Has an AFL game ever ended 72-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-53 3 times. It first happened on June 12, 1915, when Melbourne beat Essendon, and most recently on August 9, 1958, when Collingwood beat Carlton.
That makes 72-53 the 1600th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-53 has happened 3 times and 72-54 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1915 and 1958.
Every 72-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-08-09 | Collingwood over Carlton | 1958 | |
| 1915-07-10 | Sydney over Richmond | 1915 | |
| 1915-06-12 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1915 |
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