2008 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 2008 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: Geelong
Minor Premiers: Geelong
Brownlow Medallist(s): Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medallist(s): Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Gary Ablett (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Geelong (R) 1st 21 -0- 1 161.8% Gary Ablett (22) Steve Johnson (49)
Hawthorn (P) 2nd 17 -0- 5 131.9% Lance Franklin (20) Lance Franklin (102)
Western Bulldogs 3rd 15 -1- 6 118.7% Adam Cooney (24) Brad Johnson (47)
St Kilda 4th 13 -0- 9 110.6% Lenny Hayes (15) Nick Riewoldt (56)
Adelaide 5th 13 -0- 9 109.7% Scott Thompson (15) Brett Burton (34)
Sydney 6th 12 -1- 9 112.5% Adam Goodes (21) Michael O'Loughlin (36)
North Melbourne 7th 12 -1- 9 97.0% Brent Harvey (17) David Hale (35)
Collingwood 8th 12 -0- 10 111.2% Paul Medhurst, Dane Swan (12) Paul Medhurst (48)
Richmond 9th 11 -1- 10 97.4% Matthew Richardson (22) Matthew Richardson (48)
Brisbane Lions 10th 10 -0- 12 98.0% Simon Black (23) Daniel Bradshaw (75)
Carlton 11th 10 -0- 12 94.2% Chris Judd (16) Brendan Fevola (99)
Essendon 12th 8 -0- 14 81.7% Mark McVeigh (13) Matthew Lloyd (62)
Port Adelaide 13th 7 -0- 15 95.9% Daniel Motlop (10) Daniel Motlop (57)
Fremantle 14th 6 -0- 16 93.7% Matthew Pavlich (17) Matthew Pavlich (67)
West Coast 15th 4 -0- 18 65.9% Daniel Kerr (7) Ben McKinley (42)
Melbourne 16th 3 -0- 19 62.6% Brock McLean, Paul Wheatley (5) Brad Miller (26)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 32
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 20/03/2008 6:10 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 79 - 109 72,552
THU 20/03/2008 8:15 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium 96 - 105 28,206
SAT 22/03/2008 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fremantle MCG 111 - 85 45,383
SAT 22/03/2008 5:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 92 - 76 39,591
SAT 22/03/2008 7:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Telstra Dome 51 - 49 36,614
SUN 23/03/2008 1:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Telstra Dome 126 - 123 24,835
SUN 23/03/2008 4:40 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 154 - 50 40,141
MON 24/03/2008 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Telstra Dome 67 - 122 48,100

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/03/2008 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba 96 - 94 33,867
SAT 29/03/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG 66 - 161 27,821
SAT 29/03/2008 2:40 PM Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium 133 - 57 38,162
SAT 29/03/2008 5:40 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 97 - 112 38,022
SAT 29/03/2008 7:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Telstra Dome 125 - 85 43,396
SUN 30/03/2008 1:10 PM Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG 146 - 78 24,761
SUN 30/03/2008 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Telstra Dome 150 - 51 50,636
SUN 30/03/2008 4:40 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 86 - 127 39,292

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/04/2008 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v St Kilda Telstra Dome 125 - 87 38,667
SAT 05/04/2008 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 86 - 102 39,816
SAT 05/04/2008 2:10 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 73 - 87 39,027
SAT 05/04/2008 6:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 71 - 88 29,061
SAT 05/04/2008 7:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 150 - 134 64,388
SUN 06/04/2008 1:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Skilled Stadium 112 - 82 23,570
SUN 06/04/2008 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 78 - 122 70,832
SUN 06/04/2008 4:10 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 85 - 79 45,524

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/04/2008 7:40 PM Essendon v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 98 - 128 47,641
SAT 12/04/2008 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 127 - 79 23,427
SAT 12/04/2008 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Telstra Dome 94 - 136 44,368
SAT 12/04/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v West Coast ANZ Stadium 107 - 45 44,235
SAT 12/04/2008 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium 104 - 124 25,205
SUN 13/04/2008 1:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide Aurora Stadium 114 - 70 15,124
SUN 13/04/2008 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 111 - 88 77,873
SUN 13/04/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v Richmond Subiaco Oval 73 - 137 37,541

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/04/2008 7:40 PM St Kilda v Essendon Telstra Dome 123 - 87 46,792
SAT 19/04/2008 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Skilled Stadium 114 - 72 24,368
SAT 19/04/2008 2:40 PM Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 88 - 71 39,554
SAT 19/04/2008 7:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG 105 - 112 51,990
SAT 19/04/2008 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 118 - 130 30,019
SUN 20/04/2008 1:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 68 - 101 44,759
SUN 20/04/2008 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond Telstra Dome 130 - 130 37,767
SUN 20/04/2008 2:40 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 104 - 128 38,302

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/04/2008 2:40 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 154 - 81 88,999
FRI 25/04/2008 6:40 PM Fremantle v Geelong Subiaco Oval 88 - 89 38,022
SAT 26/04/2008 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide MCG 81 - 111 41,033
SAT 26/04/2008 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium 82 - 61 20,517
SAT 26/04/2008 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v West Coast Telstra Dome 134 - 74 29,927
SUN 27/04/2008 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Gabba 137 - 85 22,878
SUN 27/04/2008 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney Telstra Dome 64 - 64 28,392
SUN 27/04/2008 4:40 PM Hawthorn v Richmond MCG 106 - 94 46,076

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/05/2008 6:40 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 74 - 111 41,254
SAT 03/05/2008 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Lions Skilled Stadium 105 - 78 23,388
SAT 03/05/2008 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG 154 - 89 76,048
SAT 03/05/2008 7:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda Telstra Dome 107 - 110 40,585
SAT 03/05/2008 7:10 PM Adelaide v North Melbourne AAMI Stadium 107 - 74 41,898
SUN 04/05/2008 1:10 PM Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG 94 - 112 29,018
SUN 04/05/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 119 - 113 19,423
SUN 04/05/2008 4:40 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 94 - 158 28,409

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/05/2008 7:40 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Telstra Dome 94 - 103 48,417
SAT 17/05/2008 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 69 - 99 37,275
SAT 17/05/2008 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide Aurora Stadium 117 - 102 15,682
SAT 17/05/2008 7:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 92 - 125 38,675
SAT 17/05/2008 7:10 PM North Melbourne v West Coast Carrara Stadium 89 - 83 6,354
SUN 18/05/2008 12:40 PM Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 150 - 74 35,649
SUN 18/05/2008 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon ANZ Stadium 143 - 52 34,904
SUN 18/05/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 111 - 114 35,624

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/05/2008 7:40 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 134 - 48 78,206
SAT 24/05/2008 2:10 PM Carlton v Fremantle Telstra Dome 97 - 88 28,955
SAT 24/05/2008 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 94 - 105 25,013
SAT 24/05/2008 5:40 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 97 - 47 35,348
SAT 24/05/2008 7:10 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 72 - 110 60,333
SUN 25/05/2008 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 141 - 95 27,566
SUN 25/05/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 78 - 97 41,341
SUN 25/05/2008 4:40 PM Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne Telstra Dome 110 - 113 34,971

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/05/2008 7:40 PM Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 74 - 69 41,897
SAT 31/05/2008 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast MCG 173 - 73 52,968
SAT 31/05/2008 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs Aurora Stadium 74 - 106 19,378
SAT 31/05/2008 7:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Telstra Dome 133 - 77 46,231
SAT 31/05/2008 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba 129 - 98 22,118
SUN 01/06/2008 1:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 139 - 57 26,852
SUN 01/06/2008 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Telstra Dome 129 - 50 27,854
SUN 01/06/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 75 - 103 34,236

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/06/2008 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Telstra Dome 114 - 127 38,373
SAT 07/06/2008 2:10 PM Richmond v Adelaide MCG 96 - 146 32,767
SAT 07/06/2008 5:40 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 78 - 83 38,802
SAT 07/06/2008 7:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 79 - 130 46,377
SUN 08/06/2008 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Fremantle Gabba 96 - 74 24,506
SUN 08/06/2008 2:10 PM St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 79 - 106 38,914
SUN 08/06/2008 4:10 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium 63 - 75 29,240
MON 09/06/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 95 - 116 59,548

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/06/2008 7:40 PM Essendon v West Coast Telstra Dome 113 - 91 33,386
SAT 14/06/2008 2:10 PM Fremantle v North Melbourne Subiaco Oval 120 - 67 34,105
SAT 14/06/2008 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions MCG 131 - 68 39,320
SAT 14/06/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 102 - 67 25,996
SAT 14/06/2008 7:10 PM Adelaide v Hawthorn AAMI Stadium 72 - 76 44,559
SUN 15/06/2008 1:10 PM Geelong v Port Adelaide Skilled Stadium 108 - 49 21,642
SUN 15/06/2008 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 89 - 119 80,310
SUN 15/06/2008 4:40 PM Richmond v Melbourne Telstra Dome 116 - 94 27,348

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/06/2008 7:40 PM St Kilda v Fremantle Telstra Dome 65 - 57 22,440
SAT 21/06/2008 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne MCG 76 - 103 42,508
SAT 21/06/2008 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 123 - 127 20,923
SAT 21/06/2008 5:40 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 47 - 182 38,414
SAT 21/06/2008 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 83 - 70 29,964
SUN 22/06/2008 1:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney Manuka Oval 74 - 114 11,437
SUN 22/06/2008 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 101 - 136 59,177
SUN 22/06/2008 4:40 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 89 - 99 44,885

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/06/2008 7:40 PM Hawthorn v West Coast MCG 126 - 69 29,138
SAT 28/06/2008 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 88 - 118 73,503
SAT 28/06/2008 7:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Carrara Stadium 69 - 84 9,128
SAT 28/06/2008 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide TIO Stadium 135 - 81 11,373
SUN 29/06/2008 1:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG 93 - 92 23,278
SUN 29/06/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 91 - 95 34,239
FRI 04/07/2008 7:40 PM Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium 56 - 124 44,377
SAT 05/07/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood ANZ Stadium 50 - 79 59,266

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/07/2008 7:40 PM Carlton v St Kilda MCG 87 - 119 55,658
SAT 12/07/2008 2:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Skilled Stadium 118 - 44 21,293
SAT 12/07/2008 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide MCG 106 - 74 52,592
SAT 12/07/2008 7:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 155 - 118 40,053
SAT 12/07/2008 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Melbourne AAMI Stadium 74 - 76 19,851
SUN 13/07/2008 1:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney MCG 106 - 75 49,529
SUN 13/07/2008 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Telstra Dome 95 - 64 27,446
SUN 13/07/2008 2:40 PM West Coast v Richmond Subiaco Oval 75 - 152 37,085

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/07/2008 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Telstra Dome 114 - 96 46,610
SAT 19/07/2008 2:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Skilled Stadium 131 - 70 24,805
SAT 19/07/2008 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 108 - 104 56,746
SAT 19/07/2008 7:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 119 - 89 41,886
SAT 19/07/2008 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 113 - 67 27,784
SUN 20/07/2008 1:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Telstra Dome 119 - 121 38,401
SUN 20/07/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 114 - 68 31,638
SUN 20/07/2008 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide AAMI Stadium 92 - 80 31,662

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/07/2008 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Geelong MCG 77 - 88 86,179
SAT 26/07/2008 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 128 - 80 64,785
SAT 26/07/2008 2:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 103 - 86 34,037
SAT 26/07/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 53 - 77 26,260
SAT 26/07/2008 7:10 PM Richmond v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 117 - 114 31,275
SUN 27/07/2008 12:40 PM Port Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 101 - 129 19,072
SUN 27/07/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 70 - 98 21,330
SUN 27/07/2008 4:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Carlton Telstra Dome 98 - 126 37,879

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/08/2008 7:40 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG 62 - 116 58,307
SAT 02/08/2008 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 124 - 108 46,334
SAT 02/08/2008 2:40 PM Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium 94 - 86 40,730
SAT 02/08/2008 7:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Telstra Dome 134 - 71 42,238
SAT 02/08/2008 7:10 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Carrara Stadium 92 - 84 10,037
SUN 03/08/2008 1:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney Manuka Oval 113 - 97 13,550
SUN 03/08/2008 2:10 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 101 - 93 22,878
SUN 03/08/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 116 - 83 42,096

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/08/2008 7:05 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 41 - 157 34,610
SAT 09/08/2008 2:10 PM Carlton v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 132 - 66 29,696
SAT 09/08/2008 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Aurora Stadium 110 - 41 19,929
SAT 09/08/2008 7:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 97 - 83 52,135
SAT 09/08/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 112 - 108 20,846
SUN 10/08/2008 1:10 PM North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 136 - 116 31,957
SUN 10/08/2008 2:40 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 113 - 103 35,288
SUN 10/08/2008 2:40 PM Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 108 - 45 37,562

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/08/2008 7:40 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 75 - 106 23,694
SAT 16/08/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 79 - 45 17,958
SAT 16/08/2008 2:10 PM Essendon v Adelaide Telstra Dome 73 - 129 32,184
SAT 16/08/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v Geelong ANZ Stadium 94 - 133 44,955
SAT 16/08/2008 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 90 - 79 27,315
SUN 17/08/2008 1:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 105 - 76 44,523
SUN 17/08/2008 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Telstra Dome 90 - 141 43,406
SUN 17/08/2008 2:40 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 69 - 112 34,014

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/08/2008 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Telstra Dome 151 - 105 37,294
SAT 23/08/2008 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle MCG 105 - 98 24,881
SAT 23/08/2008 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 129 - 51 18,875
SAT 23/08/2008 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Carlton Gabba 109 - 115 34,327
SAT 23/08/2008 7:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Telstra Dome 118 - 73 45,570
SUN 24/08/2008 1:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Skilled Stadium 115 - 82 24,288
SUN 24/08/2008 2:10 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Telstra Dome 95 - 47 33,811
SUN 24/08/2008 2:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 62 - 133 37,040

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/08/2008 6:40 PM Fremantle v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 80 - 56 35,106
SAT 30/08/2008 1:10 PM North Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG 72 - 148 22,144
SAT 30/08/2008 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Skilled Stadium 164 - 65 21,752
SAT 30/08/2008 3:40 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 76 - 67 37,543
SAT 30/08/2008 7:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 81 - 159 49,057
SAT 30/08/2008 7:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG 114 - 53 24,076
SUN 31/08/2008 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 41 - 121 37,046
SUN 31/08/2008 4:40 PM Essendon v St Kilda Telstra Dome 39 - 147 46,161

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/2008 2:00 PM Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 94 - 125 37,685
SAT 06/09/2008 7:30 PM Sydney v North Melbourne ANZ Stadium 110 - 75 19,127

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/09/2008 7:50 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG 127 - 76 76,703
SUN 07/09/2008 2:40 PM Geelong v St Kilda MCG 119 - 61 71,653

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/09/2008 7:50 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney MCG 106 - 69 42,731
SAT 13/09/2008 7:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood MCG 106 - 72 76,707

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/09/2008 7:40 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs MCG 83 - 54 70,140
SAT 20/09/2008 7:00 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda MCG 118 - 64 77,002

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/2008 2:30 PM Geelong v Hawthorn MCG 89 - 115 100,012