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id="toc-Round_9" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_9"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Round 9</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_9-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_10" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_10"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Round 10</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_10-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_11" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_11"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Round 11</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_11-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_12" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_12"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Round 12</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_12-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_13" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_13"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Round 13</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_13-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_14" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_14"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Round 14</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_14-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_15" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_15"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Round 15</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_15-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_19"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20</span> <span>Round 19</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_19-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_20" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_20"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21</span> <span>Round 20</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_20-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_21" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_21"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.22</span> <span>Round 21</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_21-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_22" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_22"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23</span> <span>Round 22</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_22-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Win/loss_table" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Win/loss_table"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Win/loss table</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Win/loss_table-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ladder" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ladder"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Ladder</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Ladder-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Ladder subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Ladder-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ladder_progression" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ladder_progression"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Ladder progression</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ladder_progression-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Finals_series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Finals_series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Finals series</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Finals_series-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Finals series subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Finals_series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Week_one" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_one"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Week one</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_one-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_two" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_two"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Week two</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_two-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_three" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_three"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Week three</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_three-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_four" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_four"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Week four</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_four-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Statistics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Statistics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Statistics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Statistics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Leading_goalkickers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leading_goalkickers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Leading goalkickers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leading_goalkickers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Disposals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Disposals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Disposals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Disposals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kicks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kicks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Kicks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kicks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Handballs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Handballs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Handballs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Handballs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Marks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> 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/> 10th premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers">Minor premiers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 13th minor premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_pre-season_and_night_series_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers">Pre-season cup</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 3rd pre-season cup win</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> (24 votes)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> (102 goals)</small></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Attendance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">185</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Total attendance</span></th><td class="infobox-data">7,082,949 (38,286 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest</th><td class="infobox-data">100,012 <small>(<a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">Grand Final</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008 AFL season</b> was the 112th season of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL), the highest level senior <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_finals_series" title="2008 AFL finals series">finals series</a> featuring the top eight clubs. A significant feature of the season was the celebration of the 150th anniversary since the sport of <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> was first established in 1858. </p><p>The premiership was won by the <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn Football Club</a> for the tenth time, after they defeated <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> by 26 points in the <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008 AFL Grand Final</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NAB_Cup">NAB Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: NAB Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link 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#D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 1 (Easter and Season Launch) </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday, 20 March </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 17.7 (109) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 72,552) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192149/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/56604/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday, 20 March </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 14.12 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.15 (105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 28,206) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192205/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/56646/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 22 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 16.15 (111) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 13.7 (85) 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Oval</a> (crowd: 39,591) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130050249/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56690/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 22 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 6.15 (51) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 6.13 (49) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 36,614) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192228/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56691/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 23 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 19.12 (126) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 18.15 (123) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 24,835) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192248/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56717/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 23 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 23.16 (154) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 6.14 (50) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 40,141) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192256/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56715/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Monday, 24 March </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 9.13 (67) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 19.8 (122) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 48,100) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192321/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56747/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2">Round 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Round 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 2 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 28 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 13.18 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 13.16 (94) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 33,867) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130055215/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56830/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 March </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 9.12 (66) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 24.17 (161) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 27,821) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56863/Default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 21.7 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,162) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130053130/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56840/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 March </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 16.16 (112) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 38,022) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192343/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56857/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 19.11 (125) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.13 (85) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 43,396) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192352/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/56852/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 30 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 22.14 (146) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 24,700) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192401/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57072/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 30 March </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 22.18 (150) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 6.15 (51) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 50,636) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192409/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57068/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 30 March </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.8 (86) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 20.7 (127) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 39,292) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192417/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57079/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3">Round 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Round 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 3 (Rivalry Round) </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 4 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 19.11 (125) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.9 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 38,667) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130045334/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57306/newsDefault.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 13.8 (86) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 15.12 (102) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 39,816) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57307/Default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 12.15 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 39,027) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192434/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57309/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 10.11 (71) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 29,061) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192513/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57310/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 23.12 (150) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 21.8 (134) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 64,388) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192605/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57312/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 16.16 (112) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 12.10 (82) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a> (crowd: 23,569) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192613/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57444/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 18.14 (122) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 70,802) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192624/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57434/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 12.13 (85) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 45,524) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008192632/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/newsid/57452/Default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4">Round 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 4 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 11 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 14.14 (98) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 19.14 (128) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 47,641) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20121230070241/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57686/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.16 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 21.10 (136) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 44,368) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012150/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57687/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 18.19 (127) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 23,427) <br /> <i>(Moved from <a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Gold Coast Stadium</a>)</i> </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012200/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57688/default.aspx">Report</a> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 16.11 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 5.15 (45) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/ANZ_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZ Stadium">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,235) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130053343/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57797/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 16.8 (104) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 18.16 (124) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 25,205) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57689/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 17.12 (114) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 10.10 (70) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Aurora_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurora Stadium">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 15,124) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012258/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57822/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 17.9 (111) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 77,873) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012311/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57815/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 20.17 (137) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 37,541) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012322/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/57830/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>The match between <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> was originally fixtured to be played at <a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Gold Coast Stadium</a>, however, due to North Melbourne's refusal to relocate north to the Gold Coast, the match was moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5">Round 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 5 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 18 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 18.15 (123) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 14.3 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 46,792) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012335/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58111/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 16.18 (114) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a> (crowd: 24,368) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012347/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58187/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 12.16 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 10.11 (71) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 39,554) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012359/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58113/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 17.16 (118) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 19.16 (130) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 30,019) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012424/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58114/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 15.15 (105) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 16.16 (112) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 51,990) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20121230075201/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58115/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 20 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 9.14 (68) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 15.11 (101) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 44,759) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012441/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58217/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 20 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 19.16 (130) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">drew with </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 20.10 (130) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 37,767) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012450/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58225/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 20 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 16.8 (104) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 19.14 (128) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 38,302) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012502/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58234/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_6">Round 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 6 (ANZAC Round) </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 25 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 23.16 (154) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 12.9 (81) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 88,999) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012514/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58524/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 25 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 13.11 (89) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 38,022) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58498/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 11.15 (81) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 16.15 (111) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 41,033) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012602/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58500/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 20.14 (134) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 29,927) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012613/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58503/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 12.10 (82) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 9.7 (61) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 20,517) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012621/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58590/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 27 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 19.23 (137) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 13.7 (85) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 22,878) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012628/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58592/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 27 April </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 9.10 (64) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">drew with </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 8.16 (64) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 28,392) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012637/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58602/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 27 April </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 14.22 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 15.4 (94) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 46,076) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012709/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58607/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_7">Round 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 7 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 2 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.14 (74) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 17.9 (111) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 41,254) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58979/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 3 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.15 (105) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a> (crowd: 23,388) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012749/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58898/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 3 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 24.10 (154) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 13.11 (89) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 76,048) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012803/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58900/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 3 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 16.11 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 17.8 (110) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 40,585) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58895/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 3 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 15.17 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 41,898) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012816/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58903/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 4 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 18.4 (112) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 29,018) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012829/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59033/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 4 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 15.23 (113) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 19,423) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012839/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/58899/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 4 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 15.4 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 24.14 (158) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 28,409) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012852/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59043/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AFL_Hall_of_Fame_Tribute_Match">AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/AFL_Hall_of_Fame_Tribute_Match" title="AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match">AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 10 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><b><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Australian_rules_football_team" title="Victoria Australian rules football team">Victoria</a></b> 21.11 (137) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dream_Team_Australian_rules_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Dream Team Australian rules football team">Dream Team</a> 18.12 (120) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 69,294) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012902/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59400/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_8">Round 8</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Round 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 8 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 16 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 16.7 (103) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 48,417) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012923/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59731/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 17 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 17.15 (117) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 15.12 (102) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Aurora_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurora Stadium">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 15,682) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012937/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59749/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 17 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 14.15 (99) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 37,275) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012948/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59671/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 17 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.20 (92) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 18.17 (125) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 38,675) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013000/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59673/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 17 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 13.11 (89) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Gold Coast Stadium</a> (crowd: 6,354) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013029/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59761/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 18 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 22.18 (150) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,649) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013040/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59676/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 18 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 21.17 (143) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 7.10 (52) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/ANZ_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZ Stadium">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,904) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013055/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59675/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 18 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 17.9 (111) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 17.12 (114) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 35,624) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013107/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/59788/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_9">Round 9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Round 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 9 (Indigenous Round) </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 23 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 20.14 (134) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 7.6 (48) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 78,206) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120305035110/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60077/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 24 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.4 (88) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 28,955) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071358/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60078/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 24 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 16.9 (105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 25,013) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071430/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60080/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 24 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 16.14 (110) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 60,333) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071440/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60083/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 24 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 5.17 (47) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 35,348) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071455/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60082/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 25 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 21.15 (141) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 27,566) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071515/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60085/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 25 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 12.6 (78) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 41,341) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071701/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60206/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 25 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 16.14 (110) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 16.17 (113) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 35,471) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071713/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60212/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_10">Round 10</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Round 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 10 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 30 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 9.20 (74) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 41,897) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071757/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60497/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 27.11 (173) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 52,968) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60502/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 May </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 12.2 (74) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 15.16 (106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Aurora_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurora Stadium">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,378) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071904/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60504/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 18.21 (129) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 15.8 (98) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 22,118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072043/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60505/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 May </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 19.19 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.5 (77) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 46,231) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072102/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60496/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 21.13 (139) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 26,852) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072113/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60499/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 19.15 (129) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 7.8 (50) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 27,854) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072135/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60501/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 10.15 (75) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 16.7 (103) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 34,236) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072149/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60630/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_11">Round 11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Round 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 11 (Queens Birthday) </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 6 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 17.12 (114) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 19.13 (127) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 38,373) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072234/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60878/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 14.12 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 22.14 (146) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 32,767) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072257/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60864/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 12.7 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 19.16 (130) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 46,377) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072347/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60877/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 38,802) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072356/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60859/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 14.12 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 10.14 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 24,506) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072407/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60866/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 15.16 (106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 38,914) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072417/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60861/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 8.15 (63) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 10.15 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 29,240) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072437/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61055/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Monday, 9 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 13.17 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 17.14 (116) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 59,548) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072447/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/60852/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_12">Round 12</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Round 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 12 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 13 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 16.17 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 33,386) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130052041/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61337/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 19.17 (131) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 10.8 (68) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 39,320) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072503/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61333/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 18.12 (120) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 9.13 (67) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 34,105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072512/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61292/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.18 (102) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 9.13 (67) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 25,996) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072530/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61485/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 11.10 (76) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,559) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61303/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.18 (108) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 7.7 (49) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a> (crowd: 21,642) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072553/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61298/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 12.17 (89) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 80,310) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072608/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61291/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 16.20 (116) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 27,348) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072631/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61293/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_13">Round 13</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 13 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 20 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 10.5 (65) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 22,440) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072656/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61763/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 10.16 (76) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 15.13 (103) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 42,508) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072720/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61920/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 19.9 (123) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 20.7 (127) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 20,923) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072735/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61751/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 11.17 (83) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 10.10 (70) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 29,964) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072752/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61764/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 5.17 (47) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 28.14 (182) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 38,414) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072803/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61765/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 17.12 (114) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> (crowd: 11,437) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072816/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61749/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 15.11 (101) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 20.16 (136) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 59,177) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072823/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61762/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 13.11 (89) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 15.9 (99) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 44,885) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072836/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/61963/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_14">Round 14</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Round 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 14 (Split Round) </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 27 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 18.18 (126) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 9.15 (69) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 29,138) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072846/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62226/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 12.16 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 17.16 (118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 73,503) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072906/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62366/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 9.15 (69) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 12.12 (84) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Gold Coast Stadium</a> (crowd: 9,128) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072918/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62373/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 20.15 (135) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 11.15 (81) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a> (crowd: 11,373) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072928/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62228/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 June </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 14.9 (93) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 13.14 (92) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 23,278) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072937/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62230/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 June </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 34,239) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009072946/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62239/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 4 July </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 8.8 (56) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 18.16 (124) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,377) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62623/default.aspx">Report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 July </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 6.14 (50) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/ANZ_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZ Stadium">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 59,202) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009073003/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/62607/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_15">Round 15</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Round 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 15 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 11 July </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.15 (87) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 18.11 (119) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 55,658) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009123936/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63061/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 July </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 15.16 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 52,592) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009123945/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63029/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 July </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 18.10 (118) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 6.8 (44) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a> (crowd: 21,286) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009123957/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63049/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 July </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 24.11 (155) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 18.10 (118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 40,053) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009124011/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63030/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 July </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 10.14 (74) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 10.16 (76) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,851) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009124039/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63033/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 July </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 15.16 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 10.15 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 49,529) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009124047/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63239/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 July </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 9.10 (64) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> (crowd: 27,446) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009124118/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63048/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 July </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 24.8 (152) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> (crowd: 37,085) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121009124131/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/63045/default.aspx">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_16">Round 16</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Round 16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b></td> <td><b>17.12 (114)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td>14.12 (96)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>46,610</td> <td>Friday, 18 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080721033322/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63520">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>19.17 (131)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td>10.10 (70)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a></td> <td>24,801</td> <td>Saturday, 19 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080720213115/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=63514">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b></td> <td><b>16.12 (108)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>15.14 (104)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>56,746</td> <td>Saturday, 19 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080722030754/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63509">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b></td> <td><b>17.11 (113)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td>9.13 (67)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></td> <td>27,784</td> <td>Saturday, 19 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080725064822/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63712">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b></td> <td><b>18.11 (119)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td>13.11 (89)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>41,886</td> <td>Saturday, 19 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080722030805/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63523">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td>18.11 (119)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b></td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>38,401</td> <td>Sunday, 20 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080723010334/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63732">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>13.14 (92)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td> <td>11.14 (80)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>31,662</td> <td>Sunday, 20 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110524173210/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=63519">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></b></td> <td><b>16.18 (114)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>10.8 (68)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>31,638</td> <td>Sunday, 20 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110524173307/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=63512">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_17">Round 17</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Round 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td>11.11 (77)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>12.16 (88)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>86,179</td> <td>Friday, 25 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080809130049/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64011">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b></td> <td><b>19.14 (128)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td>11.14 (80)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>64,785</td> <td>Saturday, 26 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729040809/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64005">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b></td> <td><b>15.13 (103)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td>12.14 (86)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>34,037</td> <td>Saturday, 26 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729040820/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64019">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b></td> <td><b>18.9 (117)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td>16.18 (114)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>31,275</td> <td>Saturday, 26 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080727022144/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64035">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td>6.17 (53)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>11.11 (77)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a></td> <td>26,260</td> <td>Saturday, 26 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080726141739/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64016">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></td> <td>15.11 (101)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></b></td> <td><b>20.9 (129)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>19,072</td> <td>Sunday, 27 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730042004/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64010">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>10.10 (70)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b></td> <td><b>14.14 (98)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>21,330</td> <td>Sunday, 27 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730042026/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64232">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td>15.8 (98)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b></td> <td><b>18.18 (126)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>37,879</td> <td>Sunday, 27 July</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730031127/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64236">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_18">Round 18</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Round 18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td>8.14 (62)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>58,307</td> <td>Friday, 1 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20131130050158/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?&newsid=64488">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b></td> <td><b>19.10 (124)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>17.6 (108)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>46,334</td> <td>Saturday, 2 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080802095212/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64492">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>13.16 (94)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td>12.14 (86)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>40,730</td> <td>Saturday, 2 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080805095146/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64493">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>20.14 (134)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td>10.11 (71)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>42,238</td> <td>Saturday, 2 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080805095151/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64502">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b></td> <td><b>13.14 (92)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td>11.18 (84)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Gold Coast Stadium</a></td> <td>10,037</td> <td>Saturday, 2 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080802095501/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64506">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b></td> <td><b>17.11 (113)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td>14.13 (97)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></td> <td>13,550</td> <td>Sunday, 3 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080805224837/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64501">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b></td> <td><b>14.17 (101)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></td> <td>14.9 (93)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>22,878</td> <td>Sunday, 3 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080805230416/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64709">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></b></td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td>12.11 (83)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>42,096</td> <td>Sunday, 3 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080805230421/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64718">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_19">Round 19</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Round 19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>5.11 (41)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>24.13 (157)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>34,610</td> <td>Friday, 8 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65132">AFL.com.au</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b></td> <td><b>18.24 (132)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></td> <td>9.12 (66)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>29,696</td> <td>Saturday, 9 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080812023035/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65007">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td> <td><b>16.14 (110)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td>5.11 (41)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aurora_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurora Stadium">Aurora Stadium</a></td> <td>19,929</td> <td>Saturday, 9 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080812011837/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65008">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b></td> <td><b>14.13 (97)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td>12.11 (83)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>52,135</td> <td>Saturday, 9 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080810115350/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65001">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b></td> <td><b>17.10 (112)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td> <td>15.18 (108)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a></td> <td>20,846</td> <td>Saturday, 9 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080809213010/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65177">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b></td> <td><b>21.10 (136)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td>18.8 (116)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>31,957</td> <td>Sunday, 10 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080810200109/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65200">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>16.12 (108)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td>6.9 (45)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>37,562</td> <td>Sunday, 10 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080813054159/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65000">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></b></td> <td><b>17.11 (113)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>16.7 (103)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>35,288</td> <td>Sunday, 10 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080810200630/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64995">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_20">Round 20</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Round 20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></td> <td>10.15 (75)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b></td> <td><b>16.10 (106)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>23,694</td> <td>Friday, 15 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65465">AFL.com.au</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>10.13 (73)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>19.15 (129)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>32,184</td> <td>Saturday, 16 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080817130438/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65640">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b></td> <td><b>11.13 (79)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td>5.15 (45)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>17,958</td> <td>Saturday, 16 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080817130408/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65468">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></b></td> <td><b>13.12 (90)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td>10.19 (79)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></td> <td>27,315</td> <td>Saturday, 16 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=65471">AFL.com.au</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2023">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td>14.10 (94)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>20.13 (133)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a></td> <td>44,955</td> <td>Saturday, 16 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080817130413/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65472">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b></td> <td><b>16.9 (105)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td>10.16 (76)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>44,523</td> <td>Sunday, 17 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080819233415/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65474">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td>14.6 (90)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b></td> <td><b>22.9 (141)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>43,406</td> <td>Sunday, 17 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080819233431/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65689">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td> <td>9.15 (69)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b></td> <td><b>17.10 (112)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>34,014</td> <td>Sunday, 17 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080819233421/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65478">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_21">Round 21</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Round 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b></td> <td><b>23.13 (151)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>15.15 (105)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>37,294</td> <td>Friday, 22 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080823193550/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65958">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b></td> <td><b>15.15 (105)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td> <td>15.8 (98)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>24,881</td> <td>Saturday, 23 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081007223314/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65967">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>18.21 (129)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>7.9 (51)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>18,875</td> <td>Saturday, 23 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110524184329/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65965">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td>16.13 (109)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b></td> <td><b>18.7 (115)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></td> <td>34,327</td> <td>Saturday, 23 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080823193630/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66151">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b></td> <td><b>18.10 (118)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td>10.13 (73)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>45,507</td> <td>Saturday, 23 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080826010750/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65956">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td> <td>13.4 (82)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a></td> <td>24,288</td> <td>Sunday, 24 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080827004222/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65960">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b></td> <td><b>13.17 (95)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td> <td>6.11 (47)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>33,811</td> <td>Sunday, 24 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080827004224/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65962">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td>9.8 (62)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td> <td><b>19.19 (133)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>37,040</td> <td>Sunday, 24 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080827002459/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66189">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_22">Round 22</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Round 22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b></td> <td><b>Home team score</b></td> <td><b>Away team</b></td> <td><b>Away team score</b></td> <td><b>Ground</b></td> <td><b>Crowd</b></td> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Report</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></b></td> <td><b>12.8 (80)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td>8.8 (56)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco</a></td> <td>35,106</td> <td>Friday, 29 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080901042248/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66459">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td> <td>10.12 (72)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>23.10 (148)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>22,144</td> <td>Saturday, 30 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080901234331/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66464">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td> <td><b>24.20 (164)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td>10.5 (65)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Skilled Stadium</a></td> <td>21,752</td> <td>Saturday, 30 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20080903062118/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66645">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></b></td> <td><b>10.16 (76)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td>9.13 (67)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td> <td>37,545</td> <td>Saturday, 30 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080901234344/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66473">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td>12.9 (81)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td> <td><b>24.15 (159)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>49,057</td> <td>Saturday, 30 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080901234415/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66668">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b></td> <td><b>17.12 (114)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td>6.17 (53)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a></td> <td>24,076</td> <td>Saturday, 30 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20080901104754/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66467">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>6.5 (41)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b></td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td> <td>37,046</td> <td>Sunday, 31 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080903011116/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66465">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>5.9 (39)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b></td> <td><b>21.21 (147)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a></td> <td>46,161</td> <td>Sunday, 31 August</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080901195249/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66463">AFL.com.au</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Win/loss_table"><span id="Win.2Floss_table"></span>Win/loss table</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Win/loss table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:90%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th valign="middle">Team </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>11 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>13 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>16 </th> <th>17 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>21 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>F1 </th> <th>F2 </th> <th>F3 </th> <th>GF </th> <th valign="middle">Ladder </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -3 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+76</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+6</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -44 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+17</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +30 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>+33</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+76</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE <br /> -50 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+5</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Rich <br /> +50 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-4</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -13 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-68</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -32 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA <br /> -12 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Syd <br /> +24 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>+8</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>+63</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Ess <br /> +56 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -48 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>+9</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>-31</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle"><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE <br /> -16 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+2</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>-17</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +20 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-12</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+52</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -27 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +33 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+46</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>+31</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+22</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -63 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+13</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb <br /> -1 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess <br /> -37 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+46</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich <br /> -3 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM <br /> -8 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -69 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>+11</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-6</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -61 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>-30</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -40 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess <br /> -16 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+23</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+33</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>-30</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +37 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>-33</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+9</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -56 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +12 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Coll <br /> +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>-35</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Rich <br /> +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>-32</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>-2</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WB <br /> +28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -8 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+66</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-51</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">BL <br /> +6 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-78</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+26</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -2 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Rich <br /> +44 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl <br /> -23 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-7</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+73</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> +65 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">StK <br /> +9 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>+86</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+100</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +21 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-30</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>-10</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Syd <br /> +29 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+32</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM <br /> -18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess <br /> -48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-54</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+14</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +31 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>+45</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem <br /> -24 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Adel <br /> +31 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -34 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle"><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">NM <br /> +55 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -99 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>+16</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -36 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -73 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>-64</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -91 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich <br /> -38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -5 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-51</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+22</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +35 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +4 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+37</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich <br /> -4 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+48</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+16</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE <br /> -10 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>-56</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -46 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>-108</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -26 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-15</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +14 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>-64</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -17 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-1</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb <br /> -6 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>-3</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl <br /> -9 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>-28</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -24 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>+53</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -8 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>-4</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -74 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+46</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +28 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+33</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>-43</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich <br /> -7 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+24</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +9 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+99</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+30</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">StK <br /> +42 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>+42</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +1 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+27</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Rich <br /> +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -86 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>+56</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">NM <br /> +13 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+59</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +135 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Adel <br /> +68 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+74</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>+61</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Haw <br /> +11 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>+63</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +116 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Syd <br /> +39 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>+33</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+99</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+58</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>+29</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-26</b> </td> <td align="middle"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+104</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +15 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">NM <br /> +16 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+44</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">BL <br /> +12 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>+12</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+65</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+15</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +19 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>-32</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Ess <br /> +51 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Adel <br /> +4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-27</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+57</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>+31</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-11</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Coll <br /> +54 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+69</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich <br /> -29 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +71 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +78 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>+51</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+54</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Geel <br /> +26 </td> <td align="middle"><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -104 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>-95</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM <br /> -48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-33</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -53 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+6</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -76 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-19</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -79 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>-21</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich <br /> -22 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>-40</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+1</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -31 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem <br /> -46 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-28</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess <br /> -16 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-116</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+34</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA <br /> -78 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>-80</b> </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>-55</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Rich <br /> +41 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-16</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+48</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Coll <br /> +7 </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>0</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -33 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+6</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WB <br /> +3 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -31 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-13</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem <br /> -53 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Haw <br /> +27 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>-15</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +2 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+18</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +28 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+8</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>+20</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +51 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -33 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>-76</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -35 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle"><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-9</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -68 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -6 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>-20</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +24 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+21</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Ess <br /> +64 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -15 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>-11</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-12</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -59 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>-4</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -54 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-2</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+12</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>-28</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -8 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl <br /> -66 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>-31</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+78</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">NM <br /> +76 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-41</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>-44</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +64 </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;">WB <br /> 0 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -12 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>-3</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-30</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Ess <br /> +38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -82 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>-50</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+22</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-30</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +77 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+4</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+3</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -63 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -63 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>+29</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+7</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +80 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>+2</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>+40</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-42</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+36</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA <br /> -21 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Rich <br /> +3 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>-9</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -46 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+79</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>-27</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -35 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+8</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">NM <br /> +15 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +32 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>+30</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE <br /> -17 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+8</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -14 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +43 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+48</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Ess <br /> +108 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -58 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>+34</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -54 </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle"><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK <br /> -2 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+68</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">BL <br /> +17 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+62</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -42 </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;">NM <br /> 0 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>WB</b> <br /> <b>-18</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+91</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">PA <br /> +11 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>+82</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">WCE <br /> +5 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+35</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +40 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Coll</b> <br /> <b>-29</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -31 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Carl <br /> +2 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>-24</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -16 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>+4</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-39</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -45 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+61</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>+35</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -37 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle"><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+16</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -76 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Frem</b> <br /> <b>-14</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd <br /> -62 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>-24</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB <br /> -60 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-37</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM <br /> -6 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+50</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll <br /> -100 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>-5</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess <br /> -22 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Geel</b> <br /> <b>-135</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -57 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>-77</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -46 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+17</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem <br /> -33 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+10</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb <br /> -34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Haw</b> <br /> <b>-71</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -99 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Adel</b> <br /> <b>+3</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Melb <br /> +95 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>StK</b> <br /> <b>+38</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Ess <br /> +30 </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;"><b>Rich</b> <br /> <b>0</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>WCE</b> <br /> <b>+60</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Syd <br /> +18 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Frem <br /> +3 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>NM</b> <br /> <b>-3</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Haw <br /> +32 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">StK <br /> +27 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>BL</b> <br /> <b>+63</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;">Coll <br /> +10 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>PA</b> <br /> <b>+54</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Melb</b> <br /> <b>+31</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -61 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;"><b>Carl</b> <br /> <b>-28</b> </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Syd <br /> +16</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM <br /> -20 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL <br /> -11 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Ess</b> <br /> <b>+46</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel <br /> -9 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw <br /> -51 </td> <td style="background:#CCFFCC;"><b>Syd</b> <br /> <b>+37</b> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel <br /> -29 </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle"><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <th valign="middle">Team </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>11 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>13 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>16 </th> <th>17 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>21 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>F1 </th> <th>F2 </th> <th>F3 </th> <th>GF </th> <th valign="middle">Ladder </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#CCFFCC; width:1em" align="center">+</td> <td style="width:5em">Win</td> <td style="background:#FFFFBB; width:1em"></td> <td>Qualified for finals </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFCFCF; width:1em" align="center">-</td> <td style="width:5em">Loss</td> <td align="center">X</td> <td>Bye </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#CCCCFF; width:1em"></td> <td style="width:5em">Draw</td> <td style="background:#C0C0C0; width:1em"></td> <td>Eliminated </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span style="font-size:85%"><b>Bold</b> – Home game</span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ladder">Ladder</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Ladder"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>2008 AFL ladder </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points for">PF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points against">PA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Point percentage">PP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2672 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1651 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">161.8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">84 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;" rowspan="8"><a href="#Finals_series">Finals series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2434 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1846 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">131.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">68 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2506 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2112 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">118.7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">62 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2126 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1923 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">110.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">52 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2017 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1838 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">109.7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">52 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2095 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1863 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">112.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2121 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2187 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">97.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2267 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2038 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">111.2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2228 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2288 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">97.4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2156 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2200 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">98.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2217 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2354 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">94.2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2130 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2608 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">81.7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">32 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2118 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2208 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">95.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1988 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2121 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">93.7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1670 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2535 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">65.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1629 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2602 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">62.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130240/http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/ladders/2008/All/ladders_all_2008.shtml?season_idIndex=111&round_noIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1">AFL ladder</a><br />Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> Premiers</div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ladder_progression">Ladder progression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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round.</div><div style="overflow:hidden"><div class="noresize overflowbugx" style="overflow:auto"><table class="wikitable sortable sportsrbrtable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Team ╲ Round</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">1</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">2</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">3</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">4</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">5</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">6</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">7</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">8</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">9</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">10</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">11</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">12</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">13</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">14</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">15</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">16</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">17</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">18</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">19</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">20</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">21</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">22</th></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">20</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">24</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">28</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">44</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">48</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">52</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">56</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">60</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">64</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">68</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">72</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">76</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">80</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">84</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></th><td style="background-color:#99ccff">4</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">36</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">36</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">68</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">18</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">22</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">26</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">30</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">30</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">34</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">38</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">42</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">46</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">50</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">54</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">54</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">54</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">58</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">58</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">58</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">62</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">62</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td>36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td>32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">14</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">14</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">18</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">22</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">26</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">30</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">34</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">38</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">38</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">38</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">42</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">42</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">42</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">46</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">46</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">46</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">50</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></th><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">14</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">14</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">18</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">22</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">22</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">22</td><td>22</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">26</td><td>26</td><td>30</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">34</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">38</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">42</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">46</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">50</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">50</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">50</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>18</td><td>22</td><td>22</td><td>26</td><td>30</td><td>34</td><td>34</td><td>34</td><td>38</td><td>42</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></th><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td 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title="2008 AFL finals series">2008 AFL finals series</a></div> <div style="overflow:auto"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;margin:1em 2em 0em 1em;white-space:nowrap"><tbody><tr style="visibility:collapse"></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:9px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:9px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:9px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="padding-left:5px;width:5px"></td><td style="width:9px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:9px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:9px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Qualifying and elimination finals</td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Semi-finals</td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Preliminary finals</td><td rowspan="15"></td><td rowspan="15"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Grand final</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="10" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="14" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 7, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>17.17 (119)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">4</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8.13 (61)</td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:2px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 13, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>17.4 (106)</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 6, <a href="/wiki/AAMI_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Stadium">AAMI Stadium</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9.18 (72)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 19, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">5</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">14.10 (94)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>12.11 (83)</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>19.11 (125)</b></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7.12 (54)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 27, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="7" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.23 (89)</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="background:linear-gradient(to top right, transparent calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% + 1px), transparent calc(50% + 1px)),linear-gradient(to bottom right, transparent calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% + 1px), transparent calc(50% + 1px));transform:translate(-1px)"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 6, <a href="/wiki/ANZ_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZ Stadium">ANZ Stadium</a></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 20, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>18.7 (115)</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">6</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>17.8 (110)</b></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>18.10 (118)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="12" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.9 (75)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 12, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9.10 (64)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>16.10 (106)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="8" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sep 5, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9.15 (69)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">2</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>18.19 (127)</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.10 (76)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_one">Week one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Week one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Qualifying finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>QF2: Friday, 5 September </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 18.19 (127) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 11.10 (76) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 76,703) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>QF1: Sunday, 7 September </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 8.13 (61) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 71,653) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Elimination finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>EF1: Saturday, 6 September </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 19.11 (125) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 37,685) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>EF2: Saturday, 6 September </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 17.8 (110) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,127) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_two">Week two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Week two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Semi-finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SF2: Friday, 12 September <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 16.10 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 9.15 (69) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 42,731) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SF1: Saturday, 13 September <a href="/wiki/Network_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Network Ten">Network Ten</a> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 17.4 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 9.18 (72) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 76,707) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_three">Week three</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Week three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Preliminary finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>PF1: Friday, 19 September <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 7.12 (54) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 70,143) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>PF2: Saturday, 20 September <a href="/wiki/Network_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Network Ten">Network Ten</a> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 18.10 (118) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 9.10 (64) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 77,002) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_four">Week four</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Week four"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008 AFL Grand Final</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Grand Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>GF: Saturday, 27 September <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.23 (89) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 18.7 (115) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 100,012) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leading_goalkickers">Leading goalkickers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Leading goalkickers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:gray;"><sup><i>updated after <b> grand final </b> </i></sup></span></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> for kicking the most goals at the end of the home and away season. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:30px;"> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:150px;">Player </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:120px;">Club </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:50px;">Games </th> <th colspan="3">Goals </th> <th colspan="3">Best Performance </th></tr> <tr> <th width="40"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Season</a> </th> <th width="40">Finals </th> <th width="40">Total </th> <th width="40">Goals </th> <th width="220">Opponent(s) </th> <th width="40">Round(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">102 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center"><b>113</b> </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_11">11</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>2</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Fevola" title="Brendan Fevola">Brendan Fevola</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td align="center">22 </td> <td align="center">99 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>99</b> </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_3">3</a>, <a href="#Round_11">11</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>3</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Bradshaw" title="Daniel Bradshaw">Daniel Bradshaw</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">75 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>75</b> </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_5">5</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>4</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jarryd_Roughead" title="Jarryd Roughead">Jarryd Roughead</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">66 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center"><b>75</b> </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_7">7</a>, <a href="#Round_14">14</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>5</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td align="center">70 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>70</b> </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_8">8</a>, <a href="#Round_9">9</a>, <a href="#Round_10">10</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>6</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">67 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>67</b> </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_12">12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>7</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">56 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center"><b>65</b> </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_16">16</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>8</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td align="center">62 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>62</b> </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_18">18</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>9</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Milne" title="Stephen Milne">Stephen Milne</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">54 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center"><b>60</b> </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_7">7</a>, <a href="#Round_22">22</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>10</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Motlop" title="Daniel Motlop">Daniel Motlop</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td align="center">57 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>57</b> </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="#Round_7">7</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disposals">Disposals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Disposals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>730 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bartel" title="Jimmy Bartel">Jimmy Bartel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>702 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>667 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Cross_(footballer)" title="Daniel Cross (footballer)">Daniel Cross</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>663 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>637 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>629 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kane_Cornes" title="Kane Cornes">Kane Cornes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>613 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Selwood" title="Joel Selwood">Joel Selwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>607 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett, Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>606 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dane_Swan" title="Dane Swan">Dane Swan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>590 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kicks">Kicks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Kicks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Montagna" title="Leigh Montagna">Leigh Montagna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>388 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bartel" title="Jimmy Bartel">Jimmy Bartel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>382 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dane_Swan" title="Dane Swan">Dane Swan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>368 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Fisher_(Australian_footballer)" title="Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)">Sam Fisher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>359 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gilbee" title="Lindsay Gilbee">Lindsay Gilbee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>352 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brent_Harvey" title="Brent Harvey">Brent Harvey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>339 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>339 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Goddard" title="Brendon Goddard">Brendon Goddard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>337 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo" title="Nick Dal Santo">Nick Dal Santo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>336 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marc_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Marc Murphy (footballer)">Marc Murphy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>335 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Handballs">Handballs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Handballs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Cross_(footballer)" title="Daniel Cross (footballer)">Daniel Cross</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>422 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>391 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>354 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kane_Cornes" title="Kane Cornes">Kane Cornes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>345 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>326 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Selwood" title="Joel Selwood">Joel Selwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>324 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>322 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bartel" title="Jimmy Bartel">Jimmy Bartel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>320 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shane_Tuck" title="Shane Tuck">Shane Tuck</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>318 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett, Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>318 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marks">Marks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Marks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>240 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Fisher_(Australian_footballer)" title="Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)">Samuel Fisher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>228 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Richardson_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Richardson (Australian rules footballer)">Matthew Richardson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>220 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer)">Robert Murphy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>204 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Mooney" title="Cameron Mooney">Cameron Mooney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>201 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Goddard" title="Brendon Goddard">Brendon Goddard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>182 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Medhurst" title="Paul Medhurst">Paul Medhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>179 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lake" title="Brian Lake">Brian Lake</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>175 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>172 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Young" title="Clinton Young">Clinton Young</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>172 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tackles">Tackles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Tackles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Kirk" title="Brett Kirk">Brett Kirk</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>151 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>144 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jude_Bolton" title="Jude Bolton">Jude Bolton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>143 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>138 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Cassisi" title="Domenic Cassisi">Domenic Cassisi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>133 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bartel" title="Jimmy Bartel">Jimmy Bartel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>124 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Cross_(footballer)" title="Daniel Cross (footballer)">Daniel Cross</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>117 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Mattner" title="Martin Mattner">Martin Mattner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>126 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Kelly_(Australian_footballer)" title="James Kelly (Australian footballer)">James Kelly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>112 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Harris_(footballer)" title="Daniel Harris (footballer)">Daniel Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>109 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hitouts">Hitouts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Hitouts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sandilands" title="Aaron Sandilands">Aaron Sandilands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>646 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Cox_(Australian_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Cox (Australian footballer)">Dean Cox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>571 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_Jolly" title="Darren Jolly">Darren Jolly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>543 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Blake_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Mark Blake (Australian rules footballer)">Mark Blake</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>525 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Charman" title="Jamie Charman">Jamie Charman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>434 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_King_(footballer)" title="Steven King (footballer)">Steven King</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>408 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Brogan" title="Dean Brogan">Dean Brogan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>397 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hille" title="David Hille">David Hille</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>364 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Simmonds" title="Troy Simmonds">Troy Simmonds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>359 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Campbell_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Robert Campbell (Australian rules footballer)">Robert Campbell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>358 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2008_Brownlow_Medal" title="2008 Brownlow Medal">2008 Brownlow Medal</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">AFL</a>'s fairest and best player was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a></b>, of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a>, who polled 24 votes.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a> as the AFL's most valuable player was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett, Jr.</a></b>, of <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a> was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>, who kicked 102 goals during the home and away season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a> as the player adjudged best afield in the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a> was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a></b>, of Hawthorn.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a> was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> for holding top position on the ladder after 22 rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Wooden_Spoon_(award)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wooden Spoon (award)">Wooden Spoon</a> was obtained by <b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> who finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a></b> from <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> was named the captain of the <b><a href="/wiki/2008_All-Australian_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 All-Australian Team">2008 All-Australian Team</a></b>, with seven Geelong players named and nine players made their All-Australian debuts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Mark_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Mark of the Year">AFL Mark of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jesaulenko" title="Alex Jesaulenko">Alex Jesaulenko</a> Medal was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> for a spectacular high mark against <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> in round 19.<sup id="cite_ref-GOTY_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOTY-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Goal_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Goal of the Year">AFL Goal of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Manassa" title="Phil Manassa">Phil Manassa</a> Medal was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Leon_Davis_(footballer)" title="Leon Davis (footballer)">Leon Davis</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> for his chase, tackle and goal against <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> in round 22.<sup id="cite_ref-GOTY_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOTY-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Army_Award" title="AFL Army Award">AFL Army Award</a> was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Brett_Deledio" title="Brett Deledio">Brett Deledio</a></b> 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 <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>'s round 7 loss to <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coleman_Medal">Coleman Medal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Coleman Medal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the count in that round.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable nowraplinks" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;" width="95%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="20" abbr="Position"> </th> <th width="100">Player </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 1">1 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 2">2 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 3">3 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 4">4 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 5">5 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 6">6 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 7">7 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 8">8 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 9">9 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 10">10 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 11">11 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 12">12 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 13">13 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 14">14 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 15">15 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 16">16 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 17">17 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 18">18 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 19">19 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 20">20 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 21">21 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 22">22 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Total">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> </td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">1</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">9</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">1</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">1</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td>102 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Fevola" title="Brendan Fevola">Brendan Fevola</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Bradshaw" title="Daniel Bradshaw">Daniel Bradshaw</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>75 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a> </td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jarryd_Roughead" title="Jarryd Roughead">Jarryd Roughead</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a> </td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>62 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Motlop" title="Daniel Motlop">Daniel Motlop</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Milne" title="Stephen Milne">Stephen Milne</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>54 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rising_Star_Nominees">Rising Star Nominees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Rising Star Nominees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Rising_Star" title="2008 AFL Rising Star">2008 AFL Rising Star</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star_award" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Rising Star award">AFL Rising Star award</a> for 2008 was awarded to <b><a href="/wiki/Rhys_Palmer" title="Rhys Palmer">Rhys Palmer</a></b> from <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nabwinner_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nabwinner-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_Best_and_Fairests">Club Best and Fairests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Club Best and Fairests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Award Name </th> <th>Winner<sup id="cite_ref-AllBF_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AllBF-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight_Medal" title="Malcolm Blight Medal">Malcolm Blight Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Bock" title="Nathan Bock">Nathan Bock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merrett%E2%80%93Murray_Medal" title="Merrett–Murray Medal">Merrett–Murray Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-BrownBF_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrownBF-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Nicholls_Medal" title="John Nicholls Medal">John Nicholls Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copeland_Trophy" title="Copeland Trophy">Copeland Trophy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dane_Swan" title="Dane Swan">Dane Swan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crichton_Medal" title="Crichton Medal">Crichton Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hille" title="David Hille">David Hille</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doig_Medal" title="Doig Medal">Doig Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a><sup id="cite_ref-PavBF_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PavBF-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carji_Greeves_Medal" title="Carji Greeves Medal">Carji Greeves Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Crimmins_Medal" title="Peter Crimmins Medal">Peter Crimmins Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a><sup id="cite_ref-BuddyBF_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BuddyBF-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_%27Bluey%27_Truscott_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal">Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Bruce" title="Cameron Bruce">Cameron Bruce</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syd_Barker_Medal" title="Syd Barker Medal">Syd Barker Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brent_Harvey" title="Brent Harvey">Brent Harvey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cahill_Medal" title="John Cahill Medal">John Cahill Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kane_Cornes" title="Kane Cornes">Kane Cornes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal" title="Jack Dyer Medal">Jack Dyer Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Deledio" title="Brett Deledio">Brett Deledio</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Award" title="Trevor Barker Award">Trevor Barker Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Fisher_(Australian_footballer)" title="Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)">Sam Fisher</a><sup id="cite_ref-FisherBF_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FisherBF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Skilton_Medal" title="Bob Skilton Medal">Bob Skilton Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jarrad_McVeigh" title="Jarrad McVeigh">Jarrad McVeigh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold_Medal" title="John Worsfold Medal">Club Champion Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Cox_(Australian_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Cox (Australian footballer)">Dean Cox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Cross_(footballer)" title="Daniel Cross (footballer)">Daniel Cross</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_events">Notable events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Notable events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>This was the first season in which Carlton and Richmond faced off in what is now the traditional first clash of the season.</li></ul> <ul><li>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.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> came back from a 37-point deficit against <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> at quarter time to win the game by 38 points, a 75-point turnaround, in round 3.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> produced its biggest ever comeback in round 4 against <a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> when they were down by 47 points late in the third quarter to win by 20 points, a 67-point turnaround.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> defender <a href="/wiki/Brent_Staker" title="Brent Staker">Brent Staker</a> with a clean punch to the head. Later in the season, <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dean_Solomon" title="Dean Solomon">Dean Solomon</a> beat that record, being suspended for eight weeks after hitting <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Ling" title="Cameron Ling">Cameron Ling</a> in the cheekbone with an elbow.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> won its first game for the season in round 7 against <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> by six points, after recovering from a 50-point half-time deficit, the second-largest half-time deficit ever overcome in <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">VFL/AFL</a> history.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the second in a <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">VFL/AFL</a>-record string of five consecutive games which Fremantle lost after holding a three-quarter time lead.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> suffered its worst ever loss at <a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a>, and worst loss anywhere since 1989, in round 13, losing to <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> by 135 points.</li> <li>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).</li> <li>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.</li> <li>With its final-round victory, <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> matched <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>'s 2000 record of 21 wins in a home-and-away season. Ironically, <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> also set the record for the highest average losing margin in a VFL/AFL season, with its only loss coming by 86 points against <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>.</li> <li>In the round 22 match between <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>, Hawthorn forward <a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> became the first player since <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lockett" title="Tony Lockett">Tony Lockett</a> in <a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a> 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.</li> <li>In the same game, <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Fevola" title="Brendan Fevola">Brendan Fevola</a> 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.</li> <li>The final game of the home and away season saw the 8th-placed <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> requiring a win of 90+ points over <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> to claim 4th place going into the finals. <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> recorded a then-record winning margin over Essendon of 108 points which saw the Saints replace <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> in 4th place for the finals series.</li> <li>On Monday 1 September, <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews" title="Leigh Matthews">Leigh Matthews</a> announced his resignation from his senior coaching position at the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Michael Voss</a> took up this position despite committing to <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> for 2009.</li> <li>The second elimination final between <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 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.</li> <li>The Grand Final between <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> drew a crowd of 100,012, the first crowd over 100,000 people since the <a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986 Grand Final</a>.</li> <li>By losing the Grand Final after finishing with a home-and-away record of 21–1, <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> broke the record set in <a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a> and <a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> (16–2) for best record by a non-premier, and the record for most wins by a non-premier held jointly by <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a>) and <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a>) (both 19 wins).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> played in a controversial draw against <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> at <a href="/wiki/Telstra_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Dome">Telstra Dome</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_leadership">Club leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Club leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="120">Club </th> <th width="120">Coach </th> <th>Captain(s) </th> <th>Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Craig" title="Neil Craig">Neil Craig</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Goodwin" title="Simon Goodwin">Simon Goodwin</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Bassett" title="Nathan Bassett">Nathan Bassett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Burton" title="Brett Burton">Brett Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Edwards_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyson Edwards (footballer)">Tyson Edwards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Rutten" title="Ben Rutten">Ben Rutten</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nathan_van_Berlo" title="Nathan van Berlo">Nathan van Berlo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews" title="Leigh Matthews">Leigh Matthews</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Black" title="Simon Black">Simon Black</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Lappin" title="Nigel Lappin">Nigel Lappin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luke_Power" title="Luke Power">Luke Power</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Ratten" title="Brett Ratten">Brett Ratten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a><sup id="cite_ref-juddstevens_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-juddstevens-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Stevens" title="Nick Stevens">Nick Stevens</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Carrazzo" title="Andrew Carrazzo">Andrew Carrazzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heath_Scotland" title="Heath Scotland">Heath Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kade_Simpson" title="Kade Simpson">Kade Simpson</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mick_Malthouse" title="Mick Malthouse">Mick Malthouse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Burns_(footballer)" title="Scott Burns (footballer)">Scott Burns</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Fraser" title="Josh Fraser">Josh Fraser</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Tarkyn_Lockyer" title="Tarkyn Lockyer">Tarkyn Lockyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Maxwell" title="Nick Maxwell">Nick Maxwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Pendlebury" title="Scott Pendlebury">Scott Pendlebury</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Knights" title="Matthew Knights">Matthew Knights</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lloyd" title="Matthew Lloyd">Matthew Lloyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_McVeigh" title="Mark McVeigh">Mark McVeigh</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Hille" title="David Hille">David Hille</a> (vc) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Harvey" title="Mark Harvey">Mark Harvey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Carr" title="Josh Carr">Josh Carr</a> (vc) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Thompson_(footballer)" title="Mark Thompson (footballer)">Mark Thompson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Harley" title="Tom Harley">Tom Harley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Ling" title="Cameron Ling">Cameron Ling</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Mooney" title="Cameron Mooney">Cameron Mooney</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Chapman_(footballer,_born_1981)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Chapman (footballer, born 1981)">Paul Chapman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Max_Rooke" title="Max Rooke">Max Rooke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Clarkson" title="Alastair Clarkson">Alastair Clarkson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Shane_Crawford" title="Shane Crawford">Shane Crawford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chance_Bateman" title="Chance Bateman">Chance Bateman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Sewell" title="Brad Sewell">Brad Sewell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Bailey" title="Dean Bailey">Dean Bailey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Bruce" title="Cameron Bruce">Cameron Bruce</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_McDonald_(Australian_footballer)" title="James McDonald (Australian footballer)">James McDonald</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brock_McLean" title="Brock McLean">Brock McLean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Miller_(footballer)" title="Brad Miller (footballer)">Brad Miller</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Laidley" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Laidley">Dean Laidley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Simpson" title="Adam Simpson">Adam Simpson</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brady_Rawlings" title="Brady Rawlings">Brady Rawlings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Harris_(footballer)" title="Daniel Harris (footballer)">Daniel Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Firrito" title="Michael Firrito">Michael Firrito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Thompson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Nathan Thompson (Australian footballer)">Nathan Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drew_Petrie" title="Drew Petrie">Drew Petrie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corey_Jones" title="Corey Jones">Corey Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Pratt_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Pratt (Australian rules football)">Daniel Pratt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brent_Harvey" title="Brent Harvey">Brent Harvey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Williams_(Australian_footballer_born_1958)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Williams (Australian footballer born 1958)">Mark Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Tredrea" title="Warren Tredrea">Warren Tredrea</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Lade" title="Brendon Lade">Brendon Lade</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Chad_Cornes" title="Chad Cornes">Chad Cornes</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Burgoyne" title="Shaun Burgoyne">Shaun Burgoyne</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Michael Wilson (Australian footballer)">Michael Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_Cornes" title="Kane Cornes">Kane Cornes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Cassisi" title="Domenic Cassisi">Dom Cassisi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Wallace" title="Terry Wallace">Terry Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kane_Johnson" title="Kane Johnson">Kane Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Newman_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer)">Chris Newman</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Foley_(footballer)" title="Nathan Foley (footballer)">Nathan Foley</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer,_born_1978)" title="Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1978)">Nathan Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Simmonds" title="Troy Simmonds">Troy Simmonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Bowden" title="Joel Bowden">Joel Bowden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kayne_Pettifer" title="Kayne Pettifer">Kayne Pettifer</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_Lyon" title="Ross Lyon">Ross Lyon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Roos_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)">Paul Roos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Barry" title="Leo Barry">Leo Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Bolton" title="Craig Bolton">Craig Bolton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brett_Kirk" title="Brett Kirk">Brett Kirk</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold" title="John Worsfold">John Worsfold</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_Glass" title="Darren Glass">Darren Glass</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Cox_(Australian_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Cox (Australian footballer)">Dean Cox</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Stenglein" title="Tyson Stenglein">Tyson Stenglein</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Matt_Priddis" title="Matt Priddis">Matt Priddis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Hansen" title="Ashley Hansen">Ashley Hansen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Selwood" title="Adam Selwood">Adam Selwood</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Eade" title="Rodney Eade">Rodney Eade</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_West" title="Scott West">Scott West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer)">Robert Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Cross_(footballer)" title="Daniel Cross (footballer)">Daniel Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Giansiracusa" title="Daniel Giansiracusa">Daniel Giansiracusa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Morris" title="Dale Morris">Dale Morris</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Umpires">Umpires</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Umpires"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The AFL introduced an additional two <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Umpire (Australian rules football)">boundary umpires</a> in round 21 in order to reduce the error rate and enable the umpires to keep up with the play.<sup id="cite_ref-4umps_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4umps-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Brett_Rosebury" title="Brett Rosebury">Brett Rosebury</a> was appointed the <a href="/wiki/2008_All-Australian_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 All-Australian Team">2008 All-Australian</a> umpire, the first West Australian umpire to receive that honour. Controversially, however, he was not appointed to umpire the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Scott_McLaren" title="Scott McLaren">Scott McLaren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Vozzo" title="Michael Vozzo">Michael Vozzo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Ryan" title="Shaun Ryan">Shaun Ryan</a> selected ahead of Rosebury.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Scott_McLaren" title="Scott McLaren">Scott McLaren</a> umpired his 300th game,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Shane_McInerney" title="Shane McInerney">Shane McInerney</a> umpired his 250-game, in round 4.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Experienced field umpires <a href="/wiki/Martin_Ellis_(umpire)" title="Martin Ellis (umpire)">Martin Ellis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Head" title="Matthew Head">Matthew Head</a> both announced their retirements during the year.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coach_changes">Coach changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Coach changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Surprising some, <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews" title="Leigh Matthews">Leigh Matthews</a> announced his retirement as coach of the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> two days after their final game of the season in what was replaced as a move to make way for potential coaching candidate, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Michael Voss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>Despite being newly signed for two years as assistant coach of <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>, as expected, former Brisbane Lions captain <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Michael Voss</a> was appointed as coach of the Brisbane Lions, one day after Leigh Matthews resigned.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Australian_football_code_crowds" title="2008 Australian football code crowds">2008 Australian football code crowds</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_season&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/lloyd-davis-make-their-mark/2008/10/08/1223145445609.html">the original</a> on 9 October 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Major recurring<br />events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Draft">AFL draft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">AFL finals series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Futures_match" title="AFL Futures match">AFL Futures match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Other_ANZAC_Day_fixtures" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day Eve match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Hawthorn_v_Geelong" title="Rivalries in the 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J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Sub-Districts" title="VFL Sub-Districts">VFL Sub-Districts</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association" title="AFL Coaches Association">AFL Coaches Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association" title="AFL Players Association">AFL Players Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/AFL_Record" title="AFL Record">AFL Record</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Umpires_Association" title="AFL Umpires Association">AFL Umpires 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