Has an AFL game ever ended 97-56?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-56 4 times. It first happened on June 25, 1977, when Collingwood beat North Melbourne, and most recently on August 23, 2009, when Collingwood beat Sydney.
That makes 97-56 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-56 has happened 2 times and 97-57 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 97-56 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-23 | Collingwood over Sydney | 2009 | |
| 1995-07-08 | West Coast over Hawthorn | 1995 | |
| 1983-04-09 | Fitzroy over Essendon | 1983 | |
| 1977-06-25 | Collingwood over North Melbourne | 1977 |