Has an AFL game ever ended 50-43?
It has. 50-43 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Melbourne beat Sydney on June 17, 1899; the latest was Sydney beat Melbourne on May 2, 1903.
That makes 50-43 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 51-43 has happened never and 50-44 has happened 1 times.