Has an AFL game ever ended 40-32?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 40-32 3 times. It first happened on June 15, 1912, when Sydney beat Collingwood, and most recently on August 26, 1922, when Richmond beat Fitzroy.
That makes 40-32 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 41-32 has happened never and 40-33 has happened never.