Has an AFL game ever ended 72-48?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-48 5 times. It first happened on July 26, 1919, when Richmond beat Melbourne, and most recently on April 30, 2023, when Gold Coast beat Richmond.
That makes 72-48 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-48 has happened 2 times and 72-49 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 60 years, between 1960 and 2020.
Every 72-48 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-30 | Gold Coast over Richmond | 2023 | |
| 2020-08-30 | Collingwood over Carlton | 2020 | |
| 1960-04-25 | Melbourne over St Kilda | 1960 | |
| 1927-08-27 | Essendon over St Kilda | 1927 | |
| 1919-07-26 | Richmond over Melbourne | 1919 |