Has an AFL game ever ended 47-41?
It has. 47-41 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Carlton beat Geelong on July 29, 1905; the latest was Melbourne beat Richmond on April 19, 1965.
That makes 47-41 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 48-41 has happened 4 times and 47-42 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 60 years, between 1905 and 1965.