2008 St Kilda Football Club season

December 2017 December 2017 St Kilda Football Club 2008 St Kilda Jumper 2002.png 120px St Kilda's guernsey for the 2008 season Greg Westaway Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldt Docklands Stadium Preseason competition Champions Home and Away 4th Premiership Preliminary finalists Best and Fairest Sam Fisher Nick Riewoldt (65) 76,707 vs (Semi-final) 22,440 vs (Round 13) 40,340 (including home finals) 2007 2009 The St Kilda Football Club's 2008 season was its 112th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Summary NAB Cup The season began well with the club winning the preseason competition, the 2008 NAB Cup. The club had wins over Richmond in the round of 16, Geelong in the quarter-finals, Essendon in the semi-finals and won the final against the Adelaide Crows by five points at Football Park (AAMI stadium) 2-7-9-(69) to 0-9-10-(64) - St Kilda's third preseason cup win in the AFL. Jason Gram won the Michael Tuck medal for the player judged best on ground during the final. Regular season thumb|300px|right|St Kilda defeated Essendon (Round 22) 31/8/08 - (Click to expand) Despite the promising start, the Saints went on to have a mixed first half of the season with a five-win, six-loss record. After this their fortunes vastly improved and they gained a place in the finals series. This mixed season drew both criticism and praise at differing times towards Lyon from supporters and the media. His game plan has been described as one championing accountability, similar to the Sydney Swans model by Paul Roos.All one way for Saint Nick Dal Santo Herald Sun http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,23892430-11088,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080803074739/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,23892430-11088,00.html dead 3 August 2008 Lyon's surprise move to drop midfielder Nick Dal Santo (as well as Stephen Milne) from the side was due to them not meeting these "benchmarks".http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/rise-and-fall-of-saint-nick/2008/06/19/1213770827314.html Rise and Fall of Saint Nick 26 July 2009 12 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012164949/http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/rise-and-fall-of-saint-nick/2008/06/19/1213770827314.html dead Arguably, it was a turning point in the Saints' season, as they went on to win the next four games following this bold move. In a very competitive 2008 premiership season St Kilda Football Club qualified for the 2008 premiership season finals series, finishing the home and away rounds in the top four, in fourth position, with 13 wins. Finals series In the 2008 finals series, St Kilda played Geelong in the qualifying finals. St Kilda 8.13 (61) lost to Geelong 17.17 (119) in front of 71,653 at the MCG. In the semi finals St Kilda 17.4 (106) defeated Collingwood 9.18 (72) in front 76,707. In the preliminary finals St Kilda 9.10 (64) lost to Hawthorn 18.10 (118) by 54 points in front of 77,002 at the MCG, being eliminated from the finals. St Kilda was eliminated by Hawthorn in the preliminary final. This was the third preliminary final lost to an eventual premier (after Sydney in 2005 and PA in 2004) in five years. Fixtures Regular season Round St Kilda Saints Opposition Their Score Margin Home Attendance 1. (H) 6.15 (51) Sydney 6.13 (49) Win 2 36,614 2. (H) 19.11 (125) Carlton 12.13 (85) Win 40 43,396 3. (A) 13.9 (87) Western 19.11 (125) Loss 38 – 4. (H) 13.16 (94) Geelong 21.10 (136) Loss 42 44,368 5. (H) 18.15 (123) Essendon 14.3 (87) Win 36 46,792 6. (A) 9.7 (61) Port Adelaide 12.10 (82) Loss 21 – 7. (A) 17.8 (110) Richmond 16.11 (107) Win 3 – 8. (H) 14.10 (94) Collingwood 16.7 (103) Loss 9 48,417 9. (A) 14.11 (95) Brisbane 21.15 (141) Loss 46 – 10. (H) 19.15 (129) Melbourne 7.8 (50) Win 79 27,854 11. (H) 11.13 (79) Western 15.16 (106) Loss 27 38,914 12. (A) 9.13 (67) Sydney 14.18 (102) Loss 35 – 13. (H) 10.5 (65) Fremantle 8.9 (57) Win 8 22,440 14. (A) 12.12 (84) North Melbourne 9.15 (69) Win 15 – 15. (A) 18.11 (119) Carlton 12.15 (87) Win 32 - 16. (H) 18.11 (119) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) Win 30 41,886 17. (A) 12.14 (86) West Coast 15.13 (103) Loss 17 - 18. (H) 14.17 (101) Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) Win 8 22,878 19. (A) 12.11 (83) Collingwood 14.13 (97) Loss 14 - 20. (A) 17.10 (112) Fremantle 9.15 (69) Win 43 - 21. (H) 13.17 (95) Adelaide 6.11 (47) Win 48 33,811 22. (A) 21.21 (147) Essendon 5.9 (39) Win 108 46,161 Finals series Finals St Kilda Opposition Their Score Attendance Stadium Date Qualifying Final 8.13 (61) Geelong 17.17 (119) Loss 58 71,653 MCG 7/9/2008 Semi Final 17.4 (106) Collingwood 9.18 (72) Win 34 76,707 MCG 13/9/2008 Preliminary Final 9.10 (64) Hawthorn 18.10 (118) Loss 54 77,002 MCG 20/9/2008 Ladder Ladder StK External links 2008 Category:2008 AFL season Category:2008 in sport in Melbourne