2008 AFL Season: North Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
2008 AFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Telstra Dome
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 12-1-9, P%: 97.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Sydney (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Leigh | #16 | 9 | 7 | R02-05, R07, R11-12, R18, R20 |
| Campbell, Matt | #33 | 22 | 32 | R01-20, R22, EF |
| Davies, Ben | #34 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Edwards, Aaron | #27 | 8 | 7 | R01-06, R22, EF |
| Firrito, Michael | #11 | 23 | 1 | R01-22, EF |
| Gibson, Josh | #38 | 20 | 1 | R01-04, R08-22, EF |
| Goldstein, Todd | #22 | 3 | 2 | R15-17 |
| Grant, Shannon | #6 | 21 | 29 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-22, EF |
| Grima, Blake | #17 | 3 | 0 | R15, R17-18 |
| Hale, David | #31 | 22 | 37 | R01-03, R05-22, EF |
| Hansen, Lachlan | #26 | 10 | 4 | R13-22 |
| Harding, Leigh | #39 | 22 | 14 | R01-03, R05-22, EF |
| Harris, Daniel | #4 | 23 | 7 | R01-22, EF |
| Harvey, Brent | #29 | 23 | 25 | R01-22, EF |
| Jones, Corey | #21 | 19 | 33 | R01-10, R13-14, R16-22 |
| Lower, Ed | #2 | 12 | 8 | R04-13, R19, EF |
| McIntosh, Hamish | #1 | 14 | 4 | R01-12, R21-22 |
| McMahon, Scott | #42 | 13 | 7 | R08-11, R15-22, EF |
| Obst, Alan | #40 | 3 | 0 | R08, R13-14 |
| Petrie, Drew | #20 | 23 | 17 | R01-22, EF |
| Power, Sam | #5 | 22 | 2 | R01-12, R14-22, EF |
| Pratt, Daniel | #30 | 21 | 5 | R01-05, R07, R09-22, EF |
| Rawlings, Brady | #3 | 23 | 3 | R01-22, EF |
| Riggio, Matt | #28 | 7 | 0 | R08-14 |
| Ross, Ben | #15 | 3 | 2 | R04, R15-16 |
| Sansbury, Eddie | #32 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Simpson, Adam | #7 | 21 | 4 | R01-17, R20-22, EF |
| Sinclair, Jess | #9 | 6 | 2 | R06, R18-21, EF |
| Smith, Jesse | #10 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Smith, Josh | #41 | 2 | 0 | R07, R12 |
| Swallow, Andrew | #19 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Thomas, Lindsay | #12 | 23 | 32 | R01-22, EF |
| Thompson, Nathan | #23 | 15 | 29 | R01-10, R13-15, R19, EF |
| Thompson, Scott | #37 | 6 | 0 | R01, R06-07, R11-12, R21 |
| Urquhart, Gavin | #14 | 14 | 0 | R10-22, EF |
| Watt, Shannon | #36 | 21 | 0 | R01-10, R13-22, EF |
| Wells, Daniel | #8 | 21 | 6 | R01-09, R12-22, EF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidley, Dean | 23 | 12 | -1- | 10 | R01-22, EF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Shannon Watt | Michael Firrito | Josh Gibson |
| Half-Back: | Daniel Pratt | Drew Petrie | Leigh Harding |
| Centre: | Brent Harvey | Adam Simpson | Daniel Wells |
| Half-Forward: | Lindsay Thomas | Nathan Thompson | Corey Jones |
| Forward: | Matt Campbell | David Hale | Shannon Grant |
| Follower: | Hamish McIntosh | Daniel Harris | Brady Rawlings |
| Interchange: | Ed Lower | Scott McMahon | Sam Power |
| Gavin Urquhart |
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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 22 out of 23 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03/2008 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 55 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 30/03/2008 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 41 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 05/04/2008 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 16 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 12/04/2008 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 48 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 19/04/2008 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 7 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 27/04/2008 | Round 6 | Sydney | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 03/05/2008 | Round 7 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 33 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 17/05/2008 | Round 8 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 25/05/2008 | Round 9 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 31/05/2008 | Round 10 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 31 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 06/06/2008 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 14/06/2008 | Round 12 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 53 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 21/06/2008 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 27 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 28/06/2008 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 12/07/2008 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 2 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 18/07/2008 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 18 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 27/07/2008 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 02/08/2008 | Round 18 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 8 | Dean Laidley | Brent Harvey |
| 10/08/2008 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Dean Laidley | unknown |
| 17/08/2008 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 51 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 24/08/2008 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 33 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 30/08/2008 | Round 22 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 76 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 06/09/2008 | Elimination Final | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 35 | Dean Laidley | Adam Simpson |