Has an AFL game ever ended 97-81?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-81 7 times. It first happened on July 23, 1949, when Geelong beat Sydney, and most recently on April 6, 2025, when Fremantle beat Footscray.
That makes 97-81 the 223rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-81 has happened 5 times and 97-82 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1958 and 1985.
Every 97-81 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-06 | Fremantle over Footscray | 2025 | |
| 2023-06-16 | Brisbane Lions over Sydney | 2023 | |
| 2018-06-03 | GWS over Adelaide | 2018 | |
| 2009-05-24 | St Kilda over Brisbane Lions | 2009 | |
| 1985-06-22 | Hawthorn over Melbourne | 1985 | |
| 1958-05-10 | Richmond over Geelong | 1958 | |
| 1949-07-23 | Geelong over Sydney | 1949 |
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