Has an AFL game ever ended 81-18?

Exactly once. On June 12, 1909, Sydney beat University 81-18, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 81-18 in league history.

Where 81-18 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 81-18 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 82-18 has happened never and 81-19 has happened never.

Every 81-18 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1909-06-12	Sydney over University	1909

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