Has an AFL game ever ended 72-71?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 72-71 6 times. It first happened on June 2, 1928, when Footscray beat St Kilda, and most recently on May 28, 2011, when Sydney beat North Melbourne.

Where 72-71 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-71 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-71 has happened 5 times and 72-72 has happened 1 times.

Every 72-71 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
2011-05-28	Sydney over North Melbourne	2011
1988-05-15	Brisbane Lions over Footscray	1988
1966-08-20	Richmond over Sydney	1966
1955-05-28	Melbourne over Sydney	1955
1931-08-01	Melbourne over Essendon	1931
1928-06-02	Footscray over St Kilda	1928

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