Has an AFL game ever ended 88-41?
Exactly once. On June 28, 1913, Sydney beat Carlton 88-41, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 88-41 in league history.
That makes 88-41 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 89-41 has happened 2 times and 88-42 has happened 1 times.