Has an AFL game ever ended 98-89?
It has. 98-89 has been a AFL final 6 times in 16,622 games. The first was Footscray beat Richmond on August 17, 1957; the latest was West Coast beat Brisbane Lions on July 15, 1988.
That makes 98-89 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-89 has happened 8 times and 98-90 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979.
Every 98-89 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-07-15 | West Coast over Brisbane Lions | 1988 | |
| 1975-05-31 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 1975 | |
| 1971-06-14 | Sydney over North Melbourne | 1971 | |
| 1969-08-16 | Geelong over North Melbourne | 1969 | |
| 1964-06-27 | Hawthorn over Collingwood | 1964 | |
| 1957-08-17 | Footscray over Richmond | 1957 |