Has an AFL game ever ended 85-38?
It has. 85-38 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Geelong beat Collingwood on May 2, 1908; the latest was Essendon beat St Kilda on May 29, 1926.
That makes 85-38 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-38 has happened never and 85-39 has happened 2 times.