Has an AFL game ever ended 74-72?
It has. 74-72 has been a AFL final 7 times in 17,053 games. The first was North Melbourne beat Carlton on May 15, 1937; the latest was Carlton beat Richmond on July 4, 2026.
That makes 74-72 the 222nd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 75-72 has happened 7 times and 74-73 has happened 12 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1964 and 1996.
Every 74-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Carlton over Richmond | 2026 | |
| 2026-05-08 | Footscray over Port Adelaide | 2026 | |
| 2017-06-25 | Geelong over Fremantle | 2017 | |
| 1996-07-13 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 1996 | |
| 1964-06-27 | Geelong over North Melbourne | 1964 | |
| 1949-07-23 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1949 | |
| 1937-05-15 | North Melbourne over Carlton | 1937 |