Has an AFL game ever ended 108-97?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 108-97 5 times. It first happened on August 30, 1930, when Carlton beat St Kilda, and most recently on June 21, 1969, when Collingwood beat Essendon.
That makes 108-97 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 109-97 has happened 3 times and 108-98 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1941 and 1969.
Every 108-97 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-06-21 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1969 | |
| 1941-05-10 | Melbourne over Geelong | 1941 | |
| 1937-06-12 | Richmond over Carlton | 1937 | |
| 1936-08-29 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 1936 | |
| 1930-08-30 | Carlton over St Kilda | 1930 |