Has an AFL game ever ended 97-54?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-54 5 times. It first happened on June 23, 1923, when Essendon beat Geelong, and most recently on April 23, 2023, when Gold Coast beat North Melbourne.
That makes 97-54 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-54 has happened 2 times and 97-55 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1923 and 1968.
Every 97-54 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-23 | Gold Coast over North Melbourne | 2023 | |
| 1994-07-16 | Carlton over Collingwood | 1994 | |
| 1971-07-17 | St Kilda over Carlton | 1971 | |
| 1968-07-27 | Essendon over Sydney | 1968 | |
| 1923-06-23 | Essendon over Geelong | 1923 |