Has an AFL game ever ended 126-97?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 126-97 4 times. It first happened on June 10, 1933, when Collingwood beat Melbourne, and most recently on April 8, 2017, when Geelong beat Melbourne.
That makes 126-97 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 127-97 has happened 2 times and 126-98 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 51 years, between 1933 and 1984.
Every 126-97 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-08 | Geelong over Melbourne | 2017 | |
| 1998-06-08 | North Melbourne over Collingwood | 1998 | |
| 1984-04-14 | Geelong over Carlton | 1984 | |
| 1933-06-10 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1933 |