Has an AFL game ever ended 69-65?
It has. 69-65 has been a AFL final 6 times in 17,053 games. The first was Carlton beat Sydney on June 4, 1906; the latest was West Coast beat Sydney on September 2, 2005.
That makes 69-65 the 374th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 70-65 has happened 3 times and 69-66 has happened 3 times.