M.C.G. · Sat 19 Jul 2008 · 56,746 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 5.2 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 108 |
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 104 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 108 and 104.
Richmond won by 4 points.
16.12 (108) — 15.14 (104)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Foley | 10 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Shane Tuck | 13 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Nathan Brown | 17 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 |
| Jordan McMahon | 14 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Johnson | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Deledio | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Richard Tambling | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Luke McGuane | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Bowden | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Trent Cotchin | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Newman | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Morton | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Troy Simmonds | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Kelvin Moore | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Dean Polo | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt White | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Schulz | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Edwards | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Pattison | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Riewoldt | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Thursfield | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleve Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Stanton | 21 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Jobe Watson | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Damien Peverill | 14 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Reimers | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| David Hille | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Paddy Ryder | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Lucas | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Adam McPhee | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jason Laycock | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Leroy Jetta | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Henry Slattery | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Mal Michael | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Atkinson | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Angus Monfries | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Neagle | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Welsh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |