Has an AFL game ever ended 61-59?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 61-59 4 times. It first happened on August 14, 1915, when Collingwood beat Fitzroy, and most recently on April 26, 1947, when St Kilda beat North Melbourne.
That makes 61-59 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 62-59 has happened 3 times and 61-60 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949.
Every 61-59 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-04-26 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 1947 | |
| 1931-08-08 | Collingwood over Sydney | 1931 | |
| 1929-06-03 | Melbourne over St Kilda | 1929 | |
| 1915-08-14 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1915 |