Has an AFL game ever ended 98-42?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 98-42 2 times. It first happened on August 7, 1909, when Essendon beat Collingwood, and most recently on July 25, 2003, when West Coast beat Hawthorn.
That makes 98-42 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-42 has happened 2 times and 98-43 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 94 years, between 1909 and 2003.
Every 98-42 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-25 | West Coast over Hawthorn | 2003 | |
| 1909-08-07 | Essendon over Collingwood | 1909 |