Has an AFL game ever ended 99-83?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 99-83 8 times. It first happened on May 19, 1945, when Sydney beat Footscray, and most recently on August 1, 2026, when Hawthorn beat North Melbourne.
That makes 99-83 the 107th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 100-83 has happened 3 times and 99-84 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 39 years, between 1959 and 1998.
Every 99-83 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Hawthorn over North Melbourne | 2026 | |
| 2017-08-26 | Collingwood over Melbourne | 2017 | |
| 2014-05-10 | Footscray over Melbourne | 2014 | |
| 1998-04-26 | Sydney over Footscray | 1998 | |
| 1959-05-02 | Sydney over Fitzroy | 1959 | |
| 1948-05-29 | Geelong over Essendon | 1948 | |
| 1947-09-13 | Carlton over Essendon | 1947 | Playoff |
| 1945-05-19 | Sydney over Footscray | 1945 |