Has an AFL game ever ended 71-67?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 71-67 5 times. It first happened on July 2, 1910, when Sydney beat Richmond, and most recently on March 30, 2024, when Essendon beat St Kilda.
That makes 71-67 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-67 has happened 6 times and 71-68 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 63 years, between 1937 and 2000.
Every 71-67 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-30 | Essendon over St Kilda | 2024 | |
| 2009-08-29 | North Melbourne over Port Adelaide | 2009 | |
| 2000-05-27 | Geelong over Collingwood | 2000 | |
| 1937-04-24 | Footscray over Essendon | 1937 | |
| 1910-07-02 | Sydney over Richmond | 1910 |