Has an AFL game ever ended 185-97?
Exactly once. On July 14, 1984, Hawthorn beat Richmond 185-97, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 185-97 in league history.
That makes 185-97 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 186-97 has happened never and 185-98 has happened never.