Has an AFL game ever ended 71-50?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 71-50 4 times. It first happened on August 22, 1914, when Carlton beat Essendon, and most recently on July 7, 1979, when Essendon beat Footscray.

Where 71-50 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 71-50 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-50 has happened 4 times and 71-51 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1914 and 1943.

Every 71-50 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1979-07-07	Essendon over Footscray	1979
1966-06-11	Footscray over Melbourne	1966
1943-06-26	Footscray over Sydney	1943
1914-08-22	Carlton over Essendon	1914

Open the AFL grid at 71-50