2008 AFL season

112th season of the Australian Football League (AFL) the 2008 season of the Arena Football League 2008 Arena Football League season March 2012 June 2020 afl 2008 AFL Logo 2008 Premiership season.jpg 200px 16 10 13 StK 3 185 7082949 100,012 (Grand Final, vs. ) Lance Franklin (102 goals) Adam Cooney (24 votes) 2007 2009 The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 20 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. A significant feature of the season was the celebration of the 150th anniversary since the sport of Australian rules football was first established in 1858. The premiership was won by the Hawthorn Football Club for the tenth time, after they defeated by 26 points in the 2008 AFL Grand Final. NAB Cup 2008 NAB Cup 2008 NAB Cup Grand Final Saturday, 8 March 0.9.10 (64) A StK 2.7.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 26,823 Report Premiership season Round 1 Round 1 (Easter and Season Launch) Thursday, 20 March 11.13 (79) A 17.7 (109) MCG 72,552 Report Thursday, 20 March PA 14.12 (96) A 15.15 (105) AAMI Stadium 28,206 Report Saturday, 22 March 16.15 (111) H 13.7 (85) MCG 45,383 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 22 March StK 6.15 (51) H 6.13 (49) Telstra Dome 36,614 Report Saturday, 22 March 14.8 (92) H 11.10 (76) Subiaco Oval 39,591 https://archive.today/20131130050249/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56690/Default.aspx Report Sunday, 23 March 19.12 (126) H 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome 24,835 Report Sunday, 23 March 23.16 (154) H 6.14 (50) MCG 40,141 Report Monday, 24 March 9.13 (67) A 19.8 (122) Telstra Dome 48,100 Report Round 2 Round 2 Friday, 28 March 13.18 (96) H 13.16 (94) The Gabba 33,867 https://archive.today/20131130055215/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56830/Default.aspx Report Saturday, 29 March 9.12 (66) A 24.17 (161) MCG 27,821 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 29 March 21.7 (133) H 8.9 (57) AAMI Stadium 38,162 https://archive.today/20131130053130/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56840/Default.aspx Report Saturday, 29 March StK 19.11 (125) H 12.13 (85) Telstra Dome 43,396 Report Saturday, 29 March 14.13 (97) A 16.16 (112) Subiaco Oval 38,022 Report Sunday, 30 March 22.14 (146) H PA 11.12 (78) SCG 24,700 Report Sunday, 30 March 22.18 (150) H 6.15 (51) Telstra Dome 50,636 Report Sunday, 30 March 13.8 (86) A 20.7 (127) MCG 39,292 Report Round 3 Round 3 (Rivalry Round) Friday, 4 April 19.11 (125) H StK 13.9 (87) Telstra Dome 38,667 https://archive.today/20131130045334/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57306/newsDefault.aspx Report Saturday, 5 April 13.8 (86) A 15.12 (102) Telstra Dome 39,816 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 5 April 10.13 (73) A 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval 39,027 Report Saturday, 5 April 10.11 (71) A 13.10 (88) The Gabba 29,061 Report Saturday, 5 April 23.12 (150) H 21.8 (134) MCG 64,388 Report Sunday, 6 April 16.16 (112) H 12.10 (82) Skilled Stadium 23,569 Report Sunday, 6 April 11.12 (78) A 18.14 (122) MCG 70,802 Report Sunday, 6 April 12.13 (85) H PA 11.13 (79) AAMI Stadium 45,524 Report Round 4 Round 4 Friday, 11 April 14.14 (98) A 19.14 (128) Telstra Dome 47,641 https://archive.today/20121230070241/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57686/default.aspx Report Saturday, 12 April StK 13.16 (94) A 21.10 (136) Telstra Dome 44,368 Report Saturday, 12 April 18.19 (127) H 11.13 (79) Gold Coast Stadium MCG 23,427 Report Saturday, 12 April 16.11 (107) H 5.15 (45) ANZ Stadium 44,235 https://archive.today/20131130053343/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57797/default.aspx Report Saturday, 12 April PA 16.8 (104) A 18.16 (124) AAMI Stadium 25,205 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Sunday, 13 April 17.12 (114) H 10.10 (70) Aurora Stadium 15,124 Report Sunday, 13 April 17.9 (111) H 13.10 (88) MCG 77,873 Report Sunday, 13 April 10.13 (73) A 20.17 (137) Subiaco Oval 37,541 Report The match between and was originally fixtured to be played at Gold Coast Stadium, however, due to North Melbourne's refusal to relocate north to the Gold Coast, the match was moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/carrara-game-moved-ng-8808f7a48e51bf242ccb86f595dc2c66 Carrara game moved Perth Now 20 December 2007 26 June 2022 Round 5 Round 5 Friday, 18 April StK 18.15 (123) H 14.3 (87) Telstra Dome 46,792 Report Saturday, 19 April 16.18 (114) H 10.12 (72) Skilled Stadium 24,368 Report Saturday, 19 April 12.16 (88) H 10.11 (71) AAMI Stadium 39,554 Report Saturday, 19 April 17.16 (118) A 19.16 (130) The Gabba 30,019 Report Saturday, 19 April 15.15 (105) A 16.16 (112) MCG 51,990 https://archive.today/20121230075201/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58115/default.aspx Report Sunday, 20 April 9.14 (68) A 15.11 (101) MCG 44,759 Report Sunday, 20 April 19.16 (130) D 20.10 (130) Telstra Dome 37,767 Report Sunday, 20 April 16.8 (104) A PA 19.14 (128) Subiaco Oval 38,302 Report Round 6 Round 6 (ANZAC Round) Friday, 25 April 23.16 (154) H 12.9 (81) MCG 88,999 Report Friday, 25 April 13.10 (88) A 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval 38,022 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 26 April 11.15 (81) A 16.15 (111) MCG 41,033 Report Saturday, 26 April 20.14 (134) H 11.8 (74) Telstra Dome 29,927 Report Saturday, 26 April PA 12.10 (82) H StK 9.7 (61) AAMI Stadium 20,517 Report Sunday, 27 April 19.23 (137) H 13.7 (85) The Gabba 22,878 Report Sunday, 27 April 9.10 (64) D 8.16 (64) Telstra Dome 28,392 Report Sunday, 27 April 14.22 (106) H 15.4 (94) MCG 46,076 Report Round 7 Round 7 Friday, 2 May 10.14 (74) A 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval 41,254 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 3 May 15.15 (105) H 11.12 (78) Skilled Stadium 23,388 Report Saturday, 3 May 24.10 (154) H 13.11 (89) MCG 76,048 Report Saturday, 3 May 16.11 (107) A StK 17.8 (110) Telstra Dome 40,585 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 3 May 15.17 (107) H 11.8 (74) AAMI Stadium 41,898 Report Sunday, 4 May 14.10 (94) A 18.4 (112) SCG 29,018 Report Sunday, 4 May 17.17 (119) H 15.23 (113) MCG 19,423 Report Sunday, 4 May 15.4 (94) A PA 24.14 (158) Telstra Dome 28,409 Report AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match Saturday, 10 May Victoria 21.11 (137) H Dream Team 18.12 (120) MCG 69,294 Report Round 8 Round 8 Friday, 16 May StK 14.10 (94) A 16.7 (103) Telstra Dome 48,417 Report Saturday, 17 May 17.15 (117) H PA 15.12 (102) Aurora Stadium 15,682 Report Saturday, 17 May 10.9 (69) A 14.15 (99) MCG 37,275 Report Saturday, 17 May 12.20 (92) A 18.17 (125) Telstra Dome 38,675 Report Saturday, 17 May 13.11 (89) H 12.11 (83) Gold Coast Stadium 6,354 Report Sunday, 18 May 22.18 (150) H 11.8 (74) AAMI Stadium 35,649 Report Sunday, 18 May 21.17 (143) H 7.10 (52) ANZ Stadium 34,904 Report Sunday, 18 May 17.9 (111) A 17.12 (114) Subiaco Oval 35,624 Report Round 9 Round 9 (Indigenous Round) Friday, 23 May 20.14 (134) H 7.6 (48) MCG 78,206 Report Saturday, 24 May 14.13 (97) H 14.4 (88) Telstra Dome 28,955 Report Saturday, 24 May PA 14.10 (94) A 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium 25,013 Report Saturday, 24 May 10.12 (72) A 16.14 (110) MCG 60,333 Report Saturday, 24 May 14.13 (97) H 5.17 (47) Subiaco Oval 35,348 Report Sunday, 25 May 21.15 (141) H StK 14.11 (95) The Gabba 27,566 Report Sunday, 25 May 12.6 (78) A 14.13 (97) MCG 41,341 Report Sunday, 25 May 16.14 (110) A 16.17 (113) Telstra Dome 35,471 Report Round 10 Round 10 Friday, 30 May 9.20 (74) H 10.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 41,897 Report Saturday, 31 May 27.11 (173) H 10.13 (73) MCG 52,968 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 31 May 12.2 (74) A 15.16 (106) Aurora Stadium 19,378 Report Saturday, 31 May 18.21 (129) H 15.8 (98) The Gabba 22,118 Report Saturday, 31 May 19.19 (133) H 12.5 (77) Telstra Dome 46,231 Report Sunday, 1 June 21.13 (139) H 8.9 (57) SCG 26,852 Report Sunday, 1 June StK 19.15 (129) H 7.8 (50) Telstra Dome 27,854 Report Sunday, 1 June 10.15 (75) A PA 16.7 (103) Subiaco Oval 34,236 Report Round 11 Round 11 (Queens Birthday) Friday, 6 June 17.12 (114) A 19.13 (127) Telstra Dome 38,373 Report Saturday, 7 June 14.12 (96) A 22.14 (146) MCG 32,767 Report Saturday, 7 June 12.7 (79) A 19.16 (130) Telstra Dome 46,377 Report Saturday, 7 June 11.12 (78) A 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval 38,802 Report Sunday, 8 June 14.12 (96) H 10.14 (74) The Gabba 24,506 Report Sunday, 8 June StK 11.13 (79) A 15.16 (106) Telstra Dome 38,914 Report Sunday, 8 June PA 8.15 (63) A 10.15 (75) AAMI Stadium 29,240 Report Monday, 9 June 13.17 (95) A 17.14 (116) MCG 59,548 Report Round 12 Round 12 Friday, 13 June 16.17 (113) H 13.13 (91) Telstra Dome 33,386 https://archive.today/20131130052041/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61337/default.aspx Report Saturday, 14 June 19.17 (131) H 10.8 (68) MCG 39,320 Report Saturday, 14 June 18.12 (120) H 9.13 (67) Subiaco Oval 34,105 Report Saturday, 14 June 14.18 (102) H StK 9.13 (67) SCG 25,996 Report Saturday, 14 June 10.12 (72) A 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium 44,559 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Sunday, 15 June 15.18 (108) H PA 7.7 (49) Skilled Stadium 21,642 Report Sunday, 15 June 12.17 (89) A 17.17 (119) MCG 80,310 Report Sunday, 15 June 16.20 (116) H 14.10 (94) Telstra Dome 27,348 Report Round 13 Round 13 Friday, 20 June StK 10.5 (65) H 8.9 (57) Telstra Dome 22,440 Report Saturday, 21 June 10.16 (76) A 15.13 (103) MCG 42,508 Report Saturday, 21 June PA 19.9 (123) A 20.7 (127) AAMI Stadium 20,923 Report Saturday, 21 June 11.17 (83) H 10.10 (70) The Gabba 29,964 Report Saturday, 21 June 5.17 (47) A 28.14 (182) Subiaco Oval 38,414 Report Sunday, 22 June 11.8 (74) A 17.12 (114) Manuka Oval 11,437 Report Sunday, 22 June 15.11 (101) A 20.16 (136) MCG 59,177 Report Sunday, 22 June 13.11 (89) A 15.9 (99) Telstra Dome 44,885 Report Round 14 Round 14 (Split Round) Friday, 27 June 18.18 (126) H 9.15 (69) MCG 29,138 Report Saturday, 28 June 12.16 (88) A 17.16 (118) MCG 73,503 Report Saturday, 28 June 9.15 (69) A StK 12.12 (84) Gold Coast Stadium 9,128 Report Saturday, 28 June 20.15 (135) H PA 11.15 (81) TIO Stadium 11,373 Report Sunday, 29 June 14.9 (93) H 13.14 (92) MCG 23,278 Report Sunday, 29 June 13.13 (91) A 14.11 (95) Subiaco Oval 34,239 Report Friday, 4 July 8.8 (56) A 18.16 (124) AAMI Stadium 44,377 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Saturday, 5 July 6.14 (50) A 11.13 (79) ANZ Stadium 59,202 Report Round 15 Round 15 Friday, 11 July 12.15 (87) A StK 18.11 (119) MCG 55,658 Report Saturday, 12 July 15.16 (106) H 11.8 (74) MCG 52,592 Report Saturday, 12 July 18.10 (118) H 6.8 (44) Skilled Stadium 21,286 Report Saturday, 12 July 24.11 (155) H 18.10 (118) Telstra Dome 40,053 Report Saturday, 12 July PA 10.14 (74) A 10.16 (76) AAMI Stadium 19,851 Report Sunday, 13 July 15.16 (106) H 10.15 (75) MCG 49,529 Report Sunday, 13 July 14.11 (95) H 9.10 (64) Telstra Dome 27,446 Report Sunday, 13 July 11.9 (75) A 24.8 (152) Subiaco Oval 37,085 Report Round 16 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" |||17.12 (114) ||||14.12 (96) ||Telstra Dome||46,610 ||Friday, 18 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||19.17 (131) ||||10.10 (70) ||Skilled Stadium||24,801 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||16.12 (108) ||||15.14 (104) ||MCG||56,746 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||17.11 (113) ||||9.13 (67) ||The Gabba||27,784 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |StK||18.11 (119) ||||13.11 (89) ||Telstra Dome||41,886 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||18.11 (119) ||||18.13 (121) ||Telstra Dome||38,401 ||Sunday, 20 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |PA|| 13.14 (92) |||| 11.14 (80) ||AAMI Stadium||31,662 ||Sunday, 20 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 16.18 (114) |||| 10.8 (68) ||Subiaco||31,638 ||Sunday, 20 July||AFL.com.au Round 17 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" |||11.11 (77) ||||12.16 (88) ||MCG||86,179 ||Friday, 25 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||19.14 (128) ||||11.14 (80) ||MCG||64,785||Saturday, 26 July|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||15.13 (103) ||StK||12.14 (86) ||Subiaco||34,037||Saturday, 26 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 18.9 (117) |||| 16.18 (114) ||Telstra Dome||31,275 ||Saturday, 26 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 6.17 (53)|||| 11.11 (77) ||SCG||26,260 ||Saturday, 26 July||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |PA|| 15.11 (101) || || 20.9 (129) ||AAMI Stadium|| 19,072 ||Sunday, 27 July|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 10.10 (70) |||| 14.14 (98) ||MCG||21,330 ||Sunday, 27 July|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 15.8 (98) |||| 18.18 (126) ||Telstra Dome|| 37,879 ||Sunday, 27 July|| AFL.com.au Round 18 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 8.14 (62) |||| 17.14 (116) ||MCG|| 58,307 ||Friday, 1 August||https://archive.today/20131130050158/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?&newsid=64488 AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | || 19.10 (124) |||| 17.6 (108) ||MCG|| 46,334 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | || 13.16 (94) |||| 12.14 (86) ||AAMI Stadium|| 40,730 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | ||20.14 (134)||||10.11 (71)||Telstra Dome|| 42,238 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | ||13.14 (92)||||11.18 (84)||Gold Coast Stadium|| 10,037 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | || 17.11 (113) |||| 14.13 (97) ||Manuka Oval|| 13,550 ||Sunday, 3 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | StK || 14.17 (101) ||PA|| 14.9 (93) ||Telstra Dome|| 22,878 ||Sunday, 3 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" | || 17.14 (116) |||| 12.11 (83) ||Subiaco|| 42,096 ||Sunday, 3 August|| AFL.com.au Round 19 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" |||5.11 (41) ||||24.13 (157) ||MCG||34,610 ||Friday, 8 August||AFL.com.auJanuary 2025 medicmedic |- style="background:#fff;" |||18.24 (132) ||PA||9.12 (66) ||Telstra Dome||29,696 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||16.14 (110) ||||5.11 (41) ||Aurora Stadium||19,929 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||14.13 (97) ||StK||12.11 (83) ||MCG||52,135 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||17.10 (112) ||||15.18 (108) ||SCG||20,846 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||21.10 (136) ||||18.8 (116) ||Telstra Dome||31,957 ||Sunday, 10 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||16.12 (108)||||6.9 (45) ||AAMI Stadium||37,562 ||Sunday, 10 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||17.11 (113) ||||16.7 (103) ||Subiaco||35,288 ||Sunday, 10 August||AFL.com.au Round 20 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" |PA||10.15 (75) ||||16.10 (106) ||AAMI Stadium|| 23,694 ||Friday, 15 August||AFL.com.auJanuary 2025 medicmedic |- style="background:#fff;" |||10.13 (73) ||||19.15 (129) ||Telstra Dome||32,184 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||11.13 (79) ||||5.15 (45) ||MCG||17,958 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||13.12 (90) ||||10.19 (79) ||The Gabba||27,315 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.auJanuary 2025 medicmedic |- style="background:#fff;" |||14.10 (94) ||||20.13 (133) ||ANZ Stadium||44,955 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||16.9 (105) ||||10.16 (76) ||MCG||44,523 ||Sunday, 17 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||14.6 (90) ||||22.9 (141) ||Telstra Dome||43,406 ||Sunday, 17 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 9.15 (69) ||StK||17.10 (112) ||Subiaco||34,014 ||Sunday, 17 August||AFL.com.au Round 21 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" |||23.13 (151) ||||15.15 (105) ||Telstra Dome||37,294 ||Friday, 22 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||15.15 (105) ||||15.8 (98)||MCG||24,881 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |PA||18.21 (129) ||||7.9 (51) ||AAMI Stadium||18,875 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||16.13 (109) ||||18.7 (115) ||The Gabba||34,327 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||18.10 (118) ||||10.13 (73) ||Telstra Dome||45,507 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||17.13 (115) ||||13.4 (82) ||Skilled Stadium||24,288||Sunday, 24 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |StK||13.17 (95)||||6.11 (47)||Telstra Dome||33,811||Sunday, 24 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||9.8 (62) ||||19.19 (133) ||Subiaco||37,040 ||Sunday, 24 August||AFL.com.au Round 22 |- style="background:#ccf;" |Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 12.8 (80) |||| 8.8 (56) ||Subiaco|| 35,106 ||Friday, 29 August|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 10.12 (72) ||PA|| 23.10 (148) ||MCG||22,144 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 24.20 (164) |||| 10.5 (65) ||Skilled Stadium|| 21,752 ||Saturday, 30 August|| https://archive.today/20080903062118/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66645 AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 10.16 (76) |||| 9.13 (67) ||AAMI Stadium|| 37,545 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 12.9 (81) |||| 24.15 (159) ||Telstra Dome|| 49,057 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" ||| 17.12 (114) |||| 6.17 (53) ||SCG|| 24,076 ||Saturday, 30 August|| https://archive.today/20080901104754/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66467 AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||6.5 (41) ||||18.13 (121) ||MCG||37,046 ||Sunday, 31 August||AFL.com.au |- style="background:#fff;" |||5.9 (39) ||StK||21.21 (147) ||Telstra Dome||46,161 ||Sunday, 31 August||AFL.com.au Win/loss table Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder WB −3WCE +76PA +6Haw −44Frem +17Carl +30NM +33Melb +76WCE −50Ess +5Rich +50Haw −4BL −13Geel −68Coll −32PA −12Syd 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10 1 2228 2288 10 12 0 2156 2200 10 12 0 2217 2354 8 14 0 2130 2608 7 15 0 2118 2208 6 16 0 1988 2121 4 18 0 1670 2535 3 19 0 1629 2602 Geelong Hawthorn Western Bulldogs St Kilda Adelaide Sydney North Melbourne Collingwood Richmond Brisbane Carlton Essendon Port Adelaide Fremantle West Coast Melbourne Premiers #CCFFCC Finals series Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete AFL ladder Ladder progression table y #ccffcc #aaa Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8. #99ccff #aaa Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. #ffcccc #aaa Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round. #99ccff #ccffcc #ffcccc complete Geelong 4F/8F/12B/16F/20B/24B/28B/32B/32F/36F/40F/44B/48B/52B/56B/60B/64B/68B/72B/76B/80B/84B Hawthorn 4B/8B/12F/16B/20F/24F/28F/32F/36B/36B/40B/44F/44F/48F/52F/52F/52F/56F/60F/60F/64F/68F Western Bulldogs 4F/8F/12F/16F/18F/22F/26F/30F/30F/34F/38F/42F/46F/50F/54F/54F/54F/58F/58F/58F/62F/62F St Kilda 4F/8F/8F / 8/12F / 12/16F / 16 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 24/28F/32F/36F / 36/40F/40F/44F/48F/52F Adelaide 0/4F/8F/8F/12F/16F/20F/24F/24F/28F/32F/32F/32F/32F/32F / 32/36F/40F/44F/48F/48F/52F Sydney 0/4F/8F/12F/12F/14F/14F/18F/22F/26F/30F/34F/38F/38F/38F/42F/42F/42F/46F/46F/46F/50F North Melbourne 0 / 4 / 4/8F/12F/14F/14F/18F/22F/22F/22F / 22/26F / 26 / 30/34F/38F/42F/46F/50F/50F/50F Collingwood 4F/4F/8F/8F / 8/12F/12F/16F/20F/24F/28F/28F/28F/32F/36F/36F/36F/36F/40F/44F/48F/48F Richmond 4F/4F / 4/8F/10F / 10 / 10 / 10 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 22 / 26 / 30 / 34 / 34 / 34 / 38 / 42 / 46 Brisbane Lions 0 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 8/12F / 12/16F/20F/24F/28F/28F/32F/32F/32F/36F/36F / 36 / 36 / 40 / 40 / 40 Carlton 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 16 / 20/24F / 24 / 28 / 28 / 28 / 32 / 32 / 36 / 36 / 40 / 40 Essendon 4F / 4/8F / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 / 24 / 28 / 32 / 32 / 32 / 32 / 32 Port Adelaide 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 8 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 24 / 28 Fremantle 0 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 24 West Coast 4F / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 Melbourne 0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/0R/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/8R/8R/8R/8R/8R/8R/12R/12R/12R Finals series 2008 AFL finals series y 150 Sep 7, MCG 17.17 (119) StK 8.13 (61) Sep 6, AAMI Stadium 14.10 (94) 19.11 (125) Sep 5, MCG 18.19 (127) 11.10 (76) Sep 6, ANZ Stadium 17.8 (110) 11.9 (75) Sep 13, MCG StK 17.4 (106) 9.18 (72) Sep 12, MCG 16.10 (106) 9.15 (69) Sep 19, MCG 12.11 (83) 7.12 (54) Sep 20, MCG 18.10 (118) StK 9.10 (64) Sep 27, MCG 11.23 (89) 18.7 (115) Week one Qualifying finals QF2: Friday, 5 September 18.19 (127) H 11.10 (76) MCG 76,703 Report QF1: Sunday, 7 September 17.17 (119) H StK 8.13 (61) MCG 71,653 Report Elimination finals EF1: Saturday, 6 September 14.10 (94) A 19.11 (125) AAMI Stadium 37,685 Report EF2: Saturday, 6 September 17.8 (110) H 11.9 (75) ANZ Stadium 19,127 Report Week two Semi-finals SF2: Friday, 12 September 16.10 (106) H 9.15 (69) MCG 42,731 Report SF1: Saturday, 13 September StK 17.4 (106) H 9.18 (72) MCG 76,707 Report Week three Preliminary finals PF1: Friday, 19 September 12.11 (83) H 7.12 (54) MCG 70,143 Report PF2: Saturday, 20 September 18.10 (118) H StK 9.10 (64) MCG 77,002 Report Week four 2008 AFL Grand Final Grand Final Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm) 11.23 (89) A 18.7 (115) MCG 100,012 Report Statistics Leading goalkickers updated after grand final The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin for kicking the most goals at the end of the home and away season. PlayerClubGamesGoalsBest PerformanceSeasonFinalsTotalGoalsOpponent(s)Round(s) 1 Lance Franklin 25 102 11 113 9 11 2 Brendan Fevola 22 99 – 99 8 , 3, 11 3 Daniel Bradshaw 20 75 – 75 7 5 4 Jarryd Roughead 24 66 9 75 6 , 7, 14 5 Jonathan Brown 21 70 – 70 6 , StK, 8, 9, 10 6 Matthew Pavlich 19 67 – 67 8 12 7 Nick Riewoldt StK 24 56 9 65 6 16 8 Matthew Lloyd 21 62 – 62 8 18 9 Stephen Milne StK 24 54 6 60 7 , 7, 22 10 Daniel Motlop PA 21 57 – 57 7 7 Disposals Rank Player Team Total 1 Joel Corey 730 2 Jimmy Bartel 702 3 Sam Mitchell 667 4 Daniel Cross 663 5 Adam Cooney 637 6 Matthew Boyd 629 7 Kane Cornes PA 613 8 Joel Selwood 607 9 Gary Ablett, Jr. 606 10 Dane Swan 590 Kicks Rank Player Team Total 1 Leigh Montagna StK 388 2 Jimmy Bartel 382 3 Dane Swan 368 4 Sam Fisher StK 359 5 Lindsay Gilbee 352 6 Brent Harvey 339 7 Joel Corey 339 7 Brendon Goddard StK 337 9 Nick Dal Santo StK 336 10 Marc Murphy 335 Handballs Rank Player Team Total 1 Daniel Cross 422 2 Joel Corey 391 3 Sam Mitchell 354 4 Kane Cornes PA 345 5 Adam Cooney 326 6 Joel Selwood 324 7 Lenny Hayes StK 322 8 Jimmy Bartel 320 9 Shane Tuck 318 10 Gary Ablett, Jr. 318 Marks Rank Player Team Total 1 Nick Riewoldt StK 240 2 Samuel Fisher StK 228 3 Matthew Richardson 220 4 Robert Murphy 204 5 Cameron Mooney 201 6 Brendon Goddard StK 182 7 Paul Medhurst 179 8 Brian Lake 175 9 Brad Johnson 172 10 Clinton Young 172 Tackles Rank Player Team Total 1 Brett Kirk 151 2 Lenny Hayes StK 144 3 Jude Bolton 143 4 Joel Corey 138 5 Domenic Cassisi PA 133 6 Jimmy Bartel 124 7 Daniel Cross 117 8 Martin Mattner 126 9 James Kelly 112 10 Daniel Harris 109 Hitouts Rank Player Team Total 1 Aaron Sandilands 646 2 Dean Cox 571 3 Darren Jolly 543 4 Mark Blake 525 5 Jamie Charman 434 6 Steven King StK 408 7 Dean Brogan PA 397 8 David Hille 364 9 Troy Simmonds 359 10 Robert Campbell 358 Awards The 2008 Brownlow Medal for the AFL's fairest and best player was awarded to Adam Cooney, of the , who polled 24 votes. The Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFL's most valuable player was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr., of . The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin of , who kicked 102 goals during the home and away season. The Norm Smith Medal as the player adjudged best afield in the AFL Grand Final was awarded to Luke Hodge, of Hawthorn. The McClelland Trophy was awarded to for holding top position on the ladder after 22 rounds.Cats demolish Eagles by 99 points https://web.archive.org/web/20080915054855/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=66645 15 September 2008 The Wooden Spoon was obtained by who finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds. Chris Judd from was named the captain of the 2008 All-Australian Team, with seven Geelong players named and nine players made their All-Australian debuts.Eagles, Dockers picked for All Australian squad https://web.archive.org/web/20110524070147/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/eagles-dockers-picked-for-all-australian-squad-20080915-4h27.html?page=-1 24 May 2011 The AFL Mark of the Year and Alex Jesaulenko Medal was awarded to Matthew Lloyd of for a spectacular high mark against in round 19.http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/lloyd-davis-make-their-mark/2008/10/08/1223145445609.html Looyd, Davis make their mark 10 October 2008 9 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009105250/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/lloyd-davis-make-their-mark/2008/10/08/1223145445609.html dead The AFL Goal of the Year and Phil Manassa Medal was awarded to Leon Davis of for his chase, tackle and goal against in round 22. The AFL Army Award was awarded to Brett Deledio for the footballer who displays the most courageous and/or team related act of the season, for running with the flight of the ball to attempt a mark in the final minutes of 's round 7 loss to StK.Richmond's Deledio wins 2008 Army Award https://web.archive.org/web/20120609150806/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=67703 9 June 2012 Coleman Medal Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the count in that round. Player12345678910111213141516171819202122Total1 Lance Franklin 6456816635911543486344 1022 Brendan Fevola2287714513287435654627 993 Daniel Bradshaw 33557611660--444352262754 Jonathan Brown621402-666332553351340705 Matthew Pavlich 1353055441385615-413--676 Jarryd Roughead 3441156314332633241025667Matthew Lloyd604-035141224142483341628Daniel Motlop2220437225136014221-53579 Nick Riewoldt2223331-112131365325345610 Stephen Milne 142220722311-45121232754 Rising Star Nominees 2008 AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star award for 2008 was awarded to Rhys Palmer from .Docker Rhys Palmer wins 2008 Rising Star award https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/rhys-palmer-is-2008-rising-star/story-e6frg21l-1111117382148 PerthNow 16 September 2016 2 September 2008 Club Best and Fairests Club Award name Winnerhttp://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/best-and-fairest-results/2008/10/04/1223013861357.html Club best and fairest results 5 October 2008 Realfooty 5 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081005035601/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/best-and-fairest-results/2008/10/04/1223013861357.html 5 October 2008 live Malcolm Blight Medal Nathan Bock Merrett–Murray Medal Jonathan Brownhttp://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/brown-top-lion-20081004-4u04.html Brown top Lion AAP 5 October 2008 Realfooty 5 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081006172402/http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/brown-top-lion-20081004-4u04.html 6 October 2008 live John Nicholls Medal Chris Judd Copeland Trophy Dane Swan Crichton Medal David Hille Doig Medal Matthew Pavlichhttp://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/pavlich-named-dockers-best-20081005-4u0q.html Pavlich named Dockers' best AAP 5 October 2008 Realfooty 5 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081006172412/http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/pavlich-named-dockers-best-20081005-4u0q.html 6 October 2008 live Carji Greeves Medal Joel Corey Peter Crimmins Medal Lance Franklinhttp://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/franklin-is-top-hawk-in-year-of-personal-and-team-accolades/2008/10/04/1223013861336.html Franklin is top Hawk in year of personal and team accolades Arup Thomas 5 October 2008 Realfooty 5 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007062557/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/franklin-is-top-hawk-in-year-of-personal-and-team-accolades/2008/10/04/1223013861336.html 7 October 2008 live Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Cameron Bruce Syd Barker Medal Brent Harvey PA John Cahill Medal Kane Cornes Jack Dyer Medal Brett Deledio StK Trevor Barker Award Sam Fisherhttp://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/fisher-voted-best-saint-20081004-4tzt.html Fisher voted best Saint AAP 5 October 2008 Realfooty 5 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008234943/http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/fisher-voted-best-saint-20081004-4tzt.html 8 October 2008 live Bob Skilton Medal Jarrad McVeigh Club Champion Award Dean Cox Charles Sutton Medal Daniel Cross Notable events This was the first season in which Carlton and Richmond faced off in what is now the traditional first clash of the season. This was the first season since 1998 in which NMFC competed as "North Melbourne" instead of "Kangaroos", following the end of their decade-long experiment with home-away-from-home venues in Sydney, Canberra and the Gold Coast. The came back from a 37-point deficit against StK at quarter time to win the game by 38 points, a 75-point turnaround, in round 3. The produced its biggest ever comeback in round 4 against PA when they were down by 47 points late in the third quarter to win by 20 points, a 67-point turnaround. forward Barry Hall was suspended for seven weeks, then the equal-longest suspension handed out since the tribunal was reconfigured to a points-based system in 2005, for striking defender Brent Staker with a clean punch to the head. Later in the season, 's Dean Solomon beat that record, being suspended for eight weeks after hitting 's Cameron Ling in the cheekbone with an elbow. won its first game for the season in round 7 against by six points, after recovering from a 50-point half-time deficit, the second-largest half-time deficit ever overcome in VFL/AFL history.http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#16 AFL Tables – Game Records 14 October 2014 21 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021140546/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#16 dead This was the second in a VFL/AFL-record string of five consecutive games which Fremantle lost after holding a three-quarter time lead. suffered its worst ever loss at Subiaco Oval, and worst loss anywhere since 1989, in round 13, losing to by 135 points. In round 13, Dustin Fletcher (in his 288th game) and his father, Ken (264 games), claimed the record of most VFL/AFL games played by a father-son combination (552 games). In round 16, Richmond player Joel Bowden deliberately conceded two behinds directly from the kick-in, to waste time while protecting his team's four-point lead over Essendon. This was a major motivation for the introduction of a rule from 2009 that allows the umpire to give award free kick for a deliberate rushed behind. With its final-round victory, matched 's 2000 record of 21 wins in a home-and-away season. Ironically, also set the record for the highest average losing margin in a VFL/AFL season, with its only loss coming by 86 points against . In the round 22 match between and , Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin became the first player since Tony Lockett in 1998 to kick 100 goals in the home-and-away Season. Franklin became the 28th player in VFL/AFL history to reach this milestone, and the first indigenous player to do so. In the same game, Brendan Fevola scored seven second-half goals to fall one goal short of the same milestone, becoming the first person in VFL/AFL history to finish on 99 goals for a season. The final game of the home and away season saw the 8th-placed StK requiring a win of 90+ points over to claim 4th place going into the finals. StK recorded a then-record winning margin over Essendon of 108 points which saw the Saints replace in 4th place for the finals series. On Monday 1 September, Leigh Matthews announced his resignation from his senior coaching position at the . Michael Voss took up this position despite committing to for 2009. The second elimination final between and was, at the time, the lowest crowd number for a final outside Victoria with only 19,127 despite being at ANZ Stadium where Sydney had averaged 50,000 for finals. The Grand Final between and drew a crowd of 100,012, the first crowd over 100,000 people since the 1986 Grand Final. By losing the Grand Final after finishing with a home-and-away record of 21–1, broke the record set in 1935 and 1936 by (16–2) for best record by a non-premier, and the record for most wins by a non-premier held jointly by (1973) and (1991) (both 19 wins). played in a controversial draw against at Telstra Dome in round 6; it was later revealed that Sydney had nineteen men on the field for a brief period of play before, during and after the behind that tied the scores was scored.Roos returns fire on North's reaction September 2021 medicmedic As a direct consequence of this, the league amended the interchange laws in round 9, appointing interchange stewards to police the players and to signal to the field umpires if an infringement has occurred. Any infringement now results in a free kick being awarded.AFL interchange rules overhauled https://web.archive.org/web/20120509193508/http://news.smh.com.au/sport/afl-interchange-rules-overhauled-20080513-2drc.html 9 May 2012 Club leadership Club Coach Captain(s) Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group Neil Craig Simon Goodwinhttp://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22912669-12428,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080329022439/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22912669-12428,00.html dead 29 March 2008 AdelaideNow Goodwin to captain the Crows 12 December 2007 22 January 2008 Nathan Bassett, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Ben Rutten and Nathan van Berlo Leigh Matthews Simon Black, Jonathan Brown, Nigel Lappin and Luke Powerhttp://news.smh.com.au/four-cocaptains-may-be-enough-for-lions/20080212-1rsi.html The Sydney Morning Herald Four co-captains may be enough for Lions 12 February 2008 13 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080330040258/http://news.smh.com.au/four-cocaptains-may-be-enough-for-lions/20080212-1rsi.html 30 March 2008 dead N/A Brett Ratten Chris Juddhttp://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55401 AFL.com.au Judd will skipper Blues, Stevens to deputy 19 February 2008 19 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080330003121/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55401 30 March 2008 dead Nick Stevens (vc), Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland and Kade Simpsonhttp://carltonfc.com.au/tabid/4311/News/NewsArticle/Default.aspx?newsId=54722 Ben Broad Each man will get his chance: Ratten 23 January 2008 23 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102709/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/tabid/4311/News/NewsArticle/Default.aspx?newsId=54722 6 July 2011 dead Mick Malthouse Scott Burnshttp://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55913 Sebastian Hassett Burns to captain Pies 6 March 2008 6 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080330003127/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55913 30 March 2008 dead Josh Fraser (vc), Tarkyn Lockyer, Nick Maxwell and Scott Pendlebury Matthew Knights Matthew Lloyd Mark McVeigh and David Hille (vc) Mark Harvey Matthew Pavlich Josh Carr (vc) Mark Thompson Tom Harley Cameron Ling (vc), Cameron Mooney (vc), Joel Corey, Paul Chapman and Max Rooke Alastair Clarkson Sam Mitchellhttp://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/mitchell-to-captain-hawks/story-e6frf38c-1111114587864 Mitchell to captain Hawks 7 October 2007 12 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121006065743/http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/mitchell-to-captain-hawks/story-e6frf38c-1111114587864 6 October 2012 Luke Hodge (vc), Shane Crawford, Chance Bateman and Brad Sewell Dean Bailey Cameron Bruce and James McDonald Brock McLean and Brad Millerhttp://news.smh.com.au/neitz-decides-to-stay-as-demons-skipper/20080117-1mie.html The Sydney Morning Herald Neitz decides to stay as Demon's skipper 17 January 2008 1 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080118050432/http://news.smh.com.au/neitz-decides-to-stay-as-demons-skipper/20080117-1mie.html 18 January 2008 dead Dean Laidley Adam Simpsonhttp://www.kangaroos.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=4912&newsId=54828 Michael Tormey North leadership group adds two true Roos 30 January 2008 30 January 2007 Brady Rawlings, Daniel Harris, Michael Firrito, Nathan Thompson, Drew Petrie, Corey Jones, Daniel Pratt and Brent Harvey PA Mark Williams Warren Tredreahttp://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/tabid/6038/Default.aspx?newsid=56156 AFL Tredrea to lead Power again 12 March 2008 12 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080329001237/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/tabid/6038/Default.aspx?newsid=56156 29 March 2008 live Brendon Lade (vc), Chad Cornes (vc), Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Michael Wilson, Kane Cornes and Dom Cassisi Terry Wallace Kane Johnson Chris Newman (vc), Nathan Foley (vc), Nathan Brown, Troy Simmonds, Joel Bowden and Kayne Pettiferhttp://richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=55148 AFL Newman ready for the challenge 2 November 2008 5 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080928004606/http://richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=55148 28 September 2008 dead StK Ross Lyon Nick Riewoldthttp://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=56118 AFL Saints appoint Riewoldt sole skipper 12 March 2008 12 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080313134237/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=56118 13 March 2008 dead Lenny Hayes Paul Roos Leo Barry, Craig Bolton and Brett Kirkhttp://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23206401-19742,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080214232855/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23206401-19742,00.html dead 14 February 2008 Herald Sun Australia Bolton steps up 13 February 2008 14 February 2008 N/A John Worsfold Darren Glasshttp://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=53143 Mic Cullen Glass to captain West Coast 9 November 2007 22 January 2008September 2021 medicmedic Dean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein (vc), Matt Priddis, Ashley Hansen and Adam Selwoodhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Embley-loses-leadership-role-at-Eagles/2007/12/04/1196530649282.html The Age Embley loses leadership role at Eagles 4 December 2007 22 January 2008 Melbourne https://web.archive.org/web/20080106140802/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Embley-loses-leadership-role-at-Eagles/2007/12/04/1196530649282.html 6 January 2008 live Rodney Eade Brad Johnson Scott West, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd and Dale Morrishttp://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=54694 Jennifer Witham Boyd and Morris take the lead at Bulldogs 22 January 2008 22 January 2008September 2021 medicmedic Umpires The AFL introduced an additional two boundary umpires in round 21 in order to reduce the error rate and enable the umpires to keep up with the play.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,22049,24345617-5016140,00.html More umpires mean fewer mistakes Matthews Bruce 15 September 2008 Herald Sun Australia 24 September 2008October 2026 medicmedic Brett Rosebury was appointed the 2008 All-Australian umpire, the first West Australian umpire to receive that honour. Controversially, however, he was not appointed to umpire the AFL Grand Final, with Scott McLaren, Michael Vozzo and Shaun Ryan selected ahead of Rosebury.http://news.smh.com.au/sport/allaustralian-umpire-axed-for-decider-20080923-4mcn.html All-Australian umpire axed for decider 23 September 2008 The Sydney Morning Herald AAP 24 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522042411/http://news.smh.com.au/sport/allaustralian-umpire-axed-for-decider-20080923-4mcn.html 22 May 2011 dead Scott McLaren umpired his 300th game,http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=444316 AFL umpire to officiate in 300th match 9 April 2008 AAP 24 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140506/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=444316 5 June 2011 dead and Shane McInerney umpired his 250-game, in round 4.http://www.aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060A000408 Milestones 2008 20 September 2008 AFLUA 24 September 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080721054107/http://aflua.com.au/index.asp?d=5A4C5A717251477C7008060A000408 21 July 2008 Experienced field umpires Martin Ellis and Matthew Head both announced their retirements during the year.http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64119 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524192649/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64119 dead 24 May 2011 Ellis calls it a day Morrison Joel 2 September 2008 AFL.com.au 24 September 2008http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66886 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524192717/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66886 dead 24 May 2011 Head looks to the future Morrison Joel 2 September 2008 AFL.com.au 24 September 2008 Coach changes Surprising some, Leigh Matthews announced his retirement as coach of the two days after their final game of the season in what was replaced as a move to make way for potential coaching candidate Michael Voss.Lutton, Phil; Matthews walks away from LionsFebruary 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes ; Realfooty; 1 September 2008 Despite being newly signed for two years as assistant coach of , as expected, former Brisbane Lions captain Michael Voss was appointed as coach of the Brisbane Lions, one day after Leigh Matthews resigned.AAP; Lions hand reins to Voss; Foxsports; 2 September 2008 See also 2008 Australian football code crowds Footnotes 30em References 2008 Season – AFL Tables 2008 AFL season – Finalsiren.com External links AFL (Australian Football League) 2008 Interactive Fixture in Excel 2008 Schedule By Week as a PDF 2008 Schedule By Team as a PDF AFL Venue Information 2008 Category:2008 in Australian men's sport Category:2008 in Australian rules football