Has an AFL game ever ended 72-42?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-42 5 times. It first happened on July 3, 1909, when Essendon beat St Kilda, and most recently on May 15, 2021, when Sydney beat Collingwood.

Where 72-42 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-42 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-42 has happened never and 72-43 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 77 years, between 1939 and 2016.

Every 72-42 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
2021-05-15	Sydney over Collingwood	2021
2016-04-16	Geelong over Essendon	2016
1939-09-09	St Kilda over Richmond	1939	Playoff
1931-08-22	Footscray over Fitzroy	1931
1909-07-03	Essendon over St Kilda	1909

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