Has an AFL game ever ended 128-97?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 128-97 3 times. It first happened on May 16, 1959, when Hawthorn beat Sydney, and most recently on August 12, 2001, when Brisbane Lions beat Richmond.
That makes 128-97 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 129-97 has happened never and 128-98 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1959 and 1991.