Has an AFL game ever ended 61-54?
It has. 61-54 has been a AFL final 2 times in 17,053 games. The first was Essendon beat St Kilda on May 18, 1918; the latest was Carlton beat Geelong on August 30, 1924.
That makes 61-54 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 62-54 has happened 9 times and 61-55 has happened 2 times.