Has an AFL game ever ended 156-88?
It has. 156-88 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Carlton beat Hawthorn on August 26, 1972; the latest was Richmond beat Footscray on April 8, 1989.
That makes 156-88 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 157-88 has happened never and 156-89 has happened never.