Has an AFL game ever ended 61-31?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 61-31 3 times. It first happened on June 21, 1902, when Collingwood beat Melbourne, and most recently on August 28, 1909, when Melbourne beat Fitzroy.
That makes 61-31 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 62-31 has happened never and 61-32 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.