Docklands · Sat 12 Jul 2008 · 40,053 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 8.3 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 155 |
| Brisbane LionsBL | 4.0 | 8.4 | 14.8 | 118 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 155 and 118.
Essendon won by 37 points.
24.11 (155) — 18.10 (118)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Welsh | 18 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 22 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Mark McVeigh | 22 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 |
| Jobe Watson | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Peverill | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Angus Monfries | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Jay Nash | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| David Hille | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Lovett | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 10 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Sam Lonergan | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Henry Slattery | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Adam McPhee | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Reimers | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Leroy Jetta | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Laycock | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Neagle | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Johnstone | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Michael Rischitelli | 16 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Jared Brennan | 14 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Tim Notting | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Simon Black | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Luke Power | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jed Adcock | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jonathan Brown | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Anthony Corrie | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheynee Stiller | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Bradshaw | 11 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Copeland | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Rhan Hooper | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mitch Clark | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Collier | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Drummond | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamie Charman | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Patfull | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashley McGrath | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Selwood | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Merrett | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Leuenberger | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |