2008 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2008 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Telstra Dome
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 81.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Jarrod | #38 | 5 | 2 | R07, R12, R16-18 |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #44 | 3 | 0 | R11, R21-22 |
| Daniher, Darcy | #28 | 3 | 0 | R07-09 |
| Davey, Alwyn | #29 | 5 | 5 | R01-05 |
| Dempsey, Courtenay | #15 | 4 | 1 | R01-02, R19-20 |
| Dyson, Ricky | #2 | 15 | 3 | R01-07, R14, R16-22 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 18 | 2 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-20 |
| Hille, David | #19 | 20 | 19 | R01-20 |
| Hislop, Tom | #35 | 4 | 1 | R07-10 |
| Hocking, Heath | #39 | 3 | 0 | R19, R21-22 |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Houli, Bachar | #43 | 10 | 4 | R01-08, R10-11 |
| Jetta, Leroy | #7 | 18 | 11 | R01-03, R07-20, R22 |
| Johns, Courtney | #21 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Johnson, Jason | #14 | 4 | 2 | R01-02, R21-22 |
| Laycock, Jason | #27 | 16 | 14 | R01-06, R08, R12-20 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 21 | 62 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Lonergan, Sam | #36 | 19 | 9 | R01-04, R08-22 |
| Lovett, Andrew | #13 | 17 | 14 | R03-11, R13-15, R18-22 |
| Lovett-Murray, Nathan | #42 | 20 | 9 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-22 |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 9 | 18 | R01, R10-17 |
| Magin, Rhys | #34 | 4 | 2 | R19-22 |
| McPhee, Adam | #33 | 20 | 18 | R01-07, R09-21 |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 14 | 14 | R01-04, R08-15, R21-22 |
| Michael, Mal | #22 | 15 | 3 | R01-08, R16-22 |
| Monfries, Angus | #6 | 19 | 18 | R03, R05-22 |
| Myers, David | #23 | 8 | 1 | R07-14 |
| Nash, Jay | #17 | 21 | 5 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Neagle, Jay | #1 | 7 | 10 | R07-09, R12-13, R15-16 |
| Pears, Tayte | #16 | 5 | 2 | R04-06, R10-11 |
| Peverill, Damien | #11 | 10 | 1 | R03-04, R14-18, R20-22 |
| Ramanauskas, Adam | #9 | 18 | 7 | R01-06, R08, R12-22 |
| Reimers, Kyle | #37 | 15 | 13 | R03-06, R08-18 |
| Ryder, Paddy | #30 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Slattery, Henry | #20 | 20 | 3 | R01-02, R04-13, R15-22 |
| Stanton, Brent | #5 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 19 | 4 | R01-07, R09, R12-22 |
| Welsh, Andrew | #12 | 17 | 9 | R05-21 |
| Williams, John | #24 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 9 | 5 | R02-06, R08-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights, Matthew | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Henry Slattery | Dustin Fletcher | Nathan Lovett-Murray |
| Half-Back: | Andrew Welsh | Paddy Ryder | Jay Nash |
| Centre: | Kyle Reimers | Jobe Watson | Andrew Lovett |
| Half-Forward: | Angus Monfries | Scott Lucas | Adam McPhee |
| Forward: | Jason Laycock | Matthew Lloyd | Sam Lonergan |
| Follower: | David Hille | Mark McVeigh | Brent Stanton |
| Interchange: | Ricky Dyson | Leroy Jetta | Mal Michael |
| Adam Ramanauskas |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 21 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03/2008 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 55 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 30/03/2008 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 99 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 05/04/2008 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 11/04/2008 | Round 4 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 30 | Matthew Knights | Mark McVeigh |
| 18/04/2008 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 36 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 25/04/2008 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 73 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 04/05/2008 | Round 7 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 64 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 18/05/2008 | Round 8 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 91 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 24/05/2008 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 38 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 30/05/2008 | Round 10 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 5 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 07/06/2008 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 51 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 13/06/2008 | Round 12 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 22/06/2008 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 29/06/2008 | Round 14 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 12/07/2008 | Round 15 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 19/07/2008 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 4 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 26/07/2008 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 48 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 02/08/2008 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 10/08/2008 | Round 19 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 10 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 16/08/2008 | Round 20 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 56 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 22/08/2008 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 46 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 31/08/2008 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 108 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |