Has an AFL game ever ended 97-79?
It has. 97-79 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Collingwood beat Melbourne on June 14, 1930; the latest was Essendon beat Melbourne on April 25, 1969.
That makes 97-79 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-79 has happened 11 times and 97-80 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1930 and 1961.
Every 97-79 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-04-25 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1969 | |
| 1961-05-20 | Fitzroy over North Melbourne | 1961 | |
| 1930-06-14 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 1930 |