Has an AFL game ever ended 68-45?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 68-45 5 times. It first happened on July 12, 1902, when Collingwood beat Fitzroy, and most recently on June 19, 2021, when Brisbane Lions beat North Melbourne.
That makes 68-45 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 69-45 has happened 4 times and 68-46 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 99 years, between 1922 and 2021.
Every 68-45 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-19 | Brisbane Lions over North Melbourne | 2021 | |
| 1922-10-07 | Fitzroy over Essendon | 1922 | Playoff |
| 1909-08-21 | Melbourne over Geelong | 1909 | |
| 1908-07-18 | Essendon over Richmond | 1908 | |
| 1902-07-12 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1902 |