Has an AFL game ever ended 143-96?
Exactly once. On June 12, 1939, Geelong beat Fitzroy 143-96, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 143-96 in league history.
That makes 143-96 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 144-96 has happened 1 times and 143-97 has happened 1 times.