Has an AFL game ever ended 71-63?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 71-63 2 times. It first happened on July 30, 1927, when Carlton beat Essendon, and most recently on May 10, 2025, when Essendon beat Sydney.
That makes 71-63 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-63 has happened 9 times and 71-64 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 98 years, between 1927 and 2025.