Has an AFL game ever ended 71-61?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 71-61 4 times. It first happened on May 19, 1923, when Geelong beat Fitzroy, and most recently on July 5, 1998, when Collingwood beat Geelong.
That makes 71-61 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-61 has happened 5 times and 71-62 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 44 years, between 1923 and 1967.
Every 71-61 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-05 | Collingwood over Geelong | 1998 | |
| 1970-07-25 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1970 | |
| 1967-06-10 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 1967 | |
| 1923-05-19 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1923 |