Docklands · Fri 11 Apr 2008 · 47,641 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 7.7 | 14.12 | 98 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.4 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 128 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 128.
Western Bulldogs won by 30 points.
14.14 (98) — 19.14 (128)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Fletcher | 23 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Mark McVeigh | 20 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 |
| David Hille | 12 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Bachar Houli | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Jobe Watson | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Lovett | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Kyle Reimers | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Damien Peverill | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Alwyn Davey | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Jason Winderlich | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Adam McPhee | 13 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Mal Michael | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lonergan | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Henry Slattery | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tayte Pears | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Laycock | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Stanton 3, McVeigh 2, Hille 2, Lovett 1, Reimers 1, Davey 2, Winderlich 1, Lovett-Murray 1, Laycock 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cross | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Cooney | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Griffen | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jason Akermanis | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Murphy | 18 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Boyd | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Welsh | 15 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Mitch Hahn | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Tim Callan | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Morris | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Hudson | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hargrave | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Will Minson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Lake | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hill | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindsay Gilbee | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Giansiracusa | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Nathan Eagleton | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jarrod Harbrow | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Addison | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Wight | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |