Has an AFL game ever ended 75-72?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 75-72 7 times. It first happened on August 19, 1916, when Carlton beat Richmond, and most recently on September 13, 2024, when Port Adelaide beat Hawthorn.
That makes 75-72 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 76-72 has happened 8 times and 75-73 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1965 and 2000.
Every 75-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Port Adelaide over Hawthorn | 2024 | Playoff |
| 2003-07-05 | Fremantle over Brisbane Lions | 2003 | |
| 2000-07-15 | Footscray over Carlton | 2000 | |
| 1965-08-28 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1965 | |
| 1961-07-15 | North Melbourne over Footscray | 1961 | |
| 1940-08-10 | Fitzroy over Essendon | 1940 | |
| 1916-08-19 | Carlton over Richmond | 1916 | Playoff |