Has an AFL game ever ended 159-96?
Exactly once. On July 4, 1999, Adelaide beat Geelong 159-96, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 159-96 in league history.
That makes 159-96 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 160-96 has happened never and 159-97 has happened 1 times.