Has an AFL game ever ended 61-43?
It has. 61-43 has been a AFL final 2 times in 17,053 games. The first was Essendon beat Sydney on July 23, 1921; the latest was Sydney beat Richmond on June 28, 1924.
That makes 61-43 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 62-43 has happened 3 times and 61-44 has happened 2 times.