M.C.G. · Sat 5 Apr 2008 · 64,388 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 6.4 | 11.8 | 17.11 | 150 |
| CarltonCARL | 5.2 | 9.4 | 18.6 | 134 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 150 and 134.
Essendon won by 16 points.
23.12 (150) — 21.8 (134)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McVeigh | 17 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Andrew Lovett | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 12 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Jay Nash | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Winderlich | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jobe Watson | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alwyn Davey | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Paddy Ryder | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| David Hille | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle Reimers | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Laycock | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ricky Dyson | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam McPhee | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Angus Monfries | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Damien Peverill | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Leroy Jetta | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mal Michael | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Lonergan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Bachar Houli | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Judd | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Eddie Betts | 15 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Nick Stevens | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Murphy | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Carrazzo | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Ryan Houlihan | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Bower | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Fevola | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| Heath Scotland | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Kreuzer | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryce Gibbs | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Richard Hadley | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Cameron Cloke | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Jarrad Waite | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kade Simpson | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Pfeiffer | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Fisher | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Russell | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Bannister | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bret Thornton | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Jamison | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Hampson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |