Has an AFL game ever ended 73-72?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 73-72 9 times. It first happened on July 16, 1932, when St Kilda beat Fitzroy, and most recently on August 5, 2023, when Essendon beat West Coast.
That makes 73-72 the 43rd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 74-72 has happened 5 times and 73-73 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 38 years, between 1957 and 1995.
Every 73-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-05 | Essendon over West Coast | 2023 | |
| 2023-03-25 | North Melbourne over Fremantle | 2023 | |
| 2021-04-01 | Brisbane Lions over Collingwood | 2021 | |
| 2019-05-26 | Fremantle over Brisbane Lions | 2019 | |
| 1995-06-25 | West Coast over Sydney | 1995 | |
| 1957-07-27 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1957 | |
| 1950-04-29 | Melbourne over Richmond | 1950 | |
| 1944-06-03 | North Melbourne over Sydney | 1944 | |
| 1932-07-16 | St Kilda over Fitzroy | 1932 |