Has an AFL game ever ended 97-72?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-72 6 times. It first happened on May 20, 1922, when Fitzroy beat Geelong, and most recently on July 30, 2026, when Geelong beat Collingwood.
That makes 97-72 the 374th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-72 has happened 6 times and 97-73 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 60 years, between 1966 and 2026.
Every 97-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Geelong over Collingwood | 2026 | |
| 1966-07-30 | Richmond over Melbourne | 1966 | |
| 1947-08-23 | Carlton over North Melbourne | 1947 | |
| 1944-08-19 | Essendon over Geelong | 1944 | |
| 1942-05-09 | Fitzroy over St Kilda | 1942 | |
| 1922-05-20 | Fitzroy over Geelong | 1922 |
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