Has an AFL game ever ended 85-52?
It has. 85-52 has been a AFL final 2 times in 16,622 games. The first was Sydney beat Essendon on August 3, 1918; the latest was Carlton beat Essendon on July 15, 1922.
That makes 85-52 the 2421st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 86-52 has happened 2 times and 85-53 has happened 4 times.