Has an AFL game ever ended 59-56?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 59-56 5 times. It first happened on August 9, 1913, when Fitzroy beat Sydney, and most recently on August 16, 2025, when Adelaide beat Collingwood.
That makes 59-56 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 60-56 has happened 5 times and 59-57 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1931 and 1981.
Every 59-56 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | Adelaide over Collingwood | 2025 | |
| 1981-05-09 | Geelong over Hawthorn | 1981 | |
| 1931-06-27 | Carlton over Footscray | 1931 | |
| 1925-08-08 | Hawthorn over St Kilda | 1925 | |
| 1913-08-09 | Fitzroy over Sydney | 1913 |
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