2008 AFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 2008 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place in the finals series. North Melbourne were defeated by Sydney in an elimination final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
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, Dani | 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 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 30/03/2008 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 41 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 05/04/2008 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 16 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 12/04/2008 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 48 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 19/04/2008 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 7 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 27/04/2008 | Round 6 | Sydney | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 03/05/2008 | Round 7 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 33 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 17/05/2008 | Round 8 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 25/05/2008 | Round 9 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 31/05/2008 | Round 10 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 31 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 06/06/2008 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 14/06/2008 | Round 12 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 53 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 21/06/2008 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 27 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 28/06/2008 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 12/07/2008 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 2 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 18/07/2008 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 18 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 27/07/2008 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 02/08/2008 | Round 18 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 8 | Dani Laidley | Brent Harvey |
| 10/08/2008 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Dani Laidley | unknown |
| 17/08/2008 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 51 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 24/08/2008 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 33 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 30/08/2008 | Round 22 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 76 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
| 06/09/2008 | Elimination Final | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 35 | Dani Laidley | Adam Simpson |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.