Has an AFL game ever ended 72-38?
It has. 72-38 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Sydney beat Geelong on May 12, 1917; the latest was Footscray beat Melbourne on August 29, 1931.
That makes 72-38 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 73-38 has happened never and 72-39 has happened 1 times.