Has an AFL game ever ended 70-59?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 70-59 8 times. It first happened on June 14, 1919, when Carlton beat Collingwood, and most recently on April 10, 2021, when Carlton beat Gold Coast.
That makes 70-59 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 71-59 has happened 4 times and 70-60 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1977 and 2006.
Every 70-59 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-10 | Carlton over Gold Coast | 2021 | |
| 2017-08-19 | Geelong over Collingwood | 2017 | |
| 2006-04-22 | Adelaide over Fremantle | 2006 | |
| 1977-07-02 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1977 | |
| 1951-06-02 | Hawthorn over Footscray | 1951 | |
| 1943-07-31 | Fitzroy over Richmond | 1943 | |
| 1928-06-09 | Essendon over North Melbourne | 1928 | |
| 1919-06-14 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1919 |