Has an AFL game ever ended 57-40?
It has. 57-40 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Sydney beat Carlton on August 17, 1907; the latest was St Kilda beat Essendon on July 4, 1908.
That makes 57-40 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 58-40 has happened 1 times and 57-41 has happened 3 times.