Has an AFL game ever ended 99-71?
It has. 99-71 has been a AFL final 8 times in 16,622 games. The first was North Melbourne beat St Kilda on May 31, 1930; the latest was Brisbane Lions beat Carlton on September 7, 2024.
That makes 99-71 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 100-71 has happened 6 times and 99-72 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1970 and 2002.
Every 99-71 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-07 | Brisbane Lions over Carlton | 2024 | Playoff |
| 2002-05-05 | Sydney over Melbourne | 2002 | |
| 1970-06-20 | Geelong over Hawthorn | 1970 | |
| 1964-04-18 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1964 | |
| 1959-06-06 | Carlton over North Melbourne | 1959 | |
| 1957-06-08 | Melbourne over Carlton | 1957 | |
| 1940-08-17 | Richmond over Fitzroy | 1940 | |
| 1930-05-31 | North Melbourne over St Kilda | 1930 |