Has an AFL game ever ended 144-96?
Exactly once. On August 16, 1986, Sydney beat Richmond 144-96, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 144-96 in league history.
That makes 144-96 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 145-96 has happened 1 times and 144-97 has happened 2 times.