Has an AFL game ever ended 97-61?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-61 2 times. It first happened on August 9, 1947, when Geelong beat Sydney, and most recently on August 27, 1949, when Essendon beat Footscray.
That makes 97-61 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-61 has happened 4 times and 97-62 has happened 5 times.