, and most recently on July 18, 1964, when Collingwood beat Geelong.
That makes 59-49 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 60-49 has happened 5 times and 59-50 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 51 years, between 1904 and 1955.
Every 59-49 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-07-18 | Collingwood over Geelong | 1964 | |
| 1955-08-20 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1955 | |
| 1904-08-20 | Collingwood over Carlton | 1904 |