Has an AFL game ever ended 51-36?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 51-36 2 times. It first happened on August 16, 1902, when Fitzroy beat Geelong, and most recently on May 24, 1913, when Fitzroy beat Essendon.
That makes 51-36 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 52-36 has happened 2 times and 51-37 has happened 1 times.