Has an AFL game ever ended 117-116?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 117-116 2 times. It first happened on April 29, 1978, when Sydney beat Carlton, and most recently on August 18, 1990, when St Kilda beat Fitzroy.
That makes 117-116 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 118-116 has happened 2 times and 117-117 has happened never.