Has an AFL game ever ended 72-36?

It has. 72-36 has been a AFL final 5 times in 17,056 games. The first was Carlton beat Essendon on August 18, 1906; the latest was Collingwood beat Richmond on June 14, 1952.

Where 72-36 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-36 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-36 has happened 3 times and 72-37 has happened 1 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1918 and 1952.

Every 72-36 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1952-06-14	Collingwood over Richmond	1952
1918-07-20	Fitzroy over Geelong	1918
1915-06-19	Fitzroy over Geelong	1915
1906-09-15	Fitzroy over Essendon	1906	Playoff
1906-08-18	Carlton over Essendon	1906

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