Has an AFL game ever ended 72-69?
It has. 72-69 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Footscray beat Collingwood on May 25, 1946; the latest was St Kilda beat Fremantle on August 11, 2019.
That makes 72-69 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-69 has happened 9 times and 72-70 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 55 years, between 1946 and 2001.
Every 72-69 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-11 | St Kilda over Fremantle | 2019 | |
| 2014-07-20 | Port Adelaide over Melbourne | 2014 | |
| 2001-09-15 | Hawthorn over Port Adelaide | 2001 | Playoff |
| 1946-05-25 | Footscray over Collingwood | 1946 |