Has an AFL game ever ended 97-39?
Exactly once. On May 30, 1914, Carlton beat Melbourne 97-39, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 97-39 in league history.
That makes 97-39 the 3836th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-39 has happened 3 times and 97-40 has happened 3 times.