Has an AFL game ever ended 56-39?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 56-39 2 times. It first happened on August 7, 1897, when Melbourne beat Essendon, and most recently on August 2, 1924, when Geelong beat Melbourne.
That makes 56-39 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 57-39 has happened 2 times and 56-40 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1897 and 1924.