Has an AFL game ever ended 41-36?
Exactly once. On June 14, 1954, Carlton beat Hawthorn 41-36, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 41-36 in league history.
That makes 41-36 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 42-36 has happened 1 times and 41-37 has happened 3 times.