Has an AFL game ever ended 99-70?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 99-70 9 times. It first happened on May 13, 1933, when Melbourne beat Essendon, and most recently on April 1, 2022, when Melbourne beat Essendon.
That makes 99-70 the 43rd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 100-70 has happened 6 times and 99-71 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1938 and 1966.
Every 99-70 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Melbourne over Essendon | 2022 | |
| 2018-07-21 | Essendon over Fremantle | 2018 | |
| 2002-07-20 | North Melbourne over Port Adelaide | 2002 | |
| 1997-04-25 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1997 | |
| 1994-04-10 | Carlton over Geelong | 1994 | |
| 1978-05-20 | Hawthorn over Richmond | 1978 | |
| 1966-08-13 | Carlton over Melbourne | 1966 | |
| 1938-08-06 | Melbourne over Sydney | 1938 | |
| 1933-05-13 | Melbourne over Essendon | 1933 |