Has an AFL game ever ended 72-60?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-60 4 times. It first happened on June 17, 1911, when Geelong beat University, and most recently on March 27, 2025, when Essendon beat Port Adelaide.
That makes 72-60 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-60 has happened 7 times and 72-61 has happened 5 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039. At one point the score disappeared for 104 years, between 1911 and 2015.
Every 72-60 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | Essendon over Port Adelaide | 2025 | |
| 2023-08-26 | Brisbane Lions over St Kilda | 2023 | |
| 2015-04-04 | Sydney over Essendon | 2015 | |
| 1911-06-17 | Geelong over University | 1911 |