Has an AFL game ever ended 59-37?
It has. 59-37 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Essendon beat Sydney on July 25, 1903; the latest was St Kilda beat Footscray on June 24, 1961.
That makes 59-37 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 60-37 has happened 2 times and 59-38 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 58 years, between 1903 and 1961.