Has an AFL game ever ended 97-48?
It has. 97-48 has been a AFL final 2 times in 17,053 games. The first was Carlton beat Melbourne on April 6, 1974; the latest was Carlton beat Fitzroy on April 17, 1976.
That makes 97-48 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 98-48 has happened 2 times and 97-49 has happened 5 times.