Has an AFL game ever ended 72-38?

It has. 72-38 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,056 games. The first was Sydney beat Geelong on May 12, 1917; the latest was Footscray beat Melbourne on August 29, 1931.

Where 72-38 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-38 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-38 has happened never and 72-39 has happened 1 times.

Every 72-38 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1931-08-29	Footscray over Melbourne	1931
1929-06-22	Essendon over North Melbourne	1929
1917-05-12	Sydney over Geelong	1917

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