2008 AFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 2008 AFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Skilled Stadium (Kardinia Park)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 21-0-1, P%: 161.8%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): Gary Ablett (22)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Steve Johnson (49)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Joel Corey

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Tom Harley

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ablett, Gary #29 21 R01-R06, R08-R15, R19-R22, QF, PF, GF 26 22
Bartel, Jimmy #3 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 22 10
Blake, Mark #24 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 6 0
Byrnes, Shannon #17 9 R01-R03, R10-R11, R19-R22 8 0
Chapman, Paul #35 19 R01-R08, R11-R17, R21-R22, QF, GF 33 6
Corey, Joel #11 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 6 15
Enright, Corey #44 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 6 2
Gamble, Ryan #15 13 R01-R02, R04, R06-R09, R16-R20, R22 21 0
Harley, Tom #2 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 1 7
Hawkins, Tom #26 10 R01-R10 13 2
Hunt, Josh #8 23 R01-R09, R12-R22, QF, PF, GF 3 0
Johnson, David #28 1 R17 0 0
Johnson, Steve #20 25 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF 53 11
Kelly, James #9 21 R01-R14, R16-R20, PF, GF 8 0
Ling, Cameron #45 23 R01-R15, R18-R22, QF, PF, GF 15 9
Lonergan, Tom #13 16 R10-R22, QF, PF, GF 36 0
Mackie, Andrew #4 21 R01, R05-R21, QF, PF, GF 11 3
Milburn, Darren #39 22 R01-R16, R18, R21-R22, QF, PF, GF 7 0
Mooney, Cam #21 24 R01-R09, R11-R22, QF, PF, GF 52 3
Mumford, Shane #41 3 R06-R08 0 0
Ottens, Brad #6 16 R10-R22, QF, PF, GF 14 0
Prismall, Brent #32 12 R05, R11-R13, R16-R22, QF 8 0
Rooke, Max #33 20 R03-R05, R07-R08, R10-R21, QF, PF, GF 13 1
Scarlett, Matthew #30 22 R01-R11, R14-R19, R21-R22, QF, PF, GF 0 2
Selwood, Joel #14 24 R01-R10, R12-R22, QF, PF, GF 6 19
Stokes, Mathew #27 22 R01-R07, R09-R12, R14-R20, R22, QF, PF, GF 38 0
Taylor, Harry #7 21 R02-R04, R06-R10, R12-R13, R15-R22, QF, PF, GF 3 0
Tenace, Kane #10 1 R01 0 0
Varcoe, Travis #5 16 R09-R18, R20-R22, QF, PF, GF 14 0
West, Trent #12 6 R01-R05, R09 1 0
Wojcinski, David #40 14 R02-R11, R13-R15, PF 8 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Josh Hunt Matthew Scarlett Andrew Mackie
Half-Back: Darren Milburn Harry Taylor Corey Enright
Centre: Joel Selwood Cameron Ling Jimmy Bartel
Half-Forward: Steve Johnson Cam Mooney Ryan Gamble
Forward: Paul Chapman Tom Lonergan Mathew Stokes
Follower: Brad Ottens Joel Corey Gary Ablett
Interchange: Mark Blake Tom Harley Max Rooke
Travis Varcoe

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Thompson, Mark 25 23 -0- 2 R01-R22, QF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
20/03/2008 Round 1 Port Adelaide AWAY WIN GEE by 9 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
30/03/2008 Round 2 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 99 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
06/04/2008 Round 3 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 30 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
12/04/2008 Round 4 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 42 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
19/04/2008 Round 5 Sydney HOME WIN GEE by 42 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
25/04/2008 Round 6 Fremantle AWAY WIN GEE by 1 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
03/05/2008 Round 7 Brisbane Lions HOME WIN GEE by 27 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
17/05/2008 Round 8 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 30 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
23/05/2008 Round 9 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 86 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
31/05/2008 Round 10 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 56 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
06/06/2008 Round 11 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 13 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
15/06/2008 Round 12 Port Adelaide HOME WIN GEE by 59 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
21/06/2008 Round 13 West Coast AWAY WIN GEE by 135 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
04/07/2008 Round 14 Adelaide AWAY WIN GEE by 68 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
12/07/2008 Round 15 Fremantle HOME WIN GEE by 74 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
19/07/2008 Round 16 Western Bulldogs HOME WIN GEE by 61 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
25/07/2008 Round 17 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 11 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
02/08/2008 Round 18 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 63 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
08/08/2008 Round 19 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 116 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
16/08/2008 Round 20 Sydney AWAY WIN GEE by 39 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
24/08/2008 Round 21 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 33 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
30/08/2008 Round 22 West Coast HOME WIN GEE by 99 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
07/09/2008 Qualifying Final St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 58 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
19/09/2008 Preliminary Final Western Bulldogs HOME WIN GEE by 29 Mark Thompson Tom Harley
27/09/2008 Grand Final Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 26 Mark Thompson Tom Harley