Has an AFL game ever ended 131-97?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 131-97 4 times. It first happened on May 19, 1945, when Richmond beat Hawthorn, and most recently on July 10, 1993, when Carlton beat Brisbane Lions.
That makes 131-97 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 132-97 has happened 3 times and 131-98 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1945 and 1978.
Every 131-97 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-10 | Carlton over Brisbane Lions | 1993 | |
| 1990-04-22 | St Kilda over Sydney | 1990 | |
| 1978-06-05 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 1978 | |
| 1945-05-19 | Richmond over Hawthorn | 1945 |