Has an AFL game ever ended 159-81?
It has. 159-81 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Melbourne beat Footscray on May 26, 1984; the latest was Hawthorn beat Carlton on August 30, 2008.
That makes 159-81 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 160-81 has happened 2 times and 159-82 has happened never.