2008 AFL Season: Sydney

These are the details of the premiership results for Sydney for the 2008 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the SCG as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Melbourne in the second elimination final, Sydney were defeated by the Western Bulldogs in the second semi final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 2008 AFL Season
Team: Sydney
Club: Sydney
Home Ground: SCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 12-1-9, P%: 112.5)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Ablett, Luke #20 22 3 R01-06, R08-20, R22, EF, SF
Barlow, Ed #11 7 6 R02-07, R11
Barry, Leo #21 20 2 R01-16, R21-22, EF, SF
Bevan, Paul #42 24 10 R01-22, EF, SF
Bird, Craig #14 21 8 R01-10, R12-22
Bolton, Craig #6 24 2 R01-22, EF, SF
Bolton, Jude #24 24 11 R01-22, EF, SF
Brabazon, Ryan #34 1 0 R18
Brennan, Luke #7 4 1 R04-05, R18-19
Buchanan, Amon #32 20 15 R01-15, R20-22, EF, SF
Crouch, Jared #28 7 1 R18-22, EF, SF
Davis, Nick #2 3 3 R01, R05-06
Everitt, Peter #10 16 2 R07-11, R14-22, EF, SF
Fosdike, Nic #12 1 0 R20
Goodes, Adam #37 21 29 R01-13, R15-17, R19-21, EF, SF
Grundy, Heath #39 10 2 R01-03, R16-22
Hall, Barry #1 15 41 R01-04, R12-14, R17-22, EF, SF
Jack, Kieren #15 23 11 R01-19, R21-22, EF, SF
Jolly, Darren #16 24 15 R01-22, EF, SF
Kennelly, Tadhg #17 22 0 R01-04, R06-08, R10-22, EF, SF
Kirk, Brett #31 24 9 R01-22, EF, SF
Malceski, Nick #9 11 6 R08-14, R20, R22, EF, SF
Mathews, Ben #4 2 1 R07, R17
Mattner, Martin #29 24 4 R01-22, EF, SF
McVeigh, Jarrad #3 24 32 R01-22, EF, SF
Moore, Jarred #33 23 25 R01-17, R19-22, EF, SF
O'Dwyer, Matthew #43 2 1 R16-17
O'Keefe, Ryan #5 23 23 R01-21, EF, SF
O'Loughlin, Michael #19 16 36 R01-16
Playfair, Henry #26 11 10 R07-17
Richards, Ted #25 24 4 R01-22, EF, SF
Roberts-Thomson, Lewis #30 24 4 R01-22, EF, SF
Schmidt, Tim #36 1 1 R09
Smith, Nick #40 2 1 R05, R15
Veszpremi, Patrick #13 6 9 R18-19, R21-22, EF, SF
White, Jesse #18 2 0 R06, R18

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Roos, Paul 24 13 -1- 10 R01-22, EF, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/03/2008 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 2 Paul Roos Craig Bolton
30/03/2008 Round 2 Port Adelaide HOME WIN SYDN by 68 Paul Roos Brett Kirk
05/04/2008 Round 3 Brisbane Lions AWAY WIN SYDN by 17 Paul Roos Leo Barry
12/04/2008 Round 4 West Coast HOME WIN SYDN by 62 Paul Roos unknown
19/04/2008 Round 5 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEEL by 42 Paul Roos unknown
27/04/2008 Round 6 North Melbourne AWAY DRAW drawn Paul Roos unknown
04/05/2008 Round 7 Western Bulldogs HOME LOSS WBUL by 18 Paul Roos unknown
18/05/2008 Round 8 Essendon HOME WIN SYDN by 91 Paul Roos unknown
24/05/2008 Round 9 Port Adelaide AWAY WIN SYDN by 11 Paul Roos unknown
01/06/2008 Round 10 Richmond HOME WIN SYDN by 82 Paul Roos unknown
07/06/2008 Round 11 West Coast AWAY WIN SYDN by 5 Paul Roos Leo Barry
14/06/2008 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN SYDN by 35 Paul Roos unknown
22/06/2008 Round 13 Melbourne AWAY WIN SYDN by 40 Paul Roos unknown
05/07/2008 Round 14 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 29 Paul Roos unknown
13/07/2008 Round 15 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HWTH by 31 Paul Roos unknown
20/07/2008 Round 16 Carlton AWAY WIN SYDN by 2 Paul Roos unknown
26/07/2008 Round 17 Adelaide HOME LOSS ADEL by 24 Paul Roos Craig Bolton
03/08/2008 Round 18 Western Bulldogs AWAY LOSS WBUL by 16 Paul Roos unknown
09/08/2008 Round 19 Fremantle HOME WIN SYDN by 4 Paul Roos unknown
16/08/2008 Round 20 Geelong HOME LOSS GEEL by 39 Paul Roos unknown
23/08/2008 Round 21 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 45 Paul Roos unknown
30/08/2008 Round 22 Brisbane Lions HOME WIN SYDN by 61 Paul Roos unknown
06/09/2008 Elimination Final North Melbourne HOME WIN SYDN by 35 Paul Roos Craig Bolton
12/09/2008 Semi Final Western Bulldogs AWAY LOSS WBUL by 37 Paul Roos unknown