Has an AFL game ever ended 96-88?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 96-88 9 times. It first happened on August 22, 1936, when Sydney beat Essendon, and most recently on June 14, 2026, when St Kilda beat GWS.
That makes 96-88 the 48th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 97-88 has happened 8 times and 96-89 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1936 and 1965.
Every 96-88 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | St Kilda over GWS | 2026 | |
| 2011-07-08 | West Coast over Geelong | 2011 | |
| 2010-03-27 | St Kilda over Sydney | 2010 | |
| 2003-06-13 | North Melbourne over Essendon | 2003 | |
| 1990-05-13 | Brisbane Lions over Sydney | 1990 | |
| 1976-05-29 | Sydney over Richmond | 1976 | |
| 1973-07-14 | Collingwood over Geelong | 1973 | |
| 1965-05-22 | Sydney over Essendon | 1965 | |
| 1936-08-22 | Sydney over Essendon | 1936 |