Has an AFL game ever ended 70-30?

Exactly once. On August 28, 1897, Essendon beat Collingwood 70-30, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 70-30 in league history.

Where 70-30 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 70-30 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 71-30 has happened 1 times and 70-31 has happened 2 times.

Every 70-30 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1897-08-28	Essendon over Collingwood	1897	Playoff

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