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For the 2008 season of the Arena Football League, see 2008 Arena Football League season.
2008 AFL premiership season
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Official 2008 AFL logo
Teams 16
Premiers Hawthorn
(10th premiership)
Minor premiers Geelong
(13th minor premiership)
Pre-season cup St Kilda
(3rd pre-season cup win)
Matches played 185
Attendance 7,082,949 (38,286 per match)
Highest attendance 100,012 (Grand Final Geelong vs. Hawthorn)
Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) 113 goals
Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
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The 2008 Australian Football League season was the 112th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. This season commenced on 20 March 2008 and concluded on 27 September 2008. The season consisted of twenty-two rounds of home-and-away matches, and four rounds of finals. The premiership was won by Hawthorn, who beat minor premiers Geelong by 26 points in the 2008 AFL Grand Final.

A significant feature of the season was the celebration of the 150th anniversary since the sport of Australian rules football was first established in 1858.

NAB Cup

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Main article: 2008 NAB Cup
2008 NAB Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 8 March Adelaide 0.9.10 (64) def. by St Kilda 2.7.9 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,823)


Premiership season

Round 1

Round 1 (Season launch and Easter)
Thursday, 20 March Carlton 11.13 (79) def. by Richmond 17.7 (109) MCG (crowd: 72,552) Report
Thursday, 20 March Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) def. by Geelong 15.15 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,206) Report
Saturday, 22 March Collingwood 16.15 (111) def. Fremantle 13.7 (85) MCG (crowd: 45,383) Report
Saturday, 22 March West Coast 14.8 (92) def. Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,591) Report
Saturday, 22 March St Kilda 6.15 (51) def. Sydney 6.13 (49) Telstra Dome (crowd: 36,614) Report
Sunday, 23 March Western Bulldogs 19.12 (126) def. Adelaide 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,835) Report
Sunday, 23 March Hawthorn 23.16 (154) def. Melbourne 6.14 (50) MCG (crowd: 40,141) Report
Monday, 24 March North Melbourne 9.13 (67) def. by Essendon 19.8 (122) Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,100) Report


Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 28 March Brisbane Lions 13.18 (96) def. Collingwood 13.16 (94) The Gabba (crowd: 33,867) Report
Saturday, 29 March Melbourne 9.12 (66) def. by Western Bulldogs 24.17 (161) MCG (crowd: 27,821) Report
Saturday, 29 March Adelaide 21.7 (133) def. West Coast 8.9 (57) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,162) Report
Saturday, 29 March Fremantle 14.13 (97) def. by Hawthorn 16.16 (112) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,022) Report
Saturday, 29 March St Kilda 19.11 (125) def. Carlton 12.13 (85) Telstra Dome (crowd: 43,396) Report
Sunday, 30 March Sydney 22.14 (146) def. Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) SCG (crowd: 24,700) Report
Sunday, 30 March Geelong 22.18 (150) def. Essendon 6.15 (51) Telstra Dome (crowd: 50,636) Report
Sunday, 30 March Richmond 13.8 (86) def. by North Melbourne 20.7 (127) MCG (crowd: 39,292) Report


Round 3

Round 3 (Rivalry Round)
Friday, 4 April Western Bulldogs 19.11 (125) def. St Kilda 13.9 (87) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,667) Report
Saturday, 5 April North Melbourne 13.8 (86) def. by Hawthorn 15.12 (102) Telstra Dome (crowd: 39,816) Report
Saturday, 5 April West Coast 10.13 (73) def. by Fremantle 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,027) Report
Saturday, 5 April Brisbane Lions 10.11 (71) def. by Sydney 13.10 (88) The Gabba (crowd: 29,061) Report
Saturday, 5 April Essendon 23.12 (150) def. Carlton 21.8 (134) MCG (crowd: 64,388) Report
Sunday, 6 April Geelong 16.16 (112) def. Melbourne 12.10 (82) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,569) Report
Sunday, 6 April Richmond 11.12 (78) def. by Collingwood 18.14 (122) MCG (crowd: 70,802) Report
Sunday, 6 April Adelaide 12.13 (85) def. Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 45,524) Report


Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 11 April Essendon 14.14 (98) def. by Western Bulldogs 19.14 (128) Telstra Dome (crowd: 47,641) Report
Saturday, 12 April St Kilda 13.16 (94) def. by Geelong 21.10 (136) Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,368) Report
Saturday, 12 April North Melbourne 18.19 (127) def. Melbourne 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 23,427) Report
Saturday, 12 April Sydney 16.11 (107) def. West Coast 5.15 (45) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 44,235) Report
Saturday, 12 April Port Adelaide 16.8 (104) def. by Brisbane Lions 18.16 (124) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,205) Report
Sunday, 13 April Hawthorn 17.12 (114) def. Adelaide 10.10 (70) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,124) Report
Sunday, 13 April Carlton 17.9 (111) def. Collingwood 13.10 (88) MCG (crowd: 77,873) Report
Sunday, 13 April Fremantle 10.13 (73) def. by Richmond 20.17 (137) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,541) Report


Round 5

Round 5
Friday, 18 April St Kilda 18.15 (123) def. Essendon 14.3 (87) Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,792) Report
Saturday, 19 April Geelong 16.18 (114) def. Sydney 10.12 (72) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 24,368) Report
Saturday, 19 April Adelaide 12.16 (88) def. Fremantle 10.11 (71) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 39,554) Report
Saturday, 19 April Brisbane Lions 17.16 (118) def. by Hawthorn 19.16 (130) The Gabba (crowd: 30,019) Report
Saturday, 19 April Collingwood 15.15 (105) def. by North Melbourne 16.16 (112) MCG (crowd: 51,990) Report
Sunday, 20 April Melbourne 9.14 (68) def. by Carlton 15.11 (101) MCG (crowd: 44,759) Report
Sunday, 20 April Western Bulldogs 19.16 (130) drew with Richmond 20.10 (130) Telstra Dome (crowd: 37,767) Report
Sunday, 20 April West Coast 16.8 (104) def. by Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,302) Report


Round 6

Round 6 (ANZAC Round)
Friday, 25 April Collingwood 23.16 (154) def. Essendon 12.9 (81) MCG (crowd: 88,999) Report
Friday, 25 April Fremantle 13.10 (88) def. by Geelong 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,022) Report
Saturday, 26 April Carlton 11.15 (81) def. by Adelaide 16.15 (111) MCG (crowd: 41,033) Report
Saturday, 26 April Western Bulldogs 20.14 (134) def. West Coast 11.8 (74) Telstra Dome (crowd: 29,927) Report
Saturday, 26 April Port Adelaide 12.10 (82) def. St Kilda 9.7 (61) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,517) Report
Sunday, 27 April Brisbane Lions 19.23 (137) def. Melbourne 13.7 (85) The Gabba (crowd: 22,878) Report
Sunday, 27 April North Melbourne 9.10 (64) drew with Sydney 8.16 (64) Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,392) Report
Sunday, 27 April Hawthorn 14.22 (106) def. Richmond 15.4 (94) MCG (crowd: 46,076) Report


Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 2 May West Coast 10.14 (74) def. by Carlton 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 41,254) Report
Saturday, 3 May Geelong 15.15 (105) def. Brisbane Lions 11.12 (78) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,388) Report
Saturday, 3 May Hawthorn 24.10 (154) def. Collingwood 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 76,048) Report
Saturday, 3 May Richmond 16.11 (107) def. by St Kilda 17.8 (110) Telstra Dome (crowd: 40,585) Report
Saturday, 3 May Adelaide 15.17 (107) def. North Melbourne 11.8 (74) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,898) Report
Sunday, 4 May Sydney 14.10 (94) def. by Western Bulldogs 18.4 (112) SCG (crowd: 29,018) Report
Sunday, 4 May Melbourne 17.17 (119) def. Fremantle 15.23 (113) MCG (crowd: 19,423) Report
Sunday, 4 May Essendon 15.4 (94) def. by Port Adelaide 24.14 (158) Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,409) Report


AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

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AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
Saturday, 10 May Victoria 21.11 (137) def. Dream Team 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 69,294) Report


Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 16 May St Kilda 14.10 (94) def. by Collingwood 16.7 (103) Telstra Dome (crowd: 48,417) Report
Saturday, 17 May Hawthorn 17.15 (117) def. Port Adelaide 15.12 (102) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,682) Report
Saturday, 17 May Richmond 10.9 (69) def. by Geelong 14.15 (99) MCG (crowd: 37,275) Report
Saturday, 17 May Carlton 12.20 (92) def. by Brisbane Lions 18.17 (125) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,675) Report
Saturday, 17 May North Melbourne 13.11 (89) def. West Coast 12.11 (83) Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 6,354) Report
Sunday, 18 May Adelaide 22.18 (150) def. Melbourne 11.8 (74) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,649) Report
Sunday, 18 May Sydney 21.17 (143) def. Essendon 7.10 (52) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 34,904) Report
Sunday, 18 May Fremantle 17.9 (111) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,624) Report


Round 9

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Friday, 23 May Collingwood 20.14 (134) def. Geelong 7.6 (48) MCG (crowd: 78,206) Report
Saturday, 24 May Carlton 14.13 (97) def. Fremantle 14.4 (88) Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,955) Report
Saturday, 24 May Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) def. by Sydney 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 25,013) Report
Saturday, 24 May Essendon 10.12 (72) def. by Richmond 16.14 (110) MCG (crowd: 60,333) Report
Saturday, 24 May West Coast 14.13 (97) def. Adelaide 5.17 (47) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 35,348) Report
Sunday, 25 May Brisbane Lions 21.15 (141) def. St Kilda 14.11 (95) The Gabba (crowd: 27,566) Report
Sunday, 25 May Melbourne 12.6 (78) def. by Hawthorn 14.13 (97) MCG (crowd: 41,341) Report
Sunday, 25 May Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) def. by North Melbourne 16.17 (113) Telstra Dome (crowd: 35,471) Report


Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 30 May Adelaide 9.20 (74) def. Essendon 10.9 (69) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,897) Report
Saturday, 31 May Collingwood 27.11 (173) def. West Coast 10.13 (73) MCG (crowd: 52,968) Report
Saturday, 31 May Hawthorn 12.2 (74) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 19,378) Report
Saturday, 31 May Brisbane Lions 18.21 (129) def. North Melbourne 15.8 (98) The Gabba (crowd: 22,118) Report
Saturday, 31 May Geelong 19.19 (133) def. Carlton 12.5 (77) Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,231) Report
Sunday, 1 June Sydney 21.13 (139) def. Richmond 8.9 (57) SCG (crowd: 26,852) Report
Sunday, 1 June St Kilda 19.15 (129) def. Melbourne 7.8 (50) Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,854) Report
Sunday, 1 June Fremantle 10.15 (75) def. by Port Adelaide 16.7 (103) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,236) Report


Round 11

Round 11 (Queens Birthday)
Friday, 6 June North Melbourne 17.12 (114) def. by Geelong 19.13 (127) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,373) Report
Saturday, 7 June Richmond 14.12 (96) def. by Adelaide 22.14 (146) MCG (crowd: 32,767) Report
Saturday, 7 June Essendon 12.7 (79) def. by Hawthorn 19.16 (130) Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,377) Report
Saturday, 7 June West Coast 11.12 (78) def. by Sydney 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,802) Report
Sunday, 8 June Brisbane Lions 14.12 (96) def. Fremantle 10.14 (74) The Gabba (crowd: 24,506) Report
Sunday, 8 June St Kilda 11.13 (79) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106) Telstra Dome (crowd: 38,914) Report
Sunday, 8 June Port Adelaide 8.15 (63) def. by Carlton 10.15 (75) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 29,240) Report
Monday, 9 June Melbourne 13.17 (95) def. by Collingwood 17.14 (116) MCG (crowd: 59,548) Report


Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 13 June Essendon 16.17 (113) def. West Coast 13.13 (91) Telstra Dome (crowd: 33,386) Report
Saturday, 14 June Western Bulldogs 19.17 (131) def. Brisbane Lions 10.8 (68) MCG (crowd: 39,320) Report
Saturday, 14 June Fremantle 18.12 (120) def. North Melbourne 9.13 (67) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,105) Report
Saturday, 14 June Sydney 14.18 (102) def. St Kilda 9.13 (67) SCG (crowd: 25,996) Report
Saturday, 14 June Adelaide 10.12 (72) def. by Hawthorn 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,559) Report
Sunday, 15 June Geelong 15.18 (108) def. Port Adelaide 7.7 (49) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,642) Report
Sunday, 15 June Collingwood 12.17 (89) def. by Carlton 17.17 (119) MCG (crowd: 80,310) Report
Sunday, 15 June Richmond 16.20 (116) def. Melbourne 14.10 (94) Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,348) Report


Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 20 June St Kilda 10.5 (65) def. Fremantle 8.9 (57) Telstra Dome (crowd: 22,440) Report
Saturday, 21 June Hawthorn 10.16 (76) def. by North Melbourne 15.13 (103) MCG (crowd: 42,508) Report
Saturday, 21 June Port Adelaide 19.9 (123) def. by Richmond 20.7 (127) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 20,923) Report
Saturday, 21 June Brisbane Lions 11.17 (83) def. Adelaide 10.10 (70) The Gabba (crowd: 29,964) Report
Saturday, 21 June West Coast 5.17 (47) def. by Geelong 28.14 (182) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 38,414) Report
Sunday, 22 June Melbourne 11.8 (74) def. by Sydney 17.12 (114) Manuka Oval (crowd: 11,437) Report
Sunday, 22 June Carlton 15.11 (101) def. by Essendon 20.16 (136) MCG (crowd: 59,177) Report
Sunday, 22 June Collingwood 13.11 (89) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.9 (99) Telstra Dome (crowd: 44,885) Report


Round 14

Round 14 (Split Round)
Friday, 27 June Hawthorn 18.18 (126) def. West Coast 9.15 (69) MCG (crowd: 29,138) Report
Saturday, 28 June Richmond 12.16 (88) def. by Carlton 17.16 (118) MCG (crowd: 73,503) Report
Saturday, 28 June North Melbourne 9.15 (69) def. by St Kilda 12.12 (84) Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 9,128) Report
Saturday, 28 June Western Bulldogs 20.15 (135) def. Port Adelaide 11.15 (81) TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,373) Report
Sunday, 29 June Melbourne 14.9 (93) def. Brisbane Lions 13.14 (92) MCG (crowd: 23,278) Report
Sunday, 29 June Fremantle 13.13 (91) def. by Essendon 14.11 (95) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 34,239) Report
Friday, 4 July Adelaide 8.8 (56) def. by Geelong 18.16 (124) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,377) Report
Saturday, 5 July Sydney 6.14 (50) def. by Collingwood 11.13 (79) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 59,202) Report


Round 15

Round 15
Friday, 11 July Carlton 12.15 (87) def. by St Kilda 18.11 (119) MCG (crowd: 55,658) Report
Saturday, 12 July Collingwood 15.16 (106) def. Adelaide 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 52,592) Report
Saturday, 12 July Geelong 18.10 (118) def. Fremantle 6.8 (44) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 21,286) Report
Saturday, 12 July Essendon 24.11 (155) def. Brisbane Lions 18.10 (118) Telstra Dome (crowd: 40,053) Report
Saturday, 12 July Port Adelaide 10.14 (74) def. by North Melbourne 10.16 (76) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 19,851) Report
Sunday, 13 July Hawthorn 15.16 (106) def. Sydney 10.15 (75) MCG (crowd: 49,529) Report
Sunday, 13 July Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) def. Melbourne 9.10 (64) Telstra Dome (crowd: 27,446) Report
Sunday, 13 July West Coast 11.9 (75) def. by Richmond 24.8 (152) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 37,085) Report


Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
North Melbourne 17.12 (114) Collingwood 14.12 (96) Telstra Dome 46,610 Friday, 18 July AFL.com.au
Geelong 19.17 (131) Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) Skilled Stadium 24,801 Saturday, 19 July AFL.com.au
Richmond 16.12 (108) Essendon 15.14 (104) MCG 56,746 Saturday, 19 July AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 17.11 (113) West Coast 9.13 (67) The Gabba 27,784 Saturday, 19 July AFL.com.au
St Kilda 18.11 (119) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) Telstra Dome 41,886 Saturday, 19 July AFL.com.au
Carlton 18.11 (119) Sydney 18.13 (121) Telstra Dome 38,401 Sunday, 20 July AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) Adelaide 11.14 (80) AAMI Stadium 31,662 Sunday, 20 July AFL.com.au
Fremantle 16.18 (114) Melbourne 10.8 (68) Subiaco 31,638 Sunday, 20 July AFL.com.au

Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) Geelong 12.16 (88) MCG 86,179 Friday, 25 July AFL.com.au
Essendon 19.14 (128) Collingwood 11.14 (80) MCG 64,785 Saturday, 26 July AFL.com.au
West Coast 15.13 (103) St Kilda 12.14 (86) Subiaco 34,037 Saturday, 26 July AFL.com.au
Richmond 18.9 (117) Brisbane Lions 16.18 (114) Telstra Dome 31,275 Saturday, 26 July AFL.com.au
Sydney 6.17 (53) Adelaide 11.11 (77) SCG 26,260 Saturday, 26 July AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) Fremantle 20.9 (129) AAMI Stadium 19,072 Sunday, 27 July AFL.com.au
Melbourne 10.10 (70) North Melbourne 14.14 (98) MCG 21,330 Sunday, 27 July AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 15.8 (98) Carlton 18.18 (126) Telstra Dome 37,879 Sunday, 27 July AFL.com.au

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Collingwood 8.14 (62) Hawthorn 17.14 (116) MCG 58,307 Friday, 1 August AFL.com.au
Essendon 19.10 (124) Melbourne 17.6 (108) MCG 46,334 Saturday, 2 August AFL.com.au
Adelaide 13.16 (94) Carlton 12.14 (86) AAMI Stadium 40,730 Saturday, 2 August AFL.com.au
Geelong 20.14 (134) Richmond 10.11 (71) Telstra Dome 42,238 Saturday, 2 August AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 13.14 (92) Brisbane Lions 11.18 (84) Gold Coast Stadium 10,037 Saturday, 2 August AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113) Sydney 14.13 (97) Manuka Oval 13,550 Sunday, 3 August AFL.com.au
St Kilda 14.17 (101) Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Telstra Dome 22,878 Sunday, 3 August AFL.com.au
Fremantle 17.14 (116) West Coast 12.11 (83) Subiaco 42,096 Sunday, 3 August AFL.com.au

Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Melbourne 5.11 (41) Geelong 24.13 (157) MCG 34,610 Friday, 8 August AFL.com.au
Carlton 18.24 (132) Port Adelaide 9.12 (66) Telstra Dome 29,696 Saturday, 9 August AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Brisbane Lions 5.11 (41) Aurora Stadium 19,929 Saturday, 9 August AFL.com.au
Collingwood 14.13 (97) St Kilda 12.11 (83) MCG 52,135 Saturday, 9 August AFL.com.au
Sydney 17.10 (112) Fremantle 15.18 (108) SCG 20,846 Saturday, 9 August AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 21.10 (136) Western Bulldogs 18.8 (116) Telstra Dome 31,957 Sunday, 10 August AFL.com.au
Adelaide 16.12 (108) Richmond 6.9 (45) AAMI Stadium 37,562 Sunday, 10 August AFL.com.au
West Coast 17.11 (113) Essendon 16.7 (103) Subiaco 35,288 Sunday, 10 August AFL.com.au

Round 20

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Port Adelaide 10.15 (75) Collingwood 16.10 (106) AAMI Stadium 23,694 Friday, 15 August AFL.com.au
Essendon 10.13 (73) Adelaide 19.15 (129) Telstra Dome 32,184 Saturday, 16 August AFL.com.au
Melbourne 11.13 (79) West Coast 5.15 (45) MCG 17,958 Saturday, 16 August AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90) Western Bulldogs 10.19 (79) The Gabba 27,315 Saturday, 16 August AFL.com.au
Sydney 14.10 (94) Geelong 20.13 (133) ANZ Stadium 44,955 Saturday, 16 August AFL.com.au
Richmond 16.9 (105) Hawthorn 10.16 (76) MCG 44,523 Sunday, 17 August AFL.com.au
Carlton 14.6 (90) North Melbourne 22.9 (141) Telstra Dome 43,406 Sunday, 17 August AFL.com.au
Fremantle 9.15 (69) St Kilda 17.10 (112) Subiaco 34,014 Sunday, 17 August AFL.com.au

Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Western Bulldogs 23.13 (151) Essendon 15.15 (105) Telstra Dome 37,294 Friday, 22 August AFL.com.au
Richmond 15.15 (105) Fremantle 15.8 (98) MCG 24,881 Saturday, 23 August AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 18.21 (129) Melbourne 7.9 (51) AAMI Stadium 18,875 Saturday, 23 August AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 16.13 (109) Carlton 18.7 (115) The Gabba 34,327 Saturday, 23 August AFL.com.au
Collingwood 18.10 (118) Sydney 10.13 (73) Telstra Dome 45,507 Saturday, 23 August AFL.com.au
Geelong 17.13 (115) North Melbourne 13.4 (82) Skilled Stadium 24,288 Sunday, 24 August AFL.com.au
St Kilda 13.17 (95) Adelaide 6.11 (47) Telstra Dome 33,811 Sunday, 24 August AFL.com.au
West Coast 9.8 (62) Hawthorn 19.19 (133) Subiaco 37,040 Sunday, 24 August AFL.com.au

Round 22

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Fremantle 12.8 (80) Collingwood 8.8 (56) Subiaco 35,106 Friday 29 August AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Port Adelaide 23.10 (148) MCG 22,144 Saturday, 30 August AFL.com.au
Geelong 24.20 (164) West Coast 10.5 (65) Skilled Stadium 21,752 Saturday, 30 August AFL.com.au
Adelaide 10.16 (76) Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67) AAMI Stadium 37,545 Saturday, 30 August AFL.com.au
Carlton 12.9 (81) Hawthorn 24.15 (159) Telstra Dome 49,057 Saturday, 30 August AFL.com.au
Sydney 17.12 (114) Brisbane Lions 6.17 (53) SCG 24,076 Saturday, 30 August AFL.com.au
Melbourne 6.5 (41) Richmond 18.13 (121) MCG 37,046 Sunday, 31 August AFL.com.au
Essendon 5.9 (39) St Kilda 21.21 (147) Telstra Dome 46,161 Sunday, 31 August AFL.com.au

Win/Loss table

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Adelaide WB
3		 WCE
76		 Port
6		 Haw
44		 Freo
17		 Carl
30		 NM
33		 Melb
76		 WCE
50		 Ess
5		 Rich
50		 Haw
4		 Bris
13		 Geel
68		 Coll
32		 Port
12		 Syd
24		 Carl
8		 Rich
63		 Ess
56		 StK
48		 WB
9		 Coll
31		 X X X 5
Brisbane Lions WCE
16		 Coll
2		 Syd
17		 Port
20		 Haw
12		 Melb
52		 Geel
27		 Carl
33		 StK
46		 NM
31		 Freo
22		 WB
63		 Adel
13		 Melb
1		 Ess
37		 WCE
46		 Rich
3		 NM
8		 Haw
69		 WB
11		 Carl
6		 Syd
61		 X X X X 10
Carlton Rich
20		 StK
40		 Ess
16		 Coll
23		 Melb
33		 Adel
30		 WCE
37		 Bris
33		 Freo
9		 Geel
56		 Port
12		 Coll
30		 Ess
35		 Rich
30		 StK
32		 Syd
2		 WB
28		 Adel
8		 Port
66		 NM
51		 Bris
6		 Haw
78		 X X X X 11
Collingwood Freo
26		 Bris
2		 Rich
44		 Carl
23		 NM
7		 Ess
73		 Haw
65		 StK
9		 Geel
86		 WCE
100		 Melb
21		 Carl
30		 WB
10		 Syd
29		 Adel
32		 NM
18		 Ess
48		 Haw
54		 StK
14		 Port
31		 Syd
45		 Freo
24		 Adel
31		 StK
34		 X X 8
Essendon NM
55		 Geel
99		 Carl
16		 WB
30		 StK
36		 Coll
73		 Port
64		 Syd
91		 Rich
38		 Adel
5		 Haw
51		 WCE
22		 Carl
35		 Freo
4		 Bris
37		 Rich
4		 Coll
48		 Melb
16		 WCE
10		 Adel
56		 WB
46		 StK
108		 X X X X 12
Fremantle Coll
26		 Haw
15		 WCE
14		 Rich
64		 Adel
17		 Geel
1		 Melb
6		 WB
3		 Carl
9		 Port
28		 Bris
24		 NM
53		 StK
8		 Ess
4		 Geel
74		 Melb
46		 Port
28		 WCE
33		 Syd
4		 St
43		 Rich
7		 Coll
24		 X X X X 14
Geelong Port
9		 Ess
99		 Melb
30		 StK
42		 Syd
42		 Freo
1		 Bris
27		 Rich
30		 Coll
86		 Carl
56		 NM
13		 Port
59		 WCE
135		 Adel
68		 Freo
74		 WB
61		 Haw
11		 Rich
63		 Melb
116		 Syd
39		 NM
33		 WCE
99		 StK
58		 X WB
29		 Haw
26		 1
Hawthorn Melb
104		 Freo
15		 NM
16		 Adel
44		 Bris
12		 Rich
12		 Coll
65		 Port
15		 Melb
19		 WB
32		 Ess
51		 Adel
4		 NM
27		 WCE
57		 Syd
31		 StK
30		 Geel
11		 Coll
54		 Bris
69		 Rich
29		 WCE
71		 Carl
78		 WB
51		 X StK
54		 Geel
26		 2
Melbourne Haw
104		 WB
95		 Geel
30		 NM
48		 Carl
33		 Bris
53		 Freo
6		 Adel
76		 Haw
19		 StK
79		 Coll
21		 Rich
22		 Syd
40		 Bris
1		 WB
31		 Freo
46		 NM
28		 Ess
16		 Geel
116		 WCE
34		 Port
78		 Rich
80		 X X X X 16
North Melbourne Ess
55		 Rich
41		 Haw
16		 Melb
48		 Coll
7		 Syd
0		 Adel
33		 WCE
6		 WB
3		 Bris
31		 Geel
13		 Freo
53		 Haw
27		 StK
15		 Port
2		 Coll
18		 Melb
28		 Bris
8		 WB
20		 Carl
51		 Geel
33		 Port
76		 Syd
35		 X X X 7
Port Adelaide Geel
9		 Syd
68		 Adel
6		 Bris
20		 WCE
24		 StK
21		 Ess
64		 Haw
15		 Syd
11		 Freo
28		 Carl
12		 Geel
59		 Rich
4		 WB
54		 NM
2		 Adel
12		 Freo
28		 StK
8		 Carl
66		 Coll
31		 Melb
78		 NM
76		 X X X X 13
Richmond Carl
30		 NM
41		 Coll
44		 Freo
64		 WB
0		 Haw
12		 StK
3		 Geel
30		 Ess
38		 Syd
82		 Adel
50		 Melb
22		 Port
4		 Carl
30		 WCE
77		 Ess
4		 Bris
3		 Geel
63		 Adel
63		 Haw
29		 Freo
7		 Melb
80		 X X X X 9
St Kilda Syd
2		 Carl
40		 WB
38		 Geel
42		 Ess
36		 Port
21		 Rich
3		 Coll
9		 Bris
46		 Melb
79		 WB
27		 Syd
35		 Freo
8		 NM
15		 Carl
32		 Haw
30		 WCE
17		 Port
8		 Coll
14		 Freo
43		 Adel
48		 Ess
108		 Geel
58		 Coll
34		 Haw
54		 X 4
Sydney StK
2		 Port
68		 Bris
17		 WCE
62		 Geel
42		 NM
0		 WB
18		 Ess
91		 Port
11		 Rich
82		 WCE
5		 StK
35		 Melb
40		 Coll
29		 Haw
31		 Carl
2		 Adel
24		 WB
16		 Freo
4		 Geel
39		 Coll
45		 Bris
61		 NM
35		 WB
37		 X X 6
West Coast Bris
16		 Adel
76		 Freo
14		 Syd
62		 Port
24		 WB
60		 Carl
37		 NM
6		 Adel
50		 Coll
100		 Syd
5		 Ess
22		 Geel
135		 Haw
57		 Rich
77		 Bris
46		 StK
17		 Freo
33		 Ess
10		 Melb
34		 Haw
71		 Geel
99		 X X X X 15
Western Bulldogs Adel
3		 Melb
95		 StK
38		 Ess
30		 Rich
0		 WCE
60		 Syd
18		 Freo
3		 NM
3		 Haw
32		 StK
27		 Bris
63		 Coll
10		 Port
54		 Melb
31		 Geel
61		 Carl
28		 Syd
16		 NM
20		 Bris
11		 Ess
46		 Adel
9		 Haw
51		 Syd
37		 Geel
29		 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Colour Result
Green Win
Red Loss
Blue Draw

Bold – Home game

Ladder

2008 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1 Geelong 22 21 1 0 2672 1651 161.84 84
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 17 5 0 2434 1846 131.85 68
3 Western Bulldogs 22 15 6 1 2506 2112 118.66 62
4 St Kilda 22 13 9 0 2126 1923 110.56 52
5 Adelaide 22 13 9 0 2017 1838 109.74 52
6 Sydney 22 12 9 1 2095 1863 112.45 50
7 North Melbourne 22 12 9 1 2121 2187 96.98 50
8 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2267 2038 111.24 48
9 Richmond 22 11 10 1 2228 2288 97.38 46
10 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 2156 2200 98.00 40
11 Carlton 22 10 12 0 2217 2354 94.18 40
12 Essendon 22 8 14 0 2130 2608 81.67 32
13 Port Adelaide 22 7 15 0 2118 2208 95.92 28
14 Fremantle 22 6 16 0 1988 2121 93.73 24
15 West Coast 22 4 18 0 1670 2535 65.88 16
16 Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1629 2602 62.61 12
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 Geelong 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84
2 Hawthorn 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 36 40 44 44 48 52 52 52 56 60 60 64 68
3 Western Bulldogs 4 8 12 16 18 22 26 30 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 54 54 58 58 58 62 62
4 St Kilda 4 8 8 8 12 12 16 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 36 40 40 44 48 52
5 Adelaide 0 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 32 32 36 40 44 48 48 52
6 Sydney 0 4 8 12 12 14 14 18 22 26 30 34 38 38 38 42 42 42 46 46 46 50
7 North Melbourne 0 4 4 8 12 14 14 18 22 22 22 22 26 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 50 50
8 Collingwood 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 36 36 36 36 40 44 48 48
9 Richmond 4 4 4 8 10 10 10 10 14 14 14 18 22 22 26 30 34 34 34 38 42 46
10 Brisbane Lions 0 4 4 8 8 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 32 36 36 36 36 40 40 40
11 Carlton 0 0 0 4 8 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 28 28 28 32 32 36 36 40 40
12 Essendon 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 32
13 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 24 28
14 Fremantle 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 24
15 West Coast 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 16 16 16 16
16 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12

Finals Series

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The 2008 Finals Series will be conducted according to the conventions of the AFL's Amended "Final Eight" system that the AFL instituted in the AFL season 2000.

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Broadcast Report
Qualifying Final 2 Hawthorn 18.19 (127) Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) MCG 76,703 Friday, 5 September Seven AFL.com.au
Elimination Final 1 Adelaide 14.10 (94) Collingwood 19.11 (125) AAMI Stadium 37,685 Saturday, 6 September Ten AFL.com.au
Elimination Final 2 Sydney 17.8 (110) North Melbourne 11.9 (75) ANZ Stadium 19,127 Saturday, 6 September Ten AFL.com.au
Qualifying Final 1 Geelong 17.17 (119) St Kilda 8.13 (61) MCG 71,653 Sunday, 7 September Seven AFL.com.au

Semi Finals

Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Broadcast Report
Semi Final 2 Western Bulldogs 16.10 (106) Sydney 9.15 (69) MCG 42,731 Friday, 12 September Seven AFL.com.au
Semi Final 1 St Kilda 17.4 (106) Collingwood 9.18 (72) MCG 76,707 Saturday, 13 September Ten AFL.com.au

Preliminary Finals

Game Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Broadcast Report
Preliminary Final 1 Geelong 12.11 (83) Western Bulldogs 7.12 (54) MCG 70,143 Friday, 19 September Seven AFL.com.au
Preliminary Final 2 Hawthorn 18.10 (118) St Kilda 9.10 (64) MCG 77,002 Saturday, 20 September Ten AFL.com.au

Grand Final

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Game Team 1 Team 1 score Team 2 Team 2 score Ground Crowd Date Broadcast Report
Grand Final Geelong 11.23 (89) Hawthorn 18.7 (115) MCG 100,012 Saturday, 27 September Seven AFL.com.au

Game records

Statistics correct as at end of Round 22.

  • Highest Score: 28.14 (182) – Geelong v West Coast 5.17 (47), Round 13[1]
  • Lowest Score: 5.9 (39) – Essendon v St Kilda 21.21 (147),Round 22[1]
  • Highest Losing Score: 21.8 (134) – Carlton v Essendon 23.12 (150), Round 3[2]
  • Lowest Winning Score: 6.15 (51) – St Kilda v Sydney 6.13 (49), Round 1[3]
  • Greatest Margin: 135 points – Geelong 28.14 (182) v West Coast 5.17 (47), Round 13[1]
  • Smallest Margin (excluding draws): 1 point –
    • Fremantle 13.10 (88) v Geelong 13.11 (89), Round 6[4]
    • Melbourne 14.9 (93) v Brisbane 13.14 (92), Round 14[4]
  • Highest Aggregate Score: 44.20 (284) – Essendon 23.12 (150) v Carlton 21.8 (134), Round 3[5]
  • Lowest Aggregate Score: 12.28 (100) – St Kilda 6.15 (51) v Sydney 6.13 (49), Round 1[6]
  • Best Accuracy: 85.71% – 12.2 (74) Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106), Round 10[7]
  • Worst Accuracy: 22.73% –
    • 5.17 (47) West Coast v Geelong 28.14 (182), Round 13[8]
    • 5.17 (47) Adelaide v West Coast 14.13 (97), Round 9[8]

Statistics leaders

Leading Goal-kickers and Coleman Medal

updated after grand final

The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin for kicking the most goals at the end of the Home and Away season.

Player Club Games Goals Best Performance
Season Finals Total Goals Opponent(s) Round(s)
1 Lance Franklin Hawthorn 25 102 11 113 9 Essendon 11
2 Brendan Fevola Carlton 22 99 – 99 8 Essendon, Collingwood 3, 11
3 Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Lions 20 75 – 75 7 Hawthorn 5
4 Jarryd Roughead Hawthorn 24 66 9 75 6 Collingwood, West Coast 7, 14
5 Jonathan Brown Brisbane Lions 21 70 – 70 6 Carlton, St Kilda, North Melbourne 8, 9, 10
6 Matthew Pavlich Fremantle 19 67 – 67 8 North Melbourne 12
7 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 24 56 9 65 6 Hawthorn 16
8 Matthew Lloyd Essendon 21 62 – 62 8 Melbourne 18
9 Stephen Milne St Kilda 24 54 6 60 7 Richmond, Essendon 7, 22
10 Daniel Motlop Port Adelaide 21 57 – 57 7 Essendon 7

Disposals

Rank Player Team Total
1 Joel Corey Geelong 583
2 Jimmy Bartel Geelong 551
3 Kane Cornes Port Adelaide 551
4 Sam Mitchell Hawthorn 529
5 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 529
6 Andrew Carrazzo Carlton 517
7 Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs 513
8 Scott Thompson Adelaide 507
9 Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 505
10 Luke Power Brisbane Lions 502

Kicks

Rank Player Team Total
1 Alan Didak Collingwood 325
2 Marc Murphy Carlton 310
3 Dane Swan Collingwood 302
4 Brent Harvey North Melbourne 299
5 Nathan Bock Adelaide 298
6 Jimmy Bartel Geelong 298
7 Brent Stanton Essendon 295
7 Leigh Montagna St Kilda 293
9 Jordan McMahon Richmond 293
10 Andrew Embley West Coast 283

Handballs

Rank Player Team Total
1 Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs 326
2 Kane Cornes Port Adelaide 302
3 Joel Corey Geelong 300
4 Sam Mitchell Hawthorn 291
5 Shane Tuck Richmond 287
6 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 273
7 Cameron Bruce Melbourne 264
8 Brett Deledio Richmond 264
9 Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 262
10 Brady Rawlings North Melbourne 260

Marks

Rank Player Team Total
1 Matthew Richardson Richmond 206
2 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 188
3 Samuel Fisher St Kilda 172
4 Robert Murphy Western Bulldogs 160
5 Cameron Mooney Geelong 155
6 Paul Medhurst Collingwood 152
7 Nathan Bock Adelaide 147
8 Brad Johnson Western Bulldogs 147
9 Andrew Embley West Coast 147
10 Brian Lake Western Bulldogs 141

Tackles

Rank Player Team Total
1 Brett Kirk Sydney 138
2 Domenic Cassisi Port Adelaide 133
3 Jude Bolton Sydney 129
4 Lenny Hayes St Kilda 128
5 Joel Corey Geelong 124
6 Jimmy Bartel Geelong 116
7 Luke Ball St Kilda 107
8 James Kelly Geelong 107
9 Scott Thompson Adelaide 106
10 Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs 102

Hitouts

Rank Player Team Total
1 Aaron Sandilands Fremantle 646
2 Dean Cox West Coast 570
3 Darren Jolly Sydney 530
4 Mark Blake Geelong 494
5 Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions 434
6 Dean Brogan Port Adelaide 397
7 David Hille Essendon 364
8 Steven King St Kilda 361
9 Troy Simmonds Richmond 359
10 Brendon Lade Port Adelaide 349

Awards

Coleman Medal

  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman that round.
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total
1 Lance Franklin 6 4 5 6 8 1 6 6 3 5 9 1 1 5 4 3 4 8 6 3 4 4 102
2 Brendan Fevola 2 2 8 7 7 1 4 5 1 3 2 8 7 4 3 5 6 5 4 6 2 7 99
3 Daniel Bradshaw 3 3 5 5 7 6 1 1 6 6 0 - - 4 4 4 3 5 2 2 6 2 75
4 Jonathan Brown 6 2 1 4 0 2 - 6 6 6 3 3 2 5 5 3 3 5 1 3 4 0 70
5 Matthew Pavlich 1 3 5 3 0 5 5 4 4 1 3 8 5 6 1 5 - 4 1 3 - - 67
6 Jarryd Roughead 3 4 4 1 1 5 6 3 1 4 3 3 2 6 3 3 2 4 1 0 2 5 66
7 Matthew Lloyd 6 0 4 - 0 3 5 1 4 1 2 2 4 1 4 2 4 8 3 3 4 1 62
8 Daniel Motlop 2 2 2 0 4 3 7 2 2 5 1 3 6 0 1 4 2 2 1 - 5 3 57
9 Nick Riewoldt 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 - 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 6 5 3 2 5 3 4 56
10 Stephen Milne 1 4 2 2 2 0 7 2 2 3 1 1 - 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 2 7 54

Rising Star Nominees

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The AFL Rising Star award for 2008 was awarded to Rhys Palmer from Fremantle.[13]

Club Best and Fairests

Club Award Name Winner[14]
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Nathan Bock
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Jonathan Brown[15]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan
Essendon Crichton Medal David Hille
Fremantle Doig Medal Matthew Pavlich[16]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Joel Corey
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Lance Franklin[17]
Melbourne Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Cameron Bruce
North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Brent Harvey
Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Kane Cornes
Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Brett Deledio
St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Samuel Fisher[18]
Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Jarrad McVeigh
West Coast Club Champion Award Dean Cox
Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Daniel Cross

Notable events

  • This was the first season since 1998 in which NMFC competed as "North Melbourne" instead of "Kangaroos", following the end of their decade-long experiment with home-away-from-home venues in Sydney, Canberra, and the Gold Coast.
  • Western Bulldogs came back from a 37-point deficit against St Kilda at quarter time to come back and win the game by 38 points to make a 75-point turnaround in Round 4.
  • Brisbane Lions produced its biggest ever comeback in Round 4 against Port Adelaide when they were down by 47 points late in the third quarter to win by 20 points, a 67-point turnaround.
  • Sydney forward Barry Hall was suspended for seven weeks, then the equal-longest suspension handed out since the tribunal was reconfigured to a points-based system in 2005, for striking West Coast defender Brent Staker with a clean punch to the head. Later in the season, Fremantle's Dean Solomon beat that record, being suspended for eight weeks after hitting Geelong's Cameron Ling in the cheekbone with an elbow.
  • Melbourne won its first game for the season in Round 7 against Fremantle by six points, after recovering from a 50-point half-time deficit, the second-largest half-time deficit ever overcome in VFL/AFL history.[19] This was the second in a VFL/AFL-record string of five consecutive games which Fremantle lost after holding a three-quarter time lead.
  • West Coast suffered its worst ever loss at Subiaco Oval, and worst loss anywhere since 1989, in Round 13, losing to Geelong by 135 points.
  • In Round 13, Dustin Fletcher (in his 288th game) and his father, Ken (264 games), claimed the record of most VFL/AFL games played by a father-son combination (552 games).
  • In Round 16, Richmond player Joel Bowden deliberately conceded two behinds directly from the kick-in, to waste time while protecting his team's four-point lead over Essendon. This was a major motication for the introduction of a rule from 2009 that allows the umpire to give award free kick for a deliberate rushed behind.
  • With its final-round victory, Geelong matched the 2000 Essendon record of 21 wins in a home-and-away season. Ironically, Geelong also set the record for the highest average losing margin in a VFL/AFL season, with its only loss coming by 86 points at the hands of Collingwood.
  • In the Round 22 match between Carlton and Hawthorn, Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin became the first player since Tony Lockett in 1998 to kick 100 goals in the home-and-away Season. Franklin became the 28th player in VFL/AFL history to reach this milestone, and the first indigenous player to do so.
  • In the same game, Brendan Fevola scored seven second-half goals to fall one goal short of the same milestone, becoming the first person in VFL/AFL history to be stranded on 99 goals for a season.
  • The final game of the home and away season saw the 8th-placed St Kilda requiring a win of 90+ points over Essendon to claim 4th place going into the finals. St Kilda recorded a new record winning margin over Essendon of 108 points which saw the Saints replace Adelaide in 4th place for the finals series.
  • On Monday 1 September, Leigh Matthews announced his resignation from his senior coaching position at the Brisbane Lions. Michael Voss took up this position despite committing to West Coast for 2009.
  • The second elimination final between Sydney and North Melbourne was the lowest crowd number for a final outside Victoria with only 19,127 despite being at ANZ Stadium where Sydney had averaged 50,000 for finals.
  • The Grand Final between Geelong and Hawthorn drew a crowd of 100,012, the first crowd over 100,000 people since the 1986 Grand Final.
  • By losing the Grand Final after finishing with a home-and-away record of 21–1, Geelong broke the record set in 1935 and 1936 by South Melbourne (16–2) for best record by a non-premier, and the record for most wins by a non-premier held jointly by Collingwood (1973) and West Coast (1991) (both 19 wins).
  • Sydney played in a controversial draw against North Melbourne at Telstra Dome in round six; it was later revealed that Sydney had nineteen men on the field for a brief period of play before, during and after the behind that tied the scores was scored.[20] As a direct consequence of this, the league amended the interchange laws in round nine, appointing interchange stewards to police the players and to signal to the field umpires if an infringement has occurred. Any infringement now results in a free kick being awarded.[21]

International rules

Australia played Ireland in the two test 2008 International Rules Series. This series was played in Australia at Subiaco Oval and at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the end of October. In 2007 the International Rules series was aborted by the Irish after they accused the Australians of being too rough in the previous series held in Ireland.[22] However, after discussions between the teams they have decided to hold the 2008 series with some rule changes.

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin[23] Nathan Bassett, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Ben Rutten, Nathan van Berlo
Brisbane Lions Leigh Matthews Simon Black, Jonathan Brown, Nigel Lappin, Luke Power[24] N/A
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd[25] Nick Stevens(vc), Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland, Kade Simpson[26]
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Scott Burns[27] Josh Fraser(vc), Tarkyn Lockyer, Nick Maxwell, Scott Pendlebury
Essendon Matthew Knights Matthew Lloyd Mark McVeigh, David Hille(vc)
Fremantle Mark Harvey Mathew Pavlich Josh Carr (vc)
Geelong Mark Thompson Tom Harley Cameron Ling (vc), Cameron Mooney (dvc), Joel Corey, Paul Chapman, Max Rooke
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchell[28] Luke Hodge (vc), Shane Crawford, Chance Bateman, Brad Sewell,
Melbourne Dean Bailey Cameron Bruce, James McDonald Brock McLean, Brad Miller,[29]
North Melbourne Dean Laidley Adam Simpson[30] Brady Rawlings, Daniel Harris, Michael Firrito, Nathan Thompson, Drew Petrie, Corey Jones, Daniel Pratt, Brent Harvey
Port Adelaide Mark Williams Warren Tredrea[31] Brendon Lade(vc), Chad Cornes(vc), Shaun Burgoyne(vc), Michael Wilson, Kane Cornes and Dom Cassisi
Richmond Terry Wallace Kane Johnson Chris Newman (vc), Nathan Foley (vc), Nathan Brown, Troy Simmonds, Joel Bowden and Kayne Pettifer[32]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt[33] Lenny Hayes
Sydney Paul Roos Leo Barry, Craig Bolton, Brett Kirk[34] N/A
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass[35] Dean Cox(vc), Tyson Stenglein(vc), Matt Priddis, Ashley Hansen, Adam Selwood[36]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad Johnson Scott West, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd, Dale Morris[37]

Umpires

The AFL introduced an additional two boundary umpires in Round 21 in order to reduce the error rate and enable the umpires to keep up with the play.[38]

Brett Rosebury was appointed the 2008 All-Australian umpire, the first West Australian umpire to receive that honour. Controversially, however, he was not appointed to umpire the AFL Grand Final, with Scott McLaren, Michael Vozzo and Shaun Ryan selected ahead of Rosebury.[39]

Scott McLaren umpired his 300th game in Round 4[40] and Shane McInerney umpired his 250 game in Round 4.[41] Experienced field umpires Martin Ellis and Matthew Head both announced their retirements during the year.[42][43]

Player changes

Debuts

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Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2008

A total of 84 players made their AFL debut in 2008,[44] including 14 of the 17 first round draft selections from the 2007 AFL Draft.[45] Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli was the only debutant to play all 22 games in the Home and Away season.[45]

Retirements

Name Club Date Retired Reason
Beau McDonald Brisbane Lions 14 February Recent injuries forced him out of the game.[46]
Danny Jacobs Hawthorn 12 March Hip injury.[47]
Hugh Minson Port Adelaide 9 April Knee problems.[48]
David Neitz Melbourne 19 May Neck problems.[49]
Matthew Carr Fremantle 19 May Leg problems.[50]
Michael Braun West Coast 7 July (finished season) Time is right.[51]
Peter Bell Fremantle 7 July Time is right.[52]
Andrew McDougall Western Bulldogs 17 July Injury and non-selection.[53]
Shaun McManus Fremantle 29 July Time is right.[54]
Michael Wilson Port Adelaide 5 August Injury.[55]
Robert Harvey St Kilda 6 August (finished season) Time is right.[56]
Heath Black Fremantle 6 August Injury.[57]
Mal Michael Essendon 15 August (finished season) Time is right.[58]
Rhett Biglands Adelaide 18 August Knee Injury.[59]
Nigel Lappin Brisbane Lions 19 August Achilles injury .[60]
Mark Johnson Fremantle 20 August (finished season) Time is right.[61]
Jason Johnson Essendon 25 August Time is right.[62]
Adam Ramanauskas Essendon 25 August Time is right.[62]
Shannon Grant North Melbourne 26 August (finished season) Time is right.[63]
Luke Webster Fremantle 27 August Injuries and club's future direction.[64]
Nathan Bassett Adelaide 27 August (finished season) Health concerns.[65]
Ben Holland Melbourne 30 August Time is right.[66]
Jeff Farmer Fremantle 2 September Time is right.[67]
Nathan Ablett Geelong 2 September Pursue a career in the building industry.[68]
Ben Mathews Sydney 2 September Time is right.[69]
Jess Sinclair North Melbourne 10 September Time is right.[70]
Peter Everitt Sydney 12 September Time is right.[71]
Fraser Gehrig St Kilda 13 September Unsuccessful attempt to relaunch his football career.[72]
Ryan Lonie Collingwood 15 September Injury.[73]
Shane Wakelin Collingwood 15 September Time is right.[74]
Nathan Thompson North Melbourne 19 September No offer for 2009[75]
Scott Burns Collingwood 22 September Time is right[76]
Ken McGregor Adelaide 30 September Time is right[77]
Jason Saddington Carlton 13 October Time is right[78]
Shane Crawford Hawthorn 8 November Time is right[79]

Sackings/Delistings

Name Club Date Delisted
Courtney Johns Essendon 15 August [80]
Damien Peverill Essendon 25 August [81]
Jeff White Melbourne 26 August [82]
Adem Yze Melbourne 26 August [82]
Greg Tivendale Richmond 28 August [83]
Ryley Dunn Fremantle 3 September [84]
Steven Armstrong West Coast 4 September [85]
Chad Jones West Coast 4 September [85]
James Thomson West Coast 4 September [85]
Jace Bode Melbourne 4 September [86]
Isaac Weetra Melbourne 4 September [86]
Robert Copeland Brisbane Lions 19 September [87]
Chris Schmidt Brisbane Lions 19 September [87]
Wayde Mills Brisbane Lions 19 September [87]
Haydn Kiel Brisbane Lions 19 September [87]
Brodie Holland Collingwood 23 September [88]
Chris Egan Collingwood 23 September [88]
Sam Iles Collingwood 23 September [88]
Scott West Western Bulldogs 23 September [89]
Peter Street Western Bulldogs 23 September [89]
Nick Davis Sydney 12 October [90]
Liam Bedford Geelong 15 October [91]
Jason Davenport Geelong 15 October [91]
Chris Kangars Geelong 15 October [91]
Tim Clarke Hawthorn 16 October [92]
Zac Dawson Hawthorn 16 October [92]
Luke McEntee Hawthorn 16 October [92]
Garry Moss Hawthorn 16 October [92]
Jayden Attard St Kilda 22 October [93]
Matthew Ferguson St Kilda 22 October [93]
Michael Rix St Kilda 22 October [93]
Shane Birss St Kilda 22 October [93]
Charlie Gardiner St Kilda 22 October [93]
Glenn Chivers St Kilda 22 October [93]
Luke Van Rheenen St Kilda 22 October [93]
Aaron Fiora St Kilda 31 October [94]
Chris Johnson Melbourne 31 October [95]

Coaching changes

  • Surprising some, Leigh Matthews announced his retirement as coach of the Brisbane Lions two days after their final game of the season in what was reported as a move to make way for potential coaching candidate, Michael Voss.[96]
  • Despite being newly signed for two years as Assistant Coach of West Coast, as expected, former Brisbane Lions captain Michael Voss was appointed as coach of the Brisbane Lions, one day after Leigh Matthews resigned.[97]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2008 Season Records
  2. ↑ Highest Scores
  3. ↑ Lowest Scores
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Records >> Match Scores >> Greatest Margins
  5. ↑ Records >> Aggregate Scores >> Highest Scores
  6. ↑ Records >> Aggregate Scores >> Lowest Scores
  7. ↑ Records >> Match Scores >> Best Accuracy
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Records >> Match Scores >> Worst Accuracy
  9. ↑ Cats demolish Eagles by 99 points
  10. ↑ Eagles, Dockers picked for All Australian squad
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Looyd, Davis make their mark
  12. ↑ Richmond's Deledio wins 2008 Army Award
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  19. ↑ AFL Tables – Game Records
  20. ↑ Roos returns fire on North's reaction
  21. ↑ AFL interchange rules overhauled
  22. ↑ International Rules back on track as two dates confirmed
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