Has an AFL game ever ended 97-96?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 97-96 5 times. It first happened on June 13, 1987, when Carlton beat St Kilda, and most recently on August 13, 2016, when West Coast beat GWS.
That makes 97-96 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-96 has happened 5 times and 97-97 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 97-96 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-13 | West Coast over GWS | 2016 | |
| 1998-08-08 | Geelong over Footscray | 1998 | |
| 1997-08-17 | Richmond over North Melbourne | 1997 | |
| 1992-04-26 | West Coast over Richmond | 1992 | |
| 1987-06-13 | Carlton over St Kilda | 1987 |