Has an AFL game ever ended 61-51?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 61-51 4 times. It first happened on September 6, 1902, when Essendon beat Melbourne, and most recently on May 29, 2021, when Geelong beat Collingwood.
That makes 61-51 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 62-51 has happened 6 times and 61-52 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 63 years, between 1956 and 2019.
Every 61-51 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-29 | Geelong over Collingwood | 2021 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Collingwood over Geelong | 2019 | Playoff |
| 1956-07-07 | Footscray over Fitzroy | 1956 | |
| 1902-09-06 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1902 | Playoff |