Has an AFL game ever ended 96-96?

It has. 96-96 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon and Geelong drew on May 2, 1987; the latest was Melbourne and Sydney drew on May 2, 1992.

Where 96-96 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 96-96 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 97-96 has happened 5 times and 96-97 has happened never.