Has an AFL game ever ended 81-51?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 81-51 3 times. It first happened on July 8, 1944, when Carlton beat Fitzroy, and most recently on August 20, 2005, when Port Adelaide beat Brisbane Lions.
That makes 81-51 the 1599th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 82-51 has happened 3 times and 81-52 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1964 and 2005.
Every 81-51 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-20 | Port Adelaide over Brisbane Lions | 2005 | |
| 1964-07-25 | St Kilda over Hawthorn | 1964 | |
| 1944-07-08 | Carlton over Fitzroy | 1944 |