Has an AFL game ever ended 172-73?
Exactly once. On May 23, 1981, Carlton beat Sydney 172-73, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 172-73 in league history.
That makes 172-73 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 173-73 has happened 1 times and 172-74 has happened never.