Has an AFL game ever ended 78-59?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-59 4 times. It first happened on August 27, 1921, when Richmond beat Melbourne, and most recently on August 23, 1958, when Melbourne beat Footscray.
That makes 78-59 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-59 has happened 4 times and 78-60 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1921 and 1947.