Has an AFL game ever ended 72-29?
Exactly once. On May 18, 1963, Geelong beat St Kilda 72-29, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-29 in league history.
That makes 72-29 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-29 has happened 1 times and 72-30 has happened never.