Docklands · Mon 24 Mar 2008 · 48,100 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 67 |
| EssendonESS | 2.0 | 8.2 | 15.5 | 122 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 67 and 122.
Essendon won by 55 points.
9.13 (67) — 19.8 (122)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Grant | 18 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Simpson | 13 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Brent Harvey | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Daniel Harris | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Petrie | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Power | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Campbell | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Leigh Harding | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Pratt | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Swallow | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| David Hale | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindsay Thomas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Aaron Edwards | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Thompson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Rawlings | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Thompson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Wells | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Gibson | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Firrito | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamish McIntosh | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Watt | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McVeigh | 24 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jobe Watson | 14 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Bachar Houli | 13 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 15 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Courtenay Dempsey | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam McPhee | 12 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal Michael | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 13 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Alwyn Davey | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Leroy Jetta | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| David Hille | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Stanton | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Slattery | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Laycock | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |