Has an AFL game ever ended 169-53?
Exactly once. On August 2, 1997, Sydney beat Melbourne 169-53, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 169-53 in league history.
That makes 169-53 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 170-53 has happened never and 169-54 has happened never.