Has an AFL game ever ended 98-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 98-53 3 times. It first happened on June 13, 1953, when Essendon beat Carlton, and most recently on August 12, 1972, when Fitzroy beat Sydney.
That makes 98-53 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 99-53 has happened 2 times and 98-54 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979.