Has an AFL game ever ended 44-36?
Exactly once. On May 21, 1921, Richmond beat Fitzroy 44-36, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 44-36 in league history.
That makes 44-36 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 45-36 has happened never and 44-37 has happened 2 times.