Has an AFL game ever ended 56-35?
Exactly once. On May 16, 1903, Carlton beat Essendon 56-35, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 56-35 in league history.
That makes 56-35 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 57-35 has happened 3 times and 56-36 has happened 2 times.