Has an AFL game ever ended 98-73?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 98-73 9 times. It first happened on May 2, 1925, when Essendon beat Collingwood, and most recently on June 10, 2023, when Hawthorn beat Brisbane Lions.
That makes 98-73 the 43rd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-73 has happened never and 98-74 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1966 and 2000.
Every 98-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-10 | Hawthorn over Brisbane Lions | 2023 | |
| 2016-05-22 | GWS over Footscray | 2016 | |
| 2003-05-30 | Port Adelaide over Collingwood | 2003 | |
| 2002-06-22 | Melbourne over Adelaide | 2002 | |
| 2000-05-06 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 2000 | |
| 1966-06-18 | Collingwood over Sydney | 1966 | |
| 1953-05-09 | Geelong over Collingwood | 1953 | |
| 1950-07-01 | Fitzroy over Carlton | 1950 | |
| 1925-05-02 | Essendon over Collingwood | 1925 |