2008 AFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartram, Clint | #3 | 21 | 5 | R02-22 |
| Bate, Matthew | #6 | 15 | 13 | R07-21 |
| Bell, Daniel | #21 | 18 | 0 | R01-11, R15-18, R20-22 |
| Bode, Jace | #43 | 5 | 0 | R02, R11-14 |
| Bruce, Cameron | #32 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Buckley, Simon | #1 | 14 | 2 | R01-02, R08-10, R14-22 |
| Carroll, Nathan | #41 | 9 | 0 | R01-07, R19, R22 |
| Davey, Aaron | #36 | 15 | 11 | R01-09, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Dunn, Lynden | #14 | 16 | 6 | R02-06, R10-19, R21 |
| Frawley, James | #8 | 11 | 0 | R05-10, R12-13, R19-20, R22 |
| Garland, Colin | #20 | 17 | 2 | R01-03, R07-18, R21-22 |
| Green, Brad | #18 | 20 | 20 | R01-15, R18-22 |
| Grimes, Jack | #16 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Holland, Ben | #4 | 2 | 4 | R09, R22 |
| Jamar, Mark | #40 | 14 | 4 | R04-09, R13-18, R20-21 |
| Johnson, Chris | #17 | 10 | 2 | R03-04, R12-19 |
| Johnson, Paul | #11 | 16 | 7 | R01-03, R08-20 |
| Jones, Nathan | #2 | 21 | 9 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Maric, Addam | #19 | 5 | 2 | R17-20, R22 |
| Martin, Stefan | #33 | 8 | 0 | R14-21 |
| McDonald, James | #23 | 19 | 1 | R01-13, R17-22 |
| McLean, Brock | #5 | 14 | 3 | R01-14 |
| Miller, Brad | #7 | 19 | 26 | R01-04, R06-17, R20-22 |
| Moloney, Brent | #22 | 8 | 2 | R01, R05-11 |
| Morton, Cale | #10 | 19 | 12 | R01-09, R11-12, R15-22 |
| Neitz, David | #9 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| Newton, Michael | #29 | 6 | 9 | R01, R15-17, R20-21 |
| Petterd, Ricky | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01, R22 |
| Rivers, Jared | #27 | 6 | 0 | R03-07, R11 |
| Robertson, Russell | #24 | 10 | 20 | R01-10 |
| Sylvia, Colin | #12 | 18 | 16 | R02-06, R10-22 |
| Valenti, Shane | #44 | 9 | 3 | R08-09, R14-20 |
| Warnock, Matthew | #37 | 17 | 0 | R06-22 |
| Weetra, Isaac | #28 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Wheatley, Paul | #31 | 19 | 2 | R01-07, R10-16, R18-22 |
| Whelan, Matthew | #45 | 12 | 1 | R04-05, R13-22 |
| White, Jeff | #34 | 15 | 7 | R01-08, R10-13, R19, R21-22 |
| Wonaeamirri, Austin | #39 | 18 | 24 | R03-16, R18-21 |
| Yze, Adem | #13 | 6 | 5 | R01, R10-12, R21-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Dean | 22 | 3 | -0- | 19 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Nathan Carroll | Matthew Warnock | Colin Garland |
| Half-Back: | Paul Wheatley | Clint Bartram | Daniel Bell |
| Centre: | Brad Green | Brock McLean | Cameron Bruce |
| Half-Forward: | Matthew Bate | Colin Sylvia | Aaron Davey |
| Forward: | Paul Johnson | Brad Miller | Austin Wonaeamirri |
| Follower: | Jeff White | James McDonald | Nathan Jones |
| Interchange: | Simon Buckley | Lynden Dunn | Mark Jamar |
| Cale Morton |
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/03/2008 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 104 | Dean Bailey | David Neitz |
| 29/03/2008 | Round 2 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 95 | Dean Bailey | David Neitz |
| 06/04/2008 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | Dean Bailey | David Neitz |
| 12/04/2008 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 48 | Dean Bailey | David Neitz |
| 20/04/2008 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 33 | Dean Bailey | David Neitz |
| 27/04/2008 | Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 52 | Dean Bailey | Cameron Bruce |
| 04/05/2008 | Round 7 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Dean Bailey | James McDonald |
| 18/05/2008 | Round 8 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 76 | Dean Bailey | Cameron Bruce |
| 25/05/2008 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 01/06/2008 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 79 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 09/06/2008 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 15/06/2008 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 22/06/2008 | Round 13 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 40 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 29/06/2008 | Round 14 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | MELB by 1 | Dean Bailey | Cameron Bruce |
| 13/07/2008 | Round 15 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 31 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 20/07/2008 | Round 16 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 46 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 27/07/2008 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 02/08/2008 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 16 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 08/08/2008 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 116 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 16/08/2008 | Round 20 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | MELB by 34 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 23/08/2008 | Round 21 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 78 | Dean Bailey | unknown |
| 31/08/2008 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 80 | Dean Bailey | unknown |