Has an AFL game ever ended 72-46?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-46 4 times. It first happened on August 20, 1921, when Richmond beat Collingwood, and most recently on May 27, 1967, when Essendon beat Melbourne.
That makes 72-46 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-46 has happened 4 times and 72-47 has happened 4 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 39 years, between 1928 and 1967.
Every 72-46 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-05-27 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1967 | |
| 1928-08-11 | Carlton over North Melbourne | 1928 | |
| 1922-08-19 | Geelong over Melbourne | 1922 | |
| 1921-08-20 | Richmond over Collingwood | 1921 |