Has an AFL game ever ended 73-71?
It has. 73-71 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was University beat Sydney on July 25, 1908; the latest was Carlton beat Melbourne on September 15, 2023.
That makes 73-71 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 74-71 has happened 5 times and 73-72 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 80 years, between 1908 and 1988.
Every 73-71 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Carlton over Melbourne | 2023 | Playoff |
| 2018-08-04 | Sydney over Collingwood | 2018 | |
| 1997-04-27 | Port Adelaide over Brisbane Lions | 1997 | |
| 1988-09-03 | Melbourne over West Coast | 1988 | Playoff |
| 1908-07-25 | University over Sydney | 1908 |