Has an AFL game ever ended 165-78?
Exactly once. On September 1, 1985, Essendon beat Sydney 165-78, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 165-78 in league history.
That makes 165-78 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 166-78 has happened never and 165-79 has happened never.