Has an AFL game ever ended 98-61?
It has. 98-61 has been a AFL final 5 times in 17,056 games. The first was Footscray beat Melbourne on August 8, 1953; the latest was Adelaide beat Richmond on May 10, 2026.
That makes 98-61 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-61 has happened 2 times and 98-62 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1965 and 1996.
Every 98-61 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | Adelaide over Richmond | 2026 | |
| 2024-08-25 | Footscray over GWS | 2024 | |
| 1996-04-20 | Collingwood over Fremantle | 1996 | |
| 1965-05-08 | Hawthorn over Fitzroy | 1965 | |
| 1953-08-08 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1953 |
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