2008 AFL premiership season File:2008AFLToyota.png Logo of the 2008
AFL Season
Teams 16 Matches played 72 Total attendance 2,813,231 (39,073 per match)
The Australian Football League season of 2008 commenced on March 20 , 2008 and will conclude on September 27 , 2008. This season also marks the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football . The season consists of 22 rounds finals games and 4 rounds of finals to determine the 2008 AFL Premier.
Pre-season Cup
St. Kilda won the pre-season cup tournament - the National Australia Bank Cup, defeating the Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide in the Final on March 8 2008 . St. Kilda won by the score (69) to (64).
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, March 20
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Port Adelaide
14.12 (96)
Geelong
15.15 (105)
AAMI Stadium
28,206
Thursday, March 20
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Collingwood
16.15 (111)
Fremantle
13.7 (85)
MCG
45,383
Saturday, March 22
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West Coast Eagles
14.8 (92)
Brisbane Lions
11.10 (76)
Subiaco
39,591
Saturday, March 22
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St Kilda
6.15 (51)
Sydney Swans
6.13 (49)
Telstra Dome
36,614
Saturday, March 22
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Western Bulldogs
19.12 (126)
Adelaide
18.15 (123)
Telstra Dome
24,835
Sunday, March 23
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Hawthorn
23.16 (154)
Melbourne
6.14 (50)
MCG
40,141
Sunday, March 23
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North Melbourne
9.13 (67)
Essendon
19.8 (122)
Telstra Dome
48,100
Monday, March 24
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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, March 28
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Melbourne
9.12 (66)
Western Bulldogs
24.17 (161)
MCG
27,821
Saturday, March 29
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Adelaide
21.7 (133)
West Coast Eagles
8.9 (57)
AAMI Stadium
38,162
Saturday, March 29
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Fremantle
14.13 (97)
Hawthorn
16.16 (112)
Subiaco
38,022
Saturday, March 29
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St Kilda
19.11 (125)
Carlton
12.13 (85)
Telstra Dome
43,396
Saturday, March 29
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Sydney Swans
22.14 (146)
Port Adelaide
11.12 (78)
SCG
24,700
Sunday, March 30
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Geelong
22.18 (150)
Essendon
6.15 (51)
Telstra Dome
50,636
Sunday, March 30
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Richmond
13.8 (86)
North Melbourne
20.7 (127)
MCG
39,292
Sunday, March 30
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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, April 4
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North Melbourne
13.8 (86)
Hawthorn
15.12 (102)
Telstra Dome
39,816
Saturday, April 5
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West Coast Eagles
10.13 (73)
Fremantle
12.15 (87)
Subiaco
39,027
Saturday, April 5
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Brisbane Lions
10.11 (71)
Sydney Swans
13.10 (88)
The Gabba
29,061
Saturday, April 5
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Essendon
23.12 (150)
Carlton
21.8 (134)
MCG
64,388
Saturday, April 5
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Geelong
16.16 (112)
Melbourne
12.10 (82)
Skilled Stadium
23,569
Sunday, April 6
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Richmond
11.12 (78)
Collingwood
18.14 (122)
MCG
70,802
Sunday, April 6
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Adelaide
12.13 (85)
Port Adelaide
11.13 (79)
AAMI Stadium
45,524
Sunday, April 6
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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, April 11
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St Kilda
13.16 (94)
Geelong
21.10 (136)
Telstra Dome
44,368
Saturday, April 12
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North Melbourne
18.19 (127)
Melbourne
11.13 (79)
MCG
23,427
Saturday, April 12
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Sydney Swans
16.11 (107)
West Coast Eagles
5.15 (45)
ANZ Stadium
44,235
Saturday, April 12
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Port Adelaide
16.8 (104)
Brisbane Lions
18.16 (124)
AAMI Stadium
25,205
Saturday, April 12
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Hawthorn
17.12 (114)
Adelaide
10.10 (70)
Aurora Stadium
15,124
Sunday, April 13
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Carlton
17.9 (111)
Collingwood
13.10 (88)
MCG
77,873
Sunday, April 13
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Fremantle
10.13 (73)
Richmond
20.17 (137)
Subiaco
37,541
Sunday, April 13
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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, April 18
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Geelong
16.18 (114)
Sydney Swans
10.12 (72)
Skilled Stadium
24,368
Saturday, April 19
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Adelaide
12.16 (88)
Fremantle
10.11 (71)
AAMI Stadium
39,554
Saturday, April 19
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Brisbane Lions
17.16 (118)
Hawthorn
19.16 (130)
The Gabba
30,019
Saturday, April 19
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Collingwood
15.15 (105)
North Melbourne
16.16 (112)
MCG
51,990
Saturday, April 19
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Melbourne
9.14 (68)
Carlton
15.11 (101)
MCG
44,159
Sunday, April 20
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Western Bulldogs
19.16 (130)
Richmond
20.10 (130)
Telstra Dome
37,767
Sunday, April 20
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West Coast Eagles
16.8 (104)
Port Adelaide
19.14 (128)
Subiaco
38,302
Sunday, April 20
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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, April 25
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Fremantle
13.10 (88)
Geelong
13.11 (89)
Subiaco
38,022
Friday, April 25
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Carlton
11.15 (81)
Adelaide
16.15 (111)
MCG
41,033
Saturday, April 26
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Western Bulldogs
20.14 (134)
West Coast Eagles
11.8 (74)
Telstra Dome
29,927
Saturday, April 26
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Port Adelaide
12.10 (82)
St Kilda
9.7 (61)
AAMI Stadium
20,517
Saturday, April 26
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Brisbane Lions
19.23 (137)
Melbourne
13.7 (85)
The Gabba
22,878
Sunday, April 27
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North Melbourne
9.10 (64)
Sydney Swans
8.16 (64)
Telstra Dome
28,392
Sunday, April 27
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Hawthorn
14.22 (106)
Richmond
15.4 (94)
MCG
46,076
Sunday, April 27
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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, May 2
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Geelong
15.15 (105)
Brisbane Lions
11.12 (78)
Skilled Stadium
23,388
Saturday, May 3
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Hawthorn
24.10 (154)
Collingwood
13.11 (89)
MCG
76,048
Saturday, May 3
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Richmond
16.11 (107)
St Kilda
17.8 (110)
Telstra Dome
40,585
Saturday, May 3
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Adelaide
15.17 (107)
North Melbourne
11.8 (74)
AAMI Stadium
41,898
Saturday, May 3
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Sydney Swans
14.10 (94)
Western Bulldogs
18.4 (112)
SCG
29,018
Sunday, May 4
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Melbourne
17.17 (119)
Fremantle
15.23 (113)
MCG
19,423
Sunday, May 4
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Essendon
15.4 (94)
Port Adelaide
24.14 (158)
Telstra Dome
28,409
Sunday, May 4
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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
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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, May 16
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Hawthorn
17.15 (117)
Port Adelaide
15.12 (102)
Aurora Stadium
15,682
Saturday, May 17
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Richmond
10.9 (69)
Geelong
14.15 (99)
MCG
37,275
Saturday, May 17
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Carlton
12.20 (92)
Brisbane Lions
18.17 (125)
Telstra Dome
38,675
Saturday, May 17
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North Melbourne
13.11 (89)
West Coast Eagles
12.11 (83)
Gold Coast Stadium
6,354
Saturday, May 17
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Adelaide
22.18 (150)
Melbourne
11.8 (74)
AAMI Stadium
35,649
Sunday, May 18
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Sydney Swans
21.17 (143)
Essendon
7.10 (52)
ANZ Stadium
34,904
Sunday, May 18
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Fremantle
17.9 (111)
Western Bulldogs
17.12 (114)
Subiaco
35,624
Sunday, May 18
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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, May 23
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Carlton
14.13 (97)
Fremantle
14.4 (88)
Telstra Dome
28,955
Saturday, May 24
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Port Adelaide
14.10 (94)
Sydney Swans
16.9 (105)
AAMI Stadium
25,013
Saturday, May 24
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Essendon
10.12 (72)
Richmond
16.14 (110)
MCG
60,333
Saturday, May 24
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West Coast Eagles
14.13 (97)
Adelaide
5.17 (47)
Subiaco
35,348
Saturday, May 24
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Brisbane Lions
21.15 (141)
St Kilda
14.11 (95)
The Gabba
27,566
Sunday, May 25
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Melbourne
12.6 (78)
Hawthorn
14.13 (97)
MCG
41,341
Sunday, May 25
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Western Bulldogs
16.14 (110)
North Melbourne
16.17 (113)
Telstra Dome
35,471
Sunday, May 25
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Round 10
Round 11 (Queens Birthday)
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14 (Split Round)
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19 (Tom Wills Round)
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Ladder
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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 2000 AFL season .
Qualifying and Elimination Finals
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Broadcast
Report
Semi Finals
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Broadcast
Report
Preliminary Finals
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Broadcast
Report
Grand Final
Home team
Home team score
Away team
Away team score
Ground
Crowd
Date
Broadcast
Report
Coleman Medal Leaderboard
Coleman medal statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Disposals Leaderboard
Statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Kicks Leaderboard
Statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Handballs Leaderboard
Statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Marks Leaderboard
Statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Tackles Leaderboard
Statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Hitouts Leaderboard
Statistics to end of Round 8, 2008.
Rising Star Nominees
Notable Events
This will be the first season since 1998 in which the North Melbourne will compete 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 lead from the Saints at quarter time to comeback and the win the game by 38 points to make a 75-point turnaround in Round 4.
Brisbane 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. (see Greatest AFL comebacks )
Sydney forward Barry Hall was suspended for seven weeks, the equal-largest suspension handed out since the tribunal was reconfigured, for striking West Coast defender Brent Staker with a clean punch to the head.
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.[1]
Club captains
Club
Captain(s)
Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide
Simon Goodwin [ 1]
Nathan Bassett , Brett Burton , Tyson Edwards , Ben Rutten , Nathan van Berlo
Brisbane Lions
Simon Black , Jonathan Brown , Nigel Lappin , Luke Power [ 2]
N/A
Carlton
Chris Judd [ 3]
Nick Stevens (vc), Andrew Carrazzo , Heath Scotland , Kade Simpson [ 4]
Collingwood
Scott Burns [ 5]
Josh Fraser (vc), Tarkyn Lockyer , Nick Maxwell , Scott Pendlebury
Essendon
Matthew Lloyd
Mark McVeigh
Fremantle
Mathew Pavlich
Josh Carr (vc)
Geelong
Tom Harley
Cameron Ling (vc), Cameron Mooney (dvc), Joel Corey , Paul Chapman , Max Rooke
Hawthorn
Sam Mitchell [ 6]
Luke Hodge (vc)
Melbourne
David Neitz [ 7]
Cameron Bruce , James McDonald , Brock McLean , Russell Robertson , Brad Miller , Adem Yze . [ 8]
North Melbourne
Adam Simpson [ 9]
Brady Rawlings , Daniel Harris , Michael Firrito , Nathan Thompson , Drew Petrie , Corey Jones , Daniel Pratt , Brent Harvey
Port Adelaide
Warren Tredrea [ 10]
Brendon Lade (vc), Chad Cornes (vc), Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Michael Wilson , Kane Cornes and Dom Cassisi
Richmond
Kane Johnson
Chris Newman (vc), Nathan Foley (vc), Nathan Brown , Troy Simmonds , Joel Bowden and Kayne Pettifer [ 11]
St Kilda
Nick Riewoldt [ 12]
Lenny Hayes
Sydney
Leo Barry , Craig Bolton , Brett Kirk [ 13]
N/A
West Coast
Darren Glass [ 14]
Dean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein (vc), Matt Priddis , Ashley Hansen , Adam Selwood [ 15]
Western Bulldogs
Brad Johnson
Scott West , Robert Murphy , Daniel Cross , Daniel Giansiracusa , Matthew Boyd , Dale Morris [ 16]
Umpires
Player changes
Debuts
Retirements
Sackings/Delistings
Trades
Coaching changes
See also
References
External links
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