Has an AFL game ever ended 60-53?
It has. 60-53 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was North Melbourne beat Hawthorn on August 6, 1955; the latest was Collingwood beat Melbourne on September 7, 2023.
That makes 60-53 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 61-53 has happened 5 times and 60-54 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 54 years, between 1955 and 2009.
Every 60-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-07 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 2023 | Playoff |
| 2020-07-25 | Sydney over Hawthorn | 2020 | |
| 2019-05-18 | Essendon over Fremantle | 2019 | |
| 2009-09-18 | St Kilda over Footscray | 2009 | Playoff |
| 1955-08-06 | North Melbourne over Hawthorn | 1955 |