M.C.G. · Sun 22 Jun 2008 · 59,177 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 1.2 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 101 |
| EssendonESS | 7.5 | 8.9 | 12.13 | 136 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 101 and 136.
Essendon won by 35 points.
15.11 (101) — 20.16 (136)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Stevens | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Andrew Carrazzo | 18 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Murphy | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 |
| Jarrad Waite | 10 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryce Gibbs | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Fisher | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Kade Simpson | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Eddie Betts | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Simon Wiggins | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Heath Scotland | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Browne | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Judd | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Bret Thornton | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Fevola | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Matthew Kreuzer | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Shaun Grigg | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cameron Cloke | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Bentick | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Armfield | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jamison | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Setanta OhAilpin | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Russell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe Watson | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Angus Monfries | 21 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Brent Stanton | 15 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| David Hille | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 14 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| David Myers | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark McVeigh | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Kyle Reimers | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Adam McPhee | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Nash | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Lovett | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Leroy Jetta | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Welsh | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Neagle | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Laycock | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Slattery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |