2008 AFL Season: Sydney
Season Team Details
Competition:
2008 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Craig Bolton | Leo Barry | Martin Mattner |
| Half-Back: | Lewis Roberts-Thomson | Ted Richards | Tadhg Kennelly |
| Centre: | Amon Buchanan | Jarrad McVeigh | Kieren Jack |
| Half-Forward: | Ryan O'Keefe | Michael O'Loughlin | Jarred Moore |
| Forward: | Henry Playfair | Barry Hall | Paul Bevan |
| Follower: | Darren Jolly | Brett Kirk | Jude Bolton |
| Interchange: | Luke Ablett | Craig Bird | Peter Everitt |
| Adam Goodes |
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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 23 out of 24 matches was used.
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 |