Has an AFL game ever ended 59-53?

It has. 59-53 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Hawthorn beat Sydney on May 5, 1956; the latest was Fitzroy beat Carlton on July 5, 1986.

Where 59-53 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 59-53 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 60-53 has happened 5 times and 59-54 has happened 6 times.

Every 59-53 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1986-07-05	Fitzroy over Carlton	1986
1962-08-04	Carlton over Hawthorn	1962
1956-05-05	Hawthorn over Sydney	1956

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