Has an AFL game ever ended 72-67?
It has. 72-67 has been a AFL final 7 times in 17,053 games. The first was St Kilda beat North Melbourne on August 26, 1961; the latest was Carlton beat Essendon on June 7, 2026.
That makes 72-67 the 222nd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-67 has happened 9 times and 72-68 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1997 and 2023.
Every 72-67 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Carlton over Essendon | 2026 | |
| 2023-07-30 | West Coast over North Melbourne | 2023 | |
| 1997-04-19 | Richmond over Fremantle | 1997 | |
| 1994-06-18 | Richmond over North Melbourne | 1994 | |
| 1984-06-16 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1984 | |
| 1964-08-01 | Footscray over Carlton | 1964 | |
| 1961-08-26 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 1961 |