Has an AFL game ever ended 165-87?
Exactly once. On July 19, 1997, Carlton beat Essendon 165-87, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 165-87 in league history.
That makes 165-87 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 166-87 has happened 1 times and 165-88 has happened never.