Has an AFL game ever ended 72-68?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-68 5 times. It first happened on May 16, 1931, when St Kilda beat Hawthorn, and most recently on June 5, 2022, when Collingwood beat Hawthorn.
That makes 72-68 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-68 has happened 6 times and 72-69 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 82 years, between 1931 and 2013.
Every 72-68 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-05 | Collingwood over Hawthorn | 2022 | |
| 2016-04-24 | Carlton over Fremantle | 2016 | |
| 2013-04-12 | Essendon over Fremantle | 2013 | |
| 1931-05-23 | Richmond over Collingwood | 1931 | |
| 1931-05-16 | St Kilda over Hawthorn | 1931 |