2008 AFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 2008 AFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 16th (W-D-L: 3-0-19, P%: 62.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): Brock McLean, Paul Wheatley (5)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Brad Miller (26)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Cameron Bruce

Team Leaders

Captain(s): David Neitz

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Bartram, Clint #3 21 R02-R22 5 0
Bate, Matthew #6 15 R07-R21 13 1
Bell, Daniel #21 18 R01-R11, R15-R18, R20-R22 0 0
Bode, Jace #43 5 R02, R11-R14 0 0
Bruce, Cameron #32 22 R01-R22 13 2
Buckley, Simon #1 14 R01-R02, R08-R10, R14-R22 2 1
Carroll, Nathan #41 9 R01-R07, R19, R22 0 0
Davey, Aaron #36 15 R01-R09, R12-R14, R16-R18 11 0
Dunn, Lynden #14 16 R02-R06, R10-R19, R21 6 0
Frawley, James #8 11 R05-R10, R12-R13, R19-R20, R22 0 0
Garland, Colin #20 17 R01-R03, R07-R18, R21-R22 2 0
Green, Brad #18 20 R01-R15, R18-R22 20 3
Grimes, Jack #16 1 R22 0 0
Holland, Ben #4 2 R09, R22 4 0
Jamar, Mark #40 14 R04-R09, R13-R18, R20-R21 4 0
Johnson, Chris #17 10 R03-R04, R12-R19 2 1
Johnson, Paul #11 16 R01-R03, R08-R20 7 0
Jones, Nathan #2 21 R01-R17, R19-R22 9 0
Maric, Addam #19 5 R17-R20, R22 2 0
Martin, Stefan #33 8 R14-R21 0 0
McDonald, James #23 19 R01-R13, R17-R22 1 0
McLean, Brock #5 14 R01-R14 3 5
Miller, Brad #7 19 R01-R04, R06-R17, R20-R22 26 0
Moloney, Brent #22 8 R01, R05-R11 2 0
Morton, Cale #10 19 R01-R09, R11-R12, R15-R22 12 4
Neitz, David #9 5 R01-R05 3 0
Newton, Michael #29 6 R01, R15-R17, R20-R21 9 0
Petterd, Ricky #15 2 R01, R22 0 0
Rivers, Jared #27 6 R03-R07, R11 0 0
Robertson, Russell #24 10 R01-R10 20 0
Sylvia, Colin #12 18 R02-R06, R10-R22 16 0
Valenti, Shane #44 9 R08-R09, R14-R20 3 0
Warnock, Matthew #37 17 R06-R22 0 0
Weetra, Isaac #28 2 R01-R02 0 0
Wheatley, Paul #31 19 R01-R07, R10-R16, R18-R22 2 5
Whelan, Matthew #45 12 R04-R05, R13-R22 1 0
White, Jeff #34 15 R01-R08, R10-R13, R19, R21-R22 7 1
Wonaeamirri, Austin #39 18 R03-R16, R18-R21 24 0
Yze, Adem #13 6 R01, R10-R12, R21-R22 5 1

Team Line-Up

Back: Matthew Warnock Colin Garland Daniel Bell
Half-Back: Paul Wheatley Jared Rivers Cameron Bruce
Centre: Brad Green Brock McLean Lynden Dunn
Half-Forward: James Frawley Matthew Bate Colin Sylvia
Forward: Paul Johnson Brad Miller Austin Wonaeamirri
Follower: Jeff White James McDonald Nathan Jones
Interchange: Clint Bartram Simon Buckley Cale Morton
Shane Valenti

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)
Bailey, Dean 22 3 -0- 19 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/03/2008 Round 1 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 104 Dean Bailey David Neitz
29/03/2008 Round 2 Western Bulldogs HOME LOSS BUL by 95 Dean Bailey David Neitz
06/04/2008 Round 3 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 30 Dean Bailey David Neitz
12/04/2008 Round 4 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 48 Dean Bailey David Neitz
20/04/2008 Round 5 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 33 Dean Bailey David Neitz
27/04/2008 Round 6 Brisbane Lions AWAY LOSS BRI by 52 Dean Bailey Cameron Bruce
04/05/2008 Round 7 Fremantle HOME WIN MEL by 6 Dean Bailey James McDonald
18/05/2008 Round 8 Adelaide AWAY LOSS ADE by 76 Dean Bailey Cameron Bruce
25/05/2008 Round 9 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 19 Dean Bailey unknown
01/06/2008 Round 10 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 79 Dean Bailey unknown
09/06/2008 Round 11 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 21 Dean Bailey unknown
15/06/2008 Round 12 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 22 Dean Bailey unknown
22/06/2008 Round 13 Sydney HOME LOSS SYD by 40 Dean Bailey unknown
29/06/2008 Round 14 Brisbane Lions HOME WIN MEL by 1 Dean Bailey Cameron Bruce
13/07/2008 Round 15 Western Bulldogs AWAY LOSS BUL by 31 Dean Bailey unknown
20/07/2008 Round 16 Fremantle AWAY LOSS FRE by 46 Dean Bailey unknown
27/07/2008 Round 17 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 28 Dean Bailey unknown
02/08/2008 Round 18 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 16 Dean Bailey unknown
08/08/2008 Round 19 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 116 Dean Bailey unknown
16/08/2008 Round 20 West Coast HOME WIN MEL by 34 Dean Bailey unknown
23/08/2008 Round 21 Port Adelaide AWAY LOSS POR by 78 Dean Bailey unknown
31/08/2008 Round 22 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 80 Dean Bailey unknown