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2008 AFL Premiership Season
2008AFLToyota.png
Logo of the 2008 AFL Season
Teams 16
Premiers Hawthorn
(10th premiership)
Minor Premiers Geelong
(11th minor premiership)
AFL Cup Winner St Kilda
(3rd pre-season cup win)
Matches played 185
Attendance 7,083,015 (38,287 per match)
Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)

The Australian Football League season of 2008 commenced on 20 March 2008 and concluded on 27 September 2008. The season marked the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football. The season consisted of 22 rounds finals games and 4 rounds of finals to determine the 2008 AFL Premier.

Contents

NAB Cup

Main article: 2008 NAB Cup

St Kilda won the National Australia Bank Cup, defeating Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide in the Final on 8 March 2008. St Kilda won by the score (69) to (64).

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Adelaide 0.9.10 (64) St Kilda 2.7.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 26,823 Saturday, 8 March AFL.com.au

Premiership season

Round 1 (Season Launch/Easter)

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Carlton 11.13 (79) Richmond 17.7 (109) MCG 72,552 Thursday, 20 March AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) Geelong 15.15 (105) AAMI Stadium 28,206 Thursday, 20 March AFL.com.au
Collingwood 16.15 (111) Fremantle 13.7 (85) MCG 45,383 Saturday, 22 March AFL.com.au
West Coast Eagles 14.8 (92) Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) Subiaco 39,591 Saturday, 22 March AFL.com.au
St Kilda 6.15 (51) Sydney Swans 6.13 (49) Telstra Dome 36,614 Saturday, 22 March AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 19.12 (126) Adelaide 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome 24,835 Sunday, 23 March AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 23.16 (154) Melbourne 6.14 (50) MCG 40,141 Sunday, 23 March AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 9.13 (67) Essendon 19.8 (122) Telstra Dome 48,100 Monday, 24 March AFL.com.au

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Brisbane Lions 13.18 (96) Collingwood 13.16 (94) The Gabba 33,867 Friday, 28 March AFL.com.au
Melbourne 9.12 (66) Western Bulldogs 24.17 (161) MCG 27,821 Saturday, 29 March AFL.com.au
Adelaide 21.7 (133) West Coast Eagles 8.9 (57) AAMI Stadium 38,162 Saturday, 29 March AFL.com.au
Fremantle 14.13 (97) Hawthorn 16.16 (112) Subiaco 38,022 Saturday, 29 March AFL.com.au
St Kilda 19.11 (125) Carlton 12.13 (85) Telstra Dome 43,396 Saturday, 29 March AFL.com.au
Sydney Swans 22.14 (146) Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) SCG 44,700 Sunday, 30 March AFL.com.au
Geelong 22.18 (150) Essendon 6.15 (51) Telstra Dome 50,636 Sunday, 30 March AFL.com.au
Richmond 13.8 (86) North Melbourne 20.7 (127) MCG 39,292 Sunday, 30 March AFL.com.au

Round 3 (Rivalry Round)

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

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Essendon 14.14 (98) Western Bulldogs 19.14 (128) Telstra Dome 47,641 Friday, 11 April AFL.com.au
St Kilda 13.16 (94) Geelong 21.10 (136) Telstra Dome 44,368 Saturday, 12 April AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 18.19 (127) Melbourne 11.13 (79) MCG 23,427 Saturday, 12 April AFL.com.au
Sydney Swans 16.11 (107) West Coast Eagles 5.15 (45) ANZ Stadium 44,235 Saturday, 12 April AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 16.8 (104) Brisbane Lions 18.16 (124) AAMI Stadium 35,205 Saturday, 12 April AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Adelaide 10.10 (70) Aurora Stadium 15,124 Sunday, 13 April AFL.com.au
Carlton 17.9 (111) Collingwood 13.10 (88) MCG 77,873 Sunday, 13 April AFL.com.au
Fremantle 10.13 (73) Richmond 20.17 (137) Subiaco 37,541 Sunday, 13 April AFL.com.au

Round 5

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

Round 6 (ANZAC Round)

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Collingwood 23.16 (154) Essendon 12.9 (81) MCG 88,999 Friday, 25 April AFL.com.au
Fremantle 13.10 (88) Geelong 13.11 (89) Subiaco 38,022 Friday, 25 April AFL.com.au
Carlton 11.15 (81) Adelaide 16.15 (111) MCG 41,033 Saturday, 26 April AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 20.14 (134) West Coast Eagles 11.8 (74) Telstra Dome 29,927 Saturday, 26 April AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 12.10 (82) St Kilda 9.7 (61) AAMI Stadium 20,517 Saturday, 26 April AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 19.23 (137) Melbourne 13.7 (85) The Gabba 22,878 Sunday, 27 April AFL.com.au
North Melbourne 9.10 (64) Sydney Swans 8.16 (64) Telstra Dome 28,392 Sunday, 27 April AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 14.22 (106) Richmond 15.4 (94) MCG 46,076 Sunday, 27 April AFL.com.au

Round 7

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

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Main article: AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Victoria 21.11 (137) Dream Team 18.12 (120) MCG 69,294 Saturday, May 10 AFL.com.au

Round 8

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

Round 9 (Indigenous Round)

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Report
Collingwood 20.14 (134) Geelong 7.6 (48) MCG 78,206 Friday, 23 May AFL.com.au
Carlton 14.13 (97) Fremantle 14.4 (88) Telstra Dome 28,955 Saturday, 24 May AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) Sydney Swans 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium 25,013 Saturday, 24 May AFL.com.au
Essendon 10.12 (72) Richmond 16.14 (110) MCG 60,333 Saturday, 24 May AFL.com.au
West Coast Eagles 14.13 (97) Adelaide 5.17 (47) Subiaco 35,348 Saturday, 24 May AFL.com.au
Brisbane Lions 21.15 (141) St Kilda 14.11 (95) The Gabba 27,566 Sunday, 25 May AFL.com.au
Melbourne 12.6 (78) Hawthorn 14.13 (97) MCG 41,341 Sunday, 25 May AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) North Melbourne 16.17 (113) Telstra Dome 35,471 Sunday, 25 May AFL.com.au

Round 10

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

Round 11 (Queens Birthday)

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

Round 12

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

Round 13

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

Round 14 (Split Round)

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

Round 15

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

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 Eagles 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 Swans 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 Eagles 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 Swans 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 Swans 14.13 (0) 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 Eagles 12.11 (83) Subiaco 42,096 Sunday, 3 August AFL.com.au

Round 19 (Tom Wills Round)

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 Swans 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 Eagles 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 Eagles 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 Swans 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 Swans 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 Eagles 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 Eagles 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 Swans 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

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 1669 2538 65.76 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   view • talk • edit 

Finals Series

Main article: 2008 AFL Finals Series

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 Swans 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 Swans 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

Main article: 2008 AFL Grand Final
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[2]
  • Highest Losing Score: 21.8 (134) - Carlton v Essendon 23.12 (150), Round 3 [3]
  • Lowest Winning Score: 6.15 (51) - St Kilda v Sydney 6.13 (49), Round 1[4]
  • Greatest Margin: 135 points - Geelong 28.14 (182) v West Coast 5.17 (47), Round 13[5]
  • Smallest Margin (excluding draws): 1 point -
    • Fremantle 13.10 (88) v Geelong 13.11 (89), Round 6
    • Melbourne 14.9 (93) v Brisbane 13.14 (92), Round 14[6]
  • Highest Aggregate Score: 44.20 (284) - Essendon 23.12 (150) v Carlton 21.8 (134), Round 3[7]
  • Lowest Aggregate Score: 12.28 (100) - St Kilda 6.15 (51) v Sydney 6.13 (49), Round 1[8]
  • Best Accuracy: 85.71% - 12.2 (74) Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106), Round 10[9]
  • Worst Accuracy: 22.73% -
    • 5.17 (47) West Coast v Geelong 28.14 (182), Round 13
    • 5.17 (47) Adelaide v West Coast 14.13 (97), Round 9[10]

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 552
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

Rising Star Nominees

The AFL Rising Star award for 2008 was awarded to Rhys Palmer from the Fremantle Football Club. In the final voting he received maximum votes from eight of the nine judges to beat Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli by 7 votes. Trent Cotchin from Richmond was third with last years number 1 draft pick Matthew Kreuzer fourth and Palmer's Fremantle teammate Garrick Ibbotson in fifth position.[5] A total of 79 players who were eligible for the award played more than 5 games during the 2008 season.[6]

Round Player Team Votes
1 Bachar Houli Essendon
2 Josh Hill Western Bulldogs
3 Rhys Palmer Fremantle 44
4 Kieran Jack Sydney
5 Ben McKinley West Coast 6
6 Cyril Rioli Hawthorn 37
7 Austin Wonaeamirri Melbourne 1
8 Kurt Tippett Adelaide
9 Garrick Ibbotson Fremantle 7
10 Nathan J. Brown Collingwood 3
11 Matthew Kreuzer Carlton 11
12 Trent Cotchin Richmond 21
13 Jarryd Morton Hawthorn
14 Colin Garland Melbourne
15 Jack Riewoldt Richmond
16 Kyle Reimers Essendon
17 Brad Ebert West Coast
18 Gavin Urquhart North Melbourne
19 Shaun Grigg Carlton
20 Cale Morton Melbourne 3
21 Bradd Dalziell Brisbane Lions
22 Alipate Carlile Port Adelaide 2

Club Best and Fairests

Club Award Name Winner[7]
Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Nathan Bock
Brisbane Lions Merrett-Murray Medal Jonathan Brown[8]
Carlton John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd
Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dane Swan
Essendon Crichton Medal David Hille
Fremantle Doig Medal Matthew Pavlich[9]
Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Joel Corey
Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Lance Franklin[10]
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[11]
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.
  • The highest ever odds for an AFL–VFL game of $34 were offered for Melbourne to beat Geelong in their Round 3 clash at Skilled Stadium. Geelong won by 30 points.
  • Western Bulldogs came back from a 37-point deficit from the Saints 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, the equal-longest suspension handed out since the tribunal was reconfigured, 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 a reckless bump.
  • Collingwood's 73-point win over Essendon in round 6 was the biggest victory on an Anzac Day Match ever.
  • Sydney earned a controversial draw against North Melbourne at Telstra Dome in round six, after it was later revealed that the tying behind was scored with nineteen men on the field. As a direct consequence of this, the league amended the interchange laws in round nine.
  • 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.[11] 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.
  • Round 14 marked the first time all non-Victorian clubs lost in the same round since Port Adelaide entered the competition in 1997. The feat was repeated in Round 15.
  • With its final-round victory, Geelong matched the 2000 Essendon record of 21 wins in a 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 & 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 season saw the 8th-placed St Kilda requiring a win of 90+ points over Essendon to claim 4th place going into the finals. They recorded a 108-point victory which stole the Crows' 4th place.
  • On Monday 1 September, Leigh Matthews announced his resignation from his senior coaching position at the Brisbane Lions. Michael Voss has taken up this position despite committing to the West Coast Eagles 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 have 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).

Australia will be taking on Ireland in the a two test International Rules series. This series will be played in Australia and the matches will be played at Subiaco oval, Perth, Friday night the 24 October. The second test will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday night 31 October. Last year the International Rules series was aborted by the Irish to their thought that the Australians were too rough in the previous series held in Ireland. However after discussions between the teams they have decided to go on with this year's series if the Australians decided to play fairly. The 25-man Australian squad led by Michael Malthouse includes:

  • Nathan Bock (Adelaide)
  • Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
  • Jared Brennan (Brisbane Lions)
  • Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)
  • Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide)

Matt Campbell (North Melbourne)

Ryan Crowley (Fremantle)

Michael Firrito (North Melbourne)

Nathan Foley (Richmond)

Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)

Roger Hayden (Fremantle)

Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)

Daniel Motlop (Port Adelaide)

Marc Murphy (Carlton)

Michael Osborne (Hawthorn)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)

Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)

David Rodan (Port Adelaide)

Max Rooke (Geelong)

Brad Sewell (Hawthorn)

Kade Simpson (Carlton)

Adam Selwood (West Coast)

Dale Thomas (Collingwood)

Scott Thompson (Adelaide)

Daniel Wells (North Melbourne)

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide Neil Craig Simon Goodwin[12] Nathan Bassett, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Ben Rutten, Nathan van Berlo
Brisbane Lions Leigh Matthews Simon Black, Jonathan Brown, Nigel Lappin, Luke Power[13] N/A
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd[14] Nick Stevens(vc), Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland, Kade Simpson[15]
Collingwood Mick Malthouse Scott Burns[16] 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[17] Luke Hodge (vc), Shane Crawford, Chance Bateman, Brad Sewell,
Melbourne Dean Bailey Cameron Bruce, James McDonald Brock McLean, Brad Miller,[18]
North Melbourne Dean Laidley Adam Simpson[19] Brady Rawlings, Daniel Harris, Michael Firrito, Nathan Thompson, Drew Petrie, Corey Jones, Daniel Pratt, Brent Harvey
Port Adelaide Mark Williams Warren Tredrea[20] 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[21]
St Kilda Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt[22] Lenny Hayes
Sydney Paul Roos Leo Barry, Craig Bolton, Brett Kirk[23] N/A
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass[24] Dean Cox(vc), Tyson Stenglein(vc), Matt Priddis, Ashley Hansen, Adam Selwood[25]
Western Bulldogs Rodney Eade Brad Johnson Scott West, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd, Dale Morris[26]

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.[27]

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.[28]

Scott McLaren umpired his 300th game in Round 4[29] and Shane McInerney umpired his 250 game in Round 4.[30] Experienced field umpires Martin Ellis and Matthew Head both announced their retirements during the year.[31][32]

Player changes

Debuts

Main article: List of AFL debuts in 2008

A total of 84 players made their AFL debut in 2008,[33] including 14 of the 17 first round draft selections from the 2007 AFL Draft[34]. Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli was the only debutant to play all 22 games in the Home and Away season.[33]

Retirements

Name Club Date Retired Reason
Beau McDonald Brisbane Lions 14 February Recent injuries forced him out of the game.[35]
Danny Jacobs Hawthorn 12 March Hip injury.[36]
Hugh Minson Port Adelaide 9 April Knee problems.[37]
David Neitz Melbourne 19 May Neck problems.[38]
Matthew Carr Fremantle 19 May Leg problems.[39]
Michael Braun West Coast 7 July (finished season) Time is right.[40]
Peter Bell Fremantle 7 July Time is right.[41]
Andrew McDougall Western Bulldogs 17 July Injury and non-selection.[42]
Shaun McManus Fremantle 29 July Time is right.[43]
Michael Wilson Port Adelaide 5 August Injury.[44]
Robert Harvey St Kilda 6 August (finished season) Time is right.[45]
Heath Black Fremantle 6 August Injury.[46]
Mal Michael Essendon 15 August (finished season) Time is right.[47]
Rhett Biglands Adelaide 18 August Knee Injury.[48]
Nigel Lappin Brisbane Lions 19 August Achilles injury .[49]
Mark Johnson Fremantle 20 August (finished season) Time is right.[50]
Jason Johnson Essendon 25 August Time is right.[51]
Adam Ramanauskas Essendon 25 August Time is right.[51]
Shannon Grant North Melbourne 26 August (finished season) Time is right.[52]
Luke Webster Fremantle 27 August Injuries and club's future direction.[53]
Nathan Bassett Adelaide 27 August (finished season) Health concerns.[54]
Ben Holland Melbourne 30 August Time is right.[55]
Jeff Farmer Fremantle 2 September Time is right.[56]
Nathan Ablett Geelong 2 September Pursue a career in the building industry.[57]
Ben Mathews Sydney 2 September Time is right.[58]
Jess Sinclair North Melbourne 10 September Time is right.[59]
Peter Everitt Sydney 12 September Time is right.[60]
Fraser Gehrig St Kilda 13 September Unsuccessful attempt to relaunch his football career.[61]
Ryan Lonie Collingwood 15 September Injury.[62]
Shane Wakelin Collingwood 15 September Time is right.[63]
Nathan Thompson North Melbourne 19 September No offer for 2009[64]
Scott Burns Collingwood 22 September Time is right[65]
Ken McGregor Adelaide 30 September Time is right[66]
Jason Saddington Carlton 13 October Time is right[67]
Shane Crawford Hawthorn 8 November Time is right[68]

Sackings/Delistings

Name Club Date Delisted
Courtney Johns Essendon 15 August [69]
Damien Peverill Essendon 25 August [70]
Jeff White Melbourne 26 August [71]
Adem Yze Melbourne 26 August [71]
Greg Tivendale Richmond 28 August [72]
Ryley Dunn Fremantle 3 September [73]
Steven Armstrong West Coast 4 September [74]
Chad Jones West Coast 4 September [74]
James Thomson West Coast 4 September [74]
Jace Bode Melbourne 4 September [75]
Isaac Weetra Melbourne 4 September [75]
Robert Copeland Brisbane Lions 19 September [76]
Chris Schmidt Brisbane Lions 19 September [76]
Wayde Mills Brisbane Lions 19 September [76]
Haydn Kiel Brisbane Lions 19 September [76]
Brodie Holland Collingwood 23 September [77]
Chris Egan Collingwood 23 September [77]
Sam Iles Collingwood 23 September [77]
Scott West Western Bulldogs 23 September [78]
Peter Street Western Bulldogs 23 September [78]
Nick Davis Sydney 12 October [79]
Liam Bedford Geelong 15 October [80]
Jason Davenport Geelong 15 October [80]
Chris Kangars Geelong 15 October [80]
Tim Clarke Hawthorn 16 October [81]
Zac Dawson Hawthorn 16 October [81]
Luke McEntee Hawthorn 16 October [81]
Garry Moss Hawthorn 16 October [81]
Jayden Attard St Kilda 22 October [82]
Matthew Ferguson St Kilda 22 October [82]
Michael Rix St Kilda 22 October [82]
Shane Birss St Kilda 22 October [82]
Charlie Gardiner St Kilda 22 October [82]
Glenn Chivers St Kilda 22 October [82]
Luke Van Rheenen St Kilda 22 October [82]
Aaron Fiora St Kilda 31 October [83]
Chris Johnson Melbourne 31 October [84 ]

2008 Trade Week

In total only six trades were completed, with many players who requested trades, including Ryan O'Keefe, Andrew Lovett, Mark Seaby, Josh Carr and Daniel Harris unable to finalise deals during the week.[85] The lowest number of completed trades prompted calls by the AFLPA for a form of free agency to be introduced, although it could be explained as a one-off event due to a combination of the high regard for the players available in year's draft and the impending concessions to be given to the expansion teams, Gold Coast and Western Sydney in the coming years.[86]

Player Original club New club Traded for
Farren Ray and Pick #48 Western Bulldogs St Kilda Draft Pick #31
Rhyce Shaw and Pick #61 Collingwood Sydney Draft Pick #46
Adam Thomson Port Adelaide Richmond Draft Pick #42
Anthony Corrie Brisbane Lions Collingwood Draft Pick #93
Brent Prismall Geelong Essendon Draft Pick #39
Robert Warnock and Pick #69 Fremantle Carlton Draft Picks #24,56 and 72

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.[87]
  • Despite being newly signed for two years as Assistant Coach of the West Coast Eagles, as expected, former Brisbane Lions captain Michael Voss was appointed as coach of the Brisbane Lions, one day after Leigh Matthews resigned.[88]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cats demolish Eagles by 99 points
  2. ^ Eagles, Dockers picked for All Australian squad
  3. ^ a b Looyd, Davis make their mark
  4. ^ Richmond's Deledio wins 2008 Army Award
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  6. ^ Footwire Rising Star Statistics
  7. ^ "Club best and fairest results". Realfooty. 2008-10-05. http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/best-and-fairest-results/2008/10/04/1223013861357.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.  
  8. ^ AAP (2008-10-05). "Brown top Lion". Realfooty. http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/brown-top-lion-20081004-4u04.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.  
  9. ^ AAP (2008-10-05). "Pavlich named Dockers' best". Realfooty. http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/pavlich-named-dockers-best-20081005-4u0q.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.  
  10. ^ Arup, Thomas (2008-10-05). "Franklin is top Hawk in year of personal and team accolades". Realfooty. http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/franklin-is-top-hawk-in-year-of-personal-and-team-accolades/2008/10/04/1223013861336.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.  
  11. ^ AAP (2008-10-05). "Fisher voted best Saint". Realfooty. http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/fisher-voted-best-saint-20081004-4tzt.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.  
  12. ^ "Goodwin to captain the Crows". AdelaideNow. 2007-12-12. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22912669-12428,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-22.  
  13. ^ "Four co-captains may be enough for Lions". Sydney Morning Herald. 2008-02-12. http://news.smh.com.au/four-cocaptains-may-be-enough-for-lions/20080212-1rsi.html. Retrieved 2008-02-13.  
  14. ^ "Judd will skipper Blues, Stevens to deputy". AFL.com.au. 2008-02-19. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55401. Retrieved 2008-02-19.  
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  20. ^ "Tredrea to lead Power again". AFL. 2008-03-12. http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/tabid/6038/Default.aspx?newsid=56156. Retrieved 2008-03-12.  
  21. ^ "Newman ready for the challenge". AFL. 2008-11-02. http://richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=55148. Retrieved 2008-05-05.  
  22. ^ "Saints appoint Riewoldt sole skipper". AFL. 2008-03-12. http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=56118. Retrieved 2008-03-12.  
  23. ^ "Bolton steps up". Herald Sun. 2008-02-13. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23206401-19742,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-14.  
  24. ^ "Glass to captain West Coast". Mic Cullen. 2007-11-09. http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7155/Default.aspx?newsId=53143. Retrieved 2008-01-22.  
  25. ^ "Embley loses leadership role at Eagles". The Age. 2007-12-04. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Embley-loses-leadership-role-at-Eagles/2007/12/04/1196530649282.html. Retrieved 2008-01-22.  
  26. ^ "Boyd and Morris take the lead at Bulldogs". Jennifer Witham. 2008-01-22. http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=4112&newsId=54694. Retrieved 2008-01-22.  
  27. ^ Matthews, Bruce (2008-09-15). "More umpires mean fewer mistakes". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,22049,24345617-5016140,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-24.  
  28. ^ "All-Australian umpire axed for decider". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 2008-09-23. http://news.smh.com.au/sport/allaustralian-umpire-axed-for-decider-20080923-4mcn.html. Retrieved 2008-09-24.  
  29. ^ "AFL umpire to officiate in 300th match". AAP. 2008-04-09. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=444316. Retrieved 2008-09-24.  
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  31. ^ Morrison, Joel (2008-09-02). "Ellis calls it a day". AFL.com.au. http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64119. Retrieved 2008-09-24.  
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  36. ^ "Danny Jacobs Announces Retirement". AFL. 2008-03-12. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=56126. Retrieved 2008-03-12.  
  37. ^ "Hugh Minson retires". Port Adelaide Football Club. 2008-04-09. http://portadelaidefc.com.au/tabid/6038/default.aspx?newsid=57629. Retrieved 2008-04-17.  
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  39. ^ "Matthew Carr pulls pin on Freo career". AFL website. 2008-05-19. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59858. Retrieved 2008-05-19.  
  40. ^ "Eagle champ Braun announces retirement". AFL website. 2008-07-07. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62822. Retrieved 2008-07-07.  
  41. ^ "Bell calls an end to a glittering career". AFL website. 2008-07-07. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62841. Retrieved 2008-07-07.  
  42. ^ "Bulldog McDougall calls it quits". WB website. 2008-07-17. http://westernbulldogs.com.au/tabid/4112/Default.aspx?newsid=63540. Retrieved 2008-07-17.  
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