Has an AFL game ever ended 71-71?
It has. 71-71 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was St Kilda and Essendon drew on June 10, 1944; the latest was Footscray and Collingwood drew on June 24, 1995.
That makes 71-71 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 72-71 has happened 6 times and 71-72 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1966 and 1995.
Every 71-71 in AFL history
| Date | Teams | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-24 | Footscray / Collingwood | 1995 | |
| 1966-06-13 | Richmond / North Melbourne | 1966 | |
| 1944-06-10 | St Kilda / Essendon | 1944 |