Has an AFL game ever ended 98-87?
It has. 98-87 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Melbourne beat Sydney on August 19, 1989; the latest was Fremantle beat Sydney on July 17, 2011.
That makes 98-87 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-87 has happened 2 times and 98-88 has happened 5 times.