Has an AFL game ever ended 59-58?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 59-58 5 times. It first happened on July 8, 1916, when Collingwood beat Fitzroy, and most recently on April 30, 2023, when Collingwood beat Adelaide.
That makes 59-58 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 60-58 has happened 3 times and 59-59 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 62 years, between 1943 and 2005.
Every 59-58 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-30 | Collingwood over Adelaide | 2023 | |
| 2021-05-23 | Port Adelaide over Collingwood | 2021 | |
| 2005-04-03 | St Kilda over Fremantle | 2005 | |
| 1943-08-28 | North Melbourne over Hawthorn | 1943 | |
| 1916-07-08 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1916 |