Has an AFL game ever ended 96-95?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 96-95 4 times. It first happened on July 23, 1938, when North Melbourne beat Sydney, and most recently on July 22, 2023, when Richmond beat Hawthorn.
That makes 96-95 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 97-95 has happened 3 times and 96-96 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 48 years, between 1938 and 1986.
Every 96-95 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-22 | Richmond over Hawthorn | 2023 | |
| 2021-05-22 | Adelaide over Melbourne | 2021 | |
| 1986-06-21 | Sydney over Collingwood | 1986 | |
| 1938-07-23 | North Melbourne over Sydney | 1938 |