Has an AFL game ever ended 59-39?
Exactly once. On June 18, 1898, Melbourne beat Geelong 59-39, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 59-39 in league history.
That makes 59-39 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 60-39 has happened never and 59-40 has happened 2 times.