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2008 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | North Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.13 | 67 | lost to | Essendon | 2.0 | 8.2 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 122 | Telstra Dome | Mar 24 (Mon 2:10pm) | |
| R2 | Geelong | 4.4 | 11.9 | 17.13 | 22.18 | 150 | dftd | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 6.15 | 51 | Telstra Dome | Mar 30 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R3 | Essendon | 6.4 | 11.8 | 17.11 | 23.12 | 150 | dftd | Carlton | 5.2 | 9.4 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 134 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 5 (Sat 7:10pm) | |
| R4 | Essendon | 1.2 | 7.7 | 14.12 | 14.14 | 98 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 5.4 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 19.14 | 128 | Telstra Dome | Apr 11 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| R5 | St Kilda | 5.3 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 18.15 | 123 | dftd | Essendon | 3.0 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 87 | Telstra Dome | Apr 18 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| R6 | Collingwood | 5.3 | 11.7 | 15.12 | 23.16 | 154 | dftd | Essendon | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Fri 2:40pm) | |
| R7 | Essendon | 2.1 | 8.1 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 94 | lost to | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 14.10 | 19.13 | 24.14 | 158 | Telstra Dome | May 4 (Sun 4:40pm) | |
| R8 | Sydney | 4.5 | 6.11 | 13.15 | 21.17 | 143 | dftd | Essendon | 0.2 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 52 | ANZ Stadium | May 18 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R9 | Essendon | 0.5 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 10.12 | 72 | lost to | Richmond | 5.3 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 16.14 | 110 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 24 (Sat 7:10pm) | |
| R10 | Adelaide | 1.6 | 4.7 | 7.16 | 9.20 | 74 | dftd | Essendon | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 69 | AAMI Stadium | May 30 (Fri 8:10pm) | |
| R11 | Essendon | 3.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 79 | lost to | Hawthorn | 4.3 | 9.5 | 15.11 | 19.16 | 130 | Telstra Dome | Jun 7 (Sat 7:10pm) | |
| R12 | Essendon | 4.6 | 7.11 | 11.14 | 16.17 | 113 | dftd | West Coast | 4.1 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 13.13 | 91 | Telstra Dome | Jun 13 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| R13 | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 15.11 | 101 | lost to | Essendon | 7.5 | 8.9 | 12.13 | 20.16 | 136 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 22 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R14 | Fremantle | 2.5 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 13.13 | 91 | lost to | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 14.11 | 95 | Subiaco Oval | Jun 29 (Sun 4:40pm) | |
| R15 | Essendon | 8.3 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 24.11 | 155 | dftd | Brisbane Lions | 4.0 | 8.4 | 14.8 | 18.10 | 118 | Telstra Dome | Jul 12 (Sat 7:10pm) | |
| R16 | Richmond | 5.2 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 16.12 | 108 | dftd | Essendon | 3.2 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 15.14 | 104 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 19 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R17 | Essendon | 5.7 | 7.10 | 12.11 | 19.14 | 128 | dftd | Collingwood | 1.3 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 80 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 26 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R18 | Essendon | 3.1 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 19.10 | 124 | dftd | Melbourne | 2.2 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 17.6 | 108 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 2 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R19 | West Coast | 6.3 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 17.11 | 113 | dftd | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 103 | Subiaco Oval | Aug 10 (Sun 4:40pm) | |
| R20 | Essendon | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 10.13 | 73 | lost to | Adelaide | 3.4 | 7.8 | 13.10 | 19.15 | 129 | Telstra Dome | Aug 16 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R21 | Western Bulldogs | 3.3 | 10.6 | 19.8 | 23.13 | 151 | dftd | Essendon | 3.4 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 15.15 | 105 | Telstra Dome | Aug 22 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| R22 | Essendon | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 39 | lost to | St Kilda | 5.5 | 8.12 | 14.15 | 21.21 | 147 | Telstra Dome | Aug 31 (Sun 4:40pm) | |
2008 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Matthew Lloyd | 21 | 199 | 9.5 | 83 | 4 | 282 | 13.4 | 144 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1.7 | 26 | 20 | 62 | 3 | 16 | 388 | 1689 | 80.4 |
| 2 | 25 | Scott Lucas | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 17 | 1.9 | 70 | 7.8 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 117 | 452 | 50.2 |
| 3 | 1 | Jay Neagle | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 12 | 1.7 | 45 | 6.4 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.4 | 5 | 65 | 260 | 37.1 |
| 4 | 29 | Alwyn Davey | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 38 | 7.6 | 71 | 14.2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 311 | 62.2 |
| 5 | 19 | David Hille | 20 | 177 | 8.9 | 147 | 7.4 | 324 | 16.2 | 103 | 5.2 | 364 | 18.2 | 34 | 1.7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 132 | 1719 | 86 |
| 6 | 10 | Mark McVeigh | 14 | 219 | 15.6 | 96 | 6.9 | 315 | 22.5 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3.1 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 91 | 1250 | 89.3 |
| 7 | 27 | Jason Laycock | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 61 | 3.8 | 136 | 8.5 | 45 | 2.8 | 154 | 9.6 | 23 | 1.4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 0.9 | 9 | 93 | 802 | 50.1 |
| 8 | 37 | Kyle Reimers | 15 | 160 | 10.7 | 63 | 4.2 | 223 | 14.9 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.4 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 0.9 | 10 | 88 | 1037 | 69.1 |
| 9 | 6 | Angus Monfries | 19 | 175 | 9.2 | 134 | 7.1 | 309 | 16.3 | 96 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.5 | 50 | 11 | 18 | 0.9 | 10 | 118 | 1404 | 73.9 |
| 10 | 33 | Adam McPhee | 20 | 188 | 9.4 | 119 | 6 | 307 | 15.4 | 143 | 7.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 55 | 2.8 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 0.9 | 12 | 120 | 1497 | 74.9 |
| 11 | 13 | Andrew Lovett | 17 | 204 | 12 | 106 | 6.2 | 310 | 18.2 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0.8 | 8 | 92 | 1295 | 76.2 |
| 12 | 5 | Brent Stanton | 22 | 321 | 14.6 | 165 | 7.5 | 486 | 22.1 | 122 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3.3 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 0.8 | 13 | 121 | 2048 | 93.1 |
| 13 | 7 | Leroy Jetta | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 68 | 3.8 | 166 | 9.2 | 26 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0.6 | 9 | 75 | 777 | 43.2 |
| 14 | 8 | Jason Winderlich | 9 | 81 | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 155 | 17.2 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 32 | 623 | 69.2 |
| 15 | 21 | Courtney Johns | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 80 | 40 |
| 16 | 34 | Rhys Magin | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 3.8 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 13 | 194 | 48.5 |
| 17 | 36 | Sam Lonergan | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 149 | 7.8 | 283 | 14.9 | 41 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3.8 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | 6 | 60 | 1171 | 61.6 |
| 18 | 42 | Nathan Lovett-Murray | 20 | 172 | 8.6 | 159 | 8 | 331 | 16.6 | 94 | 4.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 59 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 0.5 | 5 | 59 | 1332 | 66.6 |
| 19 | 12 | Andrew Welsh | 17 | 165 | 9.7 | 129 | 7.6 | 294 | 17.3 | 70 | 4.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 75 | 4.4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 54 | 1301 | 76.5 |
| 20 | 14 | Jason Johnson | 4 | 44 | 11 | 47 | 11.8 | 91 | 22.8 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 336 | 84 |
| 21 | 38 | Jarrod Atkinson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 25 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 14 | 202 | 40.4 |
| 22 | 16 | Tayte Pears | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 13 | 210 | 42 |
| 23 | 9 | Adam Ramanauskas | 18 | 140 | 7.8 | 102 | 5.7 | 242 | 13.4 | 77 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 44 | 975 | 54.2 |
| 24 | 43 | Bachar Houli | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 108 | 10.8 | 190 | 19 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3.6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 27 | 734 | 73.4 |
| 25 | 35 | Tom Hislop | 4 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 26 | 15 | Courtenay Dempsey | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 29 | 7.3 | 52 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 7 | 182 | 45.5 |
| 27 | 22 | Malcolm Michael | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 102 | 6.8 | 160 | 10.7 | 49 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 16 | 1.1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 19 | 605 | 40.3 |
| 28 | 20 | Henry Slattery | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 118 | 5.9 | 223 | 11.2 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 3.7 | 17 | 35 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | 956 | 47.8 |
| 29 | 30 | Patrick Ryder | 22 | 119 | 5.4 | 103 | 4.7 | 222 | 10.1 | 90 | 4.1 | 51 | 2.3 | 47 | 2.1 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 34 | 1061 | 48.2 |
| 30 | 2 | Ricky Dyson | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 122 | 8.1 | 267 | 17.8 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | 939 | 62.6 |
| 31 | 17 | Jay Nash | 21 | 247 | 11.8 | 132 | 6.3 | 379 | 18 | 92 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 32 | 1475 | 70.2 |
| 32 | 4 | Jobe Watson | 19 | 193 | 10.2 | 265 | 13.9 | 458 | 24.1 | 54 | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 68 | 3.6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0.2 | 8 | 32 | 1542 | 81.2 |
| 33 | 23 | David Myers | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 39 | 4.9 | 116 | 14.5 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 483 | 60.4 |
| 34 | 31 | Dustin Fletcher | 18 | 198 | 11 | 84 | 4.7 | 282 | 15.7 | 96 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 15 | 1113 | 61.8 |
| 35 | 11 | Damien Peverill | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 114 | 11.4 | 215 | 21.5 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | 805 | 80.5 |
| 36 | 24 | John Williams | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 37 | 28 | Darcy Daniher | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 38 | 26 | Cale Hooker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 17 | 8.5 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 34 |
| 39 | 44 | Tom Bellchambers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 17 | 5.7 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 2.7 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 39.7 |
| 40 | 39 | Heath Hocking | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 22 | 7.3 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 48 |
| Totals | 484 | 4170 | 8.6 | 3136 | 6.5 | 7306 | 15.1 | 2009 | 4.2 | 614 | 1.3 | 1201 | 2.5 | 430 | 425 | 315 | 0.7 | 174 | 2064 | 31446 | 65 |
2008 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | North Melbourne | 19.8 (122) | 9.13 (67) | 55 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 17 | Collingwood | 19.14 (128) | 11.14 (80) | 48 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 15 | Brisbane Lions | 24.11 (155) | 18.10 (118) | 37 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 13 | Carlton | 20.16 (136) | 15.11 (101) | 35 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 12 | West Coast | 16.17 (113) | 13.13 (91) | 22 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 18 | Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | 17.6 (108) | 16 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 3 | Carlton | 23.12 (150) | 21.8 (134) | 16 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | Fremantle | 14.11 (95) | 13.13 (91) | 4 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Average margin: | 29.1 | |||||
2008 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 22 | St Kilda | 5.9 (39) | 21.21 (147) | 108 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 2 | Geelong | 6.15 (51) | 22.18 (150) | 99 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 8 | Sydney | 7.10 (52) | 21.17 (143) | 91 | ANZ Stadium | |
| Round 6 | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | 23.16 (154) | 73 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 7 | Port Adelaide | 15.4 (94) | 24.14 (158) | 64 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 20 | Adelaide | 10.13 (73) | 19.15 (129) | 56 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 11 | Hawthorn | 12.7 (79) | 19.16 (130) | 51 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | 15.15 (105) | 23.13 (151) | 46 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 9 | Richmond | 10.12 (72) | 16.14 (110) | 38 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | St Kilda | 14.3 (87) | 18.15 (123) | 36 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 4 | Western Bulldogs | 14.14 (98) | 19.14 (128) | 30 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 19 | West Coast | 16.7 (103) | 17.11 (113) | 10 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 10 | Adelaide | 10.9 (69) | 9.20 (74) | 5 | AAMI Stadium | |
| Round 16 | Richmond | 15.14 (104) | 16.12 (108) | 4 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 50.8 | |||||
2008 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 0 | 13 | 68.61 (469) | 84.70 (574) | 81.71 |
| 2nd | 6 | 0 | 16 | 72.69 (501) | 103.80 (698) | 71.78 |
| 3rd | 11 | 0 | 11 | 92.55 (607) | 93.75 (633) | 95.89 |
| 4th | 9 | 0 | 13 | 83.55 (553) | 104.79 (703) | 78.66 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 53 | 315.240 (2130) | 384.304 (2608) | 81.67 |
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