Has an AFL game ever ended 159-71?
Exactly once. On August 5, 1939, Carlton beat Footscray 159-71, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 159-71 in league history.
That makes 159-71 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 160-71 has happened never and 159-72 has happened 2 times.