2008 AFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 2008 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Skilled Stadium as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating St Kilda in the first qualifying final and defeating the Western Bulldogs in the first preliminary final, Geelong were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
2008 AFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Skilled Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 21-0-1, P%: 161.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Gary | #29 | 21 | 26 | R01-06, R08-15, R19-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Bartel, Jimmy | #3 | 25 | 22 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Blake, Mark | #24 | 25 | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Byrnes, Shannon | #17 | 9 | 8 | R01-03, R10-11, R19-22 |
| Chapman, Paul | #35 | 19 | 33 | R01-08, R11-17, R21-22, QF, GF |
| Corey, Joel | #11 | 25 | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Enright, Corey | #44 | 25 | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Gamble, Ryan | #15 | 13 | 21 | R01-02, R04, R06-09, R16-20, R22 |
| Harley, Tom | #2 | 25 | 1 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Hawkins, Tom | #26 | 10 | 13 | R01-10 |
| Hunt, Josh | #8 | 23 | 3 | R01-09, R12-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, David | #28 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Johnson, Steve | #20 | 25 | 53 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Kelly, James | #9 | 21 | 8 | R01-14, R16-20, PF, GF |
| Ling, Cameron | #45 | 23 | 15 | R01-15, R18-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Lonergan, Tom | #13 | 16 | 36 | R10-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Mackie, Andrew | #4 | 21 | 11 | R01, R05-21, QF, PF, GF |
| Milburn, Darren | #39 | 22 | 7 | R01-16, R18, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Mooney, Cam | #21 | 24 | 52 | R01-09, R11-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Mumford, Shane | #41 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Ottens, Brad | #6 | 16 | 14 | R10-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Prismall, Brent | #32 | 12 | 8 | R05, R11-13, R16-22, QF |
| Rooke, Max | #33 | 20 | 13 | R03-05, R07-08, R10-21, QF, PF, GF |
| Scarlett, Matthew | #30 | 22 | 0 | R01-11, R14-19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Selwood, Joel | #14 | 24 | 6 | R01-10, R12-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Stokes, Mathew | #27 | 22 | 38 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Taylor, Harry | #7 | 21 | 3 | R02-04, R06-10, R12-13, R15-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Tenace, Kane | #10 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Varcoe, Travis | #5 | 16 | 14 | R09-18, R20-22, QF, PF, GF |
| West, Trent | #12 | 6 | 1 | R01-05, R09 |
| Wojcinski, David | #40 | 14 | 8 | R02-11, R13-15, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Mark | 25 | 23 | -0- | 2 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/03/2008 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 9 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 30/03/2008 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 99 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 06/04/2008 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 30 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 12/04/2008 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 42 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 19/04/2008 | Round 5 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 42 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 25/04/2008 | Round 6 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 1 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 03/05/2008 | Round 7 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 27 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 17/05/2008 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 30 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 23/05/2008 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 86 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 31/05/2008 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 56 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 06/06/2008 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 13 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 15/06/2008 | Round 12 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 59 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 21/06/2008 | Round 13 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 135 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 04/07/2008 | Round 14 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 68 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 12/07/2008 | Round 15 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 74 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 19/07/2008 | Round 16 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 61 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 25/07/2008 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 11 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 02/08/2008 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 63 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 08/08/2008 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 116 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 16/08/2008 | Round 20 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 39 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 24/08/2008 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 33 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 30/08/2008 | Round 22 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 99 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 07/09/2008 | Qualifying Final | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 58 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 19/09/2008 | Preliminary Final | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 29 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |
| 27/09/2008 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 26 | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley |