Has an AFL game ever ended 196-117?

Exactly once. On May 16, 1942, Richmond beat Melbourne 196-117, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 196-117 in league history.

Where 196-117 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 196-117 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 197-117 has happened never and 196-118 has happened never.

Every 196-117 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1942-05-16	Richmond over Melbourne	1942

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