Football Park · Fri 30 May 2008 · 41,897 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdelaideADE | 1.6 | 4.7 | 7.16 | 74 |
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 69 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 74 and 69.
Adelaide won by 5 points.
9.20 (74) — 10.9 (69)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Thompson | 22 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Simon Goodwin | 14 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Nathan Bock | 19 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Tyson Edwards | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett Burton | 18 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Reilly | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Richard Douglas | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Nathan van Berlo | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew McLeod | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Porplyzia | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Bernie Vince | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Shirley | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Ben Rutten | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Doughty | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Knights | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Johncock | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Stevens | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Nathan Bassett | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Mackay | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Maric | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Kurt Tippett | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathon Griffin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lovett | 18 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Winderlich | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Stanton | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Bachar Houli | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Reimers | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| David Myers | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam McPhee | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Mark McVeigh | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| David Hille | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Angus Monfries | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Welsh | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Leroy Jetta | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tayte Pears | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Slattery | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |