Has an AFL game ever ended 161-96?
Exactly once. On August 25, 1979, Melbourne beat St Kilda 161-96, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 161-96 in league history.
That makes 161-96 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 162-96 has happened 1 times and 161-97 has happened never.