Has an AFL game ever ended 71-38?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 71-38 3 times. It first happened on August 18, 1917, when Carlton beat Geelong, and most recently on May 12, 2019, when Hawthorn beat GWS.
That makes 71-38 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-38 has happened 3 times and 71-39 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 56 years, between 1963 and 2019.
Every 71-38 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-12 | Hawthorn over GWS | 2019 | |
| 1963-07-20 | Hawthorn over Fitzroy | 1963 | |
| 1917-08-18 | Carlton over Geelong | 1917 |
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