Has an AFL game ever ended 74-73?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 74-73 11 times. It first happened on June 7, 1926, when Richmond beat North Melbourne, and most recently on August 19, 2023, when Sydney beat Adelaide.
That makes 74-73 the 10th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 75-73 has happened 8 times and 74-74 has happened 2 times.
Every 74-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 | Sydney over Adelaide | 2023 | |
| 2022-04-03 | Carlton over Hawthorn | 2022 | |
| 2021-08-28 | GWS over Sydney | 2021 | Playoff |
| 2007-06-02 | Essendon over Sydney | 2007 | |
| 2007-03-31 | West Coast over Sydney | 2007 | |
| 1988-08-13 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1988 | |
| 1966-09-24 | St Kilda over Collingwood | 1966 | Playoff |
| 1955-07-23 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1955 | |
| 1947-05-31 | Richmond over Collingwood | 1947 | |
| 1935-07-06 | Essendon over North Melbourne | 1935 | |
| 1926-06-07 | Richmond over North Melbourne | 1926 |