Has an AFL game ever ended 97-69?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-69 6 times. It first happened on September 1, 1923, when Fitzroy beat St Kilda, and most recently on July 23, 2021, when Port Adelaide beat Collingwood.
That makes 97-69 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-69 has happened 4 times and 97-70 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1923 and 1956.
Every 97-69 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-23 | Port Adelaide over Collingwood | 2021 | |
| 2016-07-16 | Adelaide over Collingwood | 2016 | |
| 1988-04-30 | Collingwood over Carlton | 1988 | |
| 1976-05-15 | Essendon over St Kilda | 1976 | |
| 1956-08-18 | Essendon over Geelong | 1956 | |
| 1923-09-01 | Fitzroy over St Kilda | 1923 |