Has an AFL game ever ended 96-70?
It has. 96-70 has been a AFL final 4 times in 16,622 games. The first was Carlton beat Melbourne on July 25, 1953; the latest was Carlton beat Essendon on June 9, 2024.
That makes 96-70 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 97-70 has happened 2 times and 96-71 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1953 and 2003.
Every 96-70 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-09 | Carlton over Essendon | 2024 | |
| 2012-09-21 | Sydney over Collingwood | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2003-03-29 | North Melbourne over St Kilda | 2003 | |
| 1953-07-25 | Carlton over Melbourne | 1953 |