Has an AFL game ever ended 45-44?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 45-44 2 times. It first happened on June 11, 1904, when Fitzroy beat Sydney, and most recently on August 2, 1952, when Fitzroy beat Carlton.
That makes 45-44 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 46-44 has happened 1 times and 45-45 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 48 years, between 1904 and 1952.