Has an AFL game ever ended 98-96?
It has. 98-96 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Footscray beat Carlton on May 8, 1948; the latest was Brisbane Lions beat Gold Coast on March 25, 2017.
That makes 98-96 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-96 has happened 3 times and 98-97 has happened 3 times.
Every 98-96 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-25 | Brisbane Lions over Gold Coast | 2017 | |
| 1995-04-29 | Footscray over Fremantle | 1995 | |
| 1975-06-21 | Fitzroy over Richmond | 1975 | |
| 1959-08-22 | Carlton over Hawthorn | 1959 | |
| 1948-05-08 | Footscray over Carlton | 1948 |