Has an AFL game ever ended 36-27?
It has. 36-27 has been a AFL final 2 times in 17,053 games. The first was Carlton beat Sydney on July 20, 1907; the latest was Sydney beat Fitzroy on August 19, 1911.
That makes 36-27 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 37-27 has happened never and 36-28 has happened never.