Has an AFL game ever ended 73-48?
It has. 73-48 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Fitzroy beat St Kilda on June 6, 1914; the latest was Melbourne beat St Kilda on July 31, 1915.
That makes 73-48 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 74-48 has happened 3 times and 73-49 has happened never.