Has an AFL game ever ended 70-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 70-53 3 times. It first happened on May 4, 1912, when Essendon beat Collingwood, and most recently on August 10, 2019, when Collingwood beat Melbourne.
That makes 70-53 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 71-53 has happened 5 times and 70-54 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 84 years, between 1912 and 1996.
Every 70-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-10 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 2019 | |
| 1996-08-04 | Brisbane Lions over Richmond | 1996 | |
| 1912-05-04 | Essendon over Collingwood | 1912 |