Has an AFL game ever ended 81-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 81-53 4 times. It first happened on May 17, 1924, when Sydney beat St Kilda, and most recently on July 28, 1956, when Melbourne beat Fitzroy.
That makes 81-53 the 947th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 82-53 has happened 3 times and 81-54 has happened 1 times.