The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 20 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a

finals series Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

featuring the top eight clubs. A significant feature of the season was the celebration of the 150th anniversary since the sport of Australian rules football was first established in 1858. The premiership was won by the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...

for the tenth time, after they defeated by 26 points in the

2008 AFL Grand Final The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2008. It was the 112th annual grand ...

NAB Cup

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.12 (114) , , , , 14.12 (96) , ,

Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction started in October 1997 and w ...

, , 46,610 , , Friday, 18 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.17 (131) , , , , 10.10 (70) , , Skilled Stadium, , 24,801 , , Saturday, 19 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.12 (108) , , , , 15.14 (104) , ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, , 56,746 , , Saturday, 19 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 9.13 (67) , ,

The Gabba The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. Over the years, the Ga ...

, , 27,784 , , Saturday, 19 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.11 (119) , , , , 13.11 (89) , ,

, , 41,886 , , Saturday, 19 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.11 (119) , , , , 18.13 (121) , ,

, , 38,401 , , Sunday, 20 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.14 (92) , , , , 11.14 (80) , , AAMI Stadium, , 31,662 , , Sunday, 20 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.18 (114) , , , , 10.8 (68) , , Subiaco, , 31,638 , , Sunday, 20 July
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Round 17

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.11 (77) , , , , 12.16 (88) , ,

, , 86,179 , , Friday, 25 July
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.14 (128) , , , , 11.14 (80) , ,

, , 64,785, , Saturday, 26 July,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.13 (103) , , , , 12.14 (86) , , Subiaco, , 34,037, , Saturday, 26 July
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.9 (117) , , , , 16.18 (114) , ,

, , 31,275 , , Saturday, 26 July
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 6.17 (53), , , , 11.11 (77) , , SCG, , 26,260 , , Saturday, 26 July
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.11 (101) , , , , 20.9 (129) , , AAMI Stadium, , 19,072 , , Sunday, 27 July,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.10 (70) , , , , 14.14 (98) , ,

, , 21,330 , , Sunday, 27 July,
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.8 (98) , , , , 18.18 (126) , ,

, , 37,879 , , Sunday, 27 July,
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Round 18

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 8.14 (62) , , , , 17.14 (116) , ,

, , 58,307 , , Friday, 1 August
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.10 (124) , , , , 17.6 (108) , ,

, , 46,334 , , Saturday, 2 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.16 (94) , , , , 12.14 (86) , , AAMI Stadium, , 40,730 , , Saturday, 2 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.14 (134), , , , 10.11 (71), ,

, , 42,238 , , Saturday, 2 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.14 (92), , , , 11.18 (84), , Gold Coast Stadium, , 10,037 , , Saturday, 2 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 14.13 (97) , ,

Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, althoug ...

, , 13,550 , , Sunday, 3 August
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.17 (101) , , , , 14.9 (93) , ,

, , 22,878 , , Sunday, 3 August
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, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.14 (116) , , , , 12.11 (83) , , Subiaco, , 42,096 , , Sunday, 3 August,
AFL.com.au

Round 19

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 5.11 (41) , , , , 24.13 (157) , ,

, , 34,610 , , Friday, 8 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.24 (132) , , , , 9.12 (66) , ,

, , 29,696 , , Saturday, 9 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.14 (110) , , , , 5.11 (41) , , Aurora Stadium, , 19,929 , , Saturday, 9 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 12.11 (83) , ,

, , 52,135 , , Saturday, 9 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.10 (112) , , , , 15.18 (108) , , SCG, , 20,846 , , Saturday, 9 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 21.10 (136) , , , , 18.8 (116) , ,

, , 31,957 , , Sunday, 10 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.12 (108), , , , 6.9 (45) , , AAMI Stadium, , 37,562 , , Sunday, 10 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 16.7 (103) , , Subiaco, , 35,288 , , Sunday, 10 August
AFL.com.au

Round 20

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.15 (75) , , , , 16.10 (106) , , AAMI Stadium, , 23,694 , , Friday, 15 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 19.15 (129) , ,

, , 32,184 , , Saturday, 16 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.13 (79) , , , , 5.15 (45) , ,

, , 17,958 , , Saturday, 16 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.12 (90) , , , , 10.19 (79) , ,

, , 27,315 , , Saturday, 16 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.10 (94) , , , , 20.13 (133) , ,

ANZ Stadium ANZ may refer to: People * Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician Banks * ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia ** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand * ...

, , 44,955 , , Saturday, 16 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.9 (105) , , , , 10.16 (76) , ,

, , 44,523 , , Sunday, 17 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.6 (90) , , , , 22.9 (141) , ,

, , 43,406 , , Sunday, 17 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.15 (69) , , , , 17.10 (112) , , Subiaco, , 34,014 , , Sunday, 17 August
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Round 21

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 23.13 (151) , , , , 15.15 (105) , ,

, , 37,294 , , Friday, 22 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.15 (105) , , , , 15.8 (98), ,

, , 24,881 , , Saturday, 23 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.21 (129) , , , , 7.9 (51) , , AAMI Stadium, , 18,875 , , Saturday, 23 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.13 (109) , , , , 18.7 (115) , ,

, , 34,327 , , Saturday, 23 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.10 (118) , , , , 10.13 (73) , ,

, , 45,507 , , Saturday, 23 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.13 (115) , , , , 13.4 (82) , , Skilled Stadium, , 24,288, , Sunday, 24 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.17 (95), , , , 6.11 (47), ,

, , 33,811, , Sunday, 24 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.8 (62) , , , , 19.19 (133) , , Subiaco, , 37,040 , , Sunday, 24 August
AFL.com.au

Round 22

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team, , Home team score, , Away team, , Away team score, , Ground, , Crowd, , Date, , Report , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.8 (80) , , , , 8.8 (56) , , Subiaco, , 35,106 , , Friday, 29 August,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.12 (72) , , , , 23.10 (148) , ,

, , 22,144 , , Saturday, 30 August,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 24.20 (164) , , , , 10.5 (65) , , Skilled Stadium, , 21,752 , , Saturday, 30 August,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.16 (76) , , , , 9.13 (67) , , AAMI Stadium, , 37,545 , , Saturday, 30 August,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.9 (81) , , , , 24.15 (159) , ,

, , 49,057 , , Saturday, 30 August,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.12 (114) , , , , 6.17 (53) , , SCG, , 24,076 , , Saturday, 30 August,
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 6.5 (41) , , , , 18.13 (121) , ,

, , 37,046 , , Sunday, 31 August
AFL.com.au
, - style="background:#fff;" , , , 5.9 (39) , , , , 21.21 (147) , ,

, , 46,161 , , Sunday, 31 August
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Win/loss table

Bold – Home game

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series

Week one

Week two

Week three

Week four

Statistics

Leading goalkickers

:^{''updated after grand final ''} The

Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer ...

was awarded to

Lance Franklin Lance Franklin (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from ...

for kicking the most goals at the end of the home and away season.

Disposals

Kicks

Handballs

Marks

Tackles

Hitouts

Awards

* The

2008 Brownlow Medal The 2008 Brownlow Medal was the 81st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Adam Cooney of the Western Bulldogs won the medal by polling ...

for the

AFL AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...

's fairest and best player was awarded to Adam Cooney, of the , who polled 24 votes. * The

Leigh Matthews Trophy The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was st ...

as the AFL's most valuable player was awarded to Gary Ablett, Jr., of . * The

was awarded to

of , who kicked 102 goals during the home and away season. * The

Norm Smith Medal The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990 the competition was known as the Victorian Football ...

as the player adjudged best afield in the

AFL Grand Final The AFL Grand Final is an Australian rules football match to determine the premiers for the Australian Football League (AFL) season. From its inception until 1989, it was known as the VFL Grand Final, as the league at that time was the Victori ...

was awarded to

Luke Hodge Luke Hodge (born 15 June 1984) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2002 to 2017, ...

, of Hawthorn. * The

McClelland Trophy The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy which has been awarded each year since 1951 by the Australian Football League (known prior to 1990 as the Victorian Football League) to the best-performing club in the home-and-away sea ...

was awarded to for holding top position on the ladder after 22 rounds. * The

Wooden Spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to: * Wooden spoon, implement * Wooden spoon (award) A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous e ...

was obtained by who finished the season in last place on the ladder after 22 rounds. *

Chris Judd Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and captain of both the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Widely regarded as one of the bes ...

from was named the captain of the 2008 All-Australian Team, with seven Geelong players named and nine players made their All-Australian debuts. * The AFL Mark of the Year and Alex Jesaulenko Medal was awarded to

Matthew Lloyd Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A highly decorated full-forward, Lloyd's AFL's honours include ...

of for a spectacular high mark against in round 19. * The AFL Goal of the Year and Phil Manassa Medal was awarded to Leon Davis of for his chase, tackle and goal against in round 22. * The

AFL Army Award From 2007 until 2009 the Australian Football League produced the AFL Army Award to recognise players who produced significant acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of their team during a game. Examples of such bravery that are not ...

was awarded to

Brett Deledio Brett Edward Deledio (born 18 April 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played 243 games over 12 seasons with the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and a further 32 matches over three se ...

for the footballer who displays the most courageous and/or team related act of the season, for running with the flight of the ball to attempt a mark in the final minutes of 's round 7 loss to .

Coleman Medal

*Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the count in that round.

Rising Star Nominees

The

AFL Rising Star award The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan ...

for 2008 was awarded to Rhys Palmer from .

Club Best and Fairests

Notable events

* This was the first season in which Carlton and Richmond faced off in what is now the traditional first clash of the season. * This was the first season since 1998 in which NMFC competed as "North Melbourne" instead of "Kangaroos", following the end of their decade-long experiment with home-away-from-home venues in Sydney, Canberra and the Gold Coast. * The came back from a 37-point deficit against at quarter time to win the game by 38 points, a 75-point turnaround, in round 3. * The produced its biggest ever comeback in round 4 against when they were down by 47 points late in the third quarter to win by 20 points, a 67-point turnaround. * forward

Barry Hall Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club, Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is considered to be one of the be ...

was suspended for seven weeks, then the equal-longest suspension handed out since the tribunal was reconfigured to a points-based system in 2005, for striking defender

Brent Staker Brent Allen Staker (born 23 May 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Staker grew up in Broken Hill in remote country New Sou ...

with a clean punch to the head. Later in the season, 's

Dean Solomon Dean Solomon (born 9 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Solomon served as caretaker senior coach ...

beat that record, being suspended for eight weeks after hitting 's

Cameron Ling Cameron Ling (born 27 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tagger at and , Ling is a premiership-winning captain at the club. He is now a c ...

in the cheekbone with an elbow. * won its first game for the season in round 7 against by six points, after recovering from a 50-point half-time deficit, the second-largest half-time deficit ever overcome in

VFL/AFL The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...

history. This was the second in a

-record string of five consecutive games which Fremantle lost after holding a three-quarter time lead. * suffered its worst ever loss at

Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval (; nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood. Subiaco Oval was the high ...

, and worst loss anywhere since 1989, in round 13, losing to by 135 points. * In round 13, Dustin Fletcher (in his 288th game) and his father, Ken (264 games), claimed the record of most VFL/AFL games played by a father-son combination (552 games). * In round 16, Richmond player Joel Bowden deliberately conceded two behinds directly from the kick-in, to waste time while protecting his team's four-point lead over Essendon. This was a major motivation for the introduction of a rule from 2009 that allows the umpire to give award free kick for a deliberate rushed behind. * With its final-round victory, matched 's 2000 record of 21 wins in a home-and-away season. Ironically, also set the record for the highest average losing margin in a VFL/AFL season, with its only loss coming by 86 points against . * In the round 22 match between and , Hawthorn forward

became the first player since

Tony Lockett Anthony Howard Lockett (born 9 March 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he is considered one of the greatest fu ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

to kick 100 goals in the home-and-away Season. Franklin became the 28th player in VFL/AFL history to reach this milestone, and the first indigenous player to do so. * In the same game, Brendan Fevola scored seven second-half goals to fall one goal short of the same milestone, becoming the first person in VFL/AFL history to finish on 99 goals for a season. * The final game of the home and away season saw the 8th-placed requiring a win of 90+ points over to claim 4th place going into the finals. recorded a then-record winning margin over Essendon of 108 points which saw the Saints replace in 4th place for the finals series. * On Monday 1 September,

Leigh Matthews Leigh Raymond Matthews (born 1 March 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and coached and the . Squat, short-legged and barrel-chested, Matthews earned the ic ...

announced his resignation from his senior coaching position at the .

Michael Voss Michael Voss (born 7 July 1975) is a former professional Australian rules football player with the Brisbane Bears/Lions and current senior coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Voss was a triple premiersh ...

took up this position despite committing to for 2009. * The second elimination final between and was, at the time, the lowest crowd number for a final outside Victoria with only 19,127 despite being at ANZ Stadium where Sydney had averaged 50,000 for finals. * The Grand Final between and drew a crowd of 100,012, the first crowd over 100,000 people since the 1986 Grand Final. * By losing the Grand Final after finishing with a home-and-away record of 21–1, broke the record set in 1935 and

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

by (16–2) for best record by a non-premier, and the record for most wins by a non-premier held jointly by (

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

) and (

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

) (both 19 wins). * played in a controversial draw against at

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. 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.

Club leadership

Umpires

The AFL introduced an additional two boundary umpires in round 21 in order to reduce the error rate and enable the umpires to keep up with the play.

Brett Rosebury Brett Rosebury (born 19 March 1980) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has umpired 418 career games in the AFL since his debut in Round 13, 2000, as of the end of the 2017 season. He um ...

was appointed the 2008 All-Australian umpire, the first West Australian umpire to receive that honour. Controversially, however, he was not appointed to umpire the

, with Scott McLaren, Michael Vozzo and

Shaun Ryan Shaun Ryan is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. Biography Born in 1975, Ryan was educated at Warrnambool's Christian Brothers' College and Emmanuel College before heading to Geelong' ...

selected ahead of Rosebury. Scott McLaren umpired his 300th game, and Shane McInerney umpired his 250-game, in round 4. Experienced field umpires Martin Ellis and Matthew Head both announced their retirements during the year.

Coach changes

* Surprising some,

announced his retirement as coach of the two days after their final game of the season in what was replaced as a move to make way for potential coaching candidate,

. * Despite being newly signed for two years as assistant coach of , as expected, former Brisbane Lions captain

was appointed as coach of the Brisbane Lions, one day after Leigh Matthews resigned.AAP
Lions hand reins to Voss
Foxsports; 2 September 2008

Footnotes

References

2008 Season – AFL Tables

2008 AFL season – Finalsiren.com

External links

AFL (Australian Football League)

2008 Interactive Fixture in Excel

2008 Schedule By Week as a PDF

2008 Schedule By Team as a PDF

AFL Venue Information
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NAB Cup

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Win/loss table

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series

Week one

Week two

Week three

Week four

Statistics

Leading goalkickers

Disposals

Kicks

Handballs

Marks

Tackles

Hitouts

Awards

Coleman Medal

Rising Star Nominees

Club Best and Fairests

Notable events

Club leadership

Umpires

Coach changes

See also

Footnotes

References

External links