Has an AFL game ever ended 71-56?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 71-56 2 times. It first happened on August 17, 1907, when Essendon beat Melbourne, and most recently on July 1, 2006, when Brisbane Lions beat Carlton.
That makes 71-56 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-56 has happened 4 times and 71-57 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 99 years, between 1907 and 2006.
Every 71-56 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 | Brisbane Lions over Carlton | 2006 | |
| 1907-08-17 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1907 |