M.C.G. · Sat 2 Aug 2008 · 46,334 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.1 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 124 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.2 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 108 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 124 and 108.
Essendon won by 16 points.
19.10 (124) — 17.6 (108)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Peverill | 17 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 13 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| Andrew Lovett | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 13 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Welsh | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam McPhee | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Jobe Watson | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Angus Monfries | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Jarrod Atkinson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| David Hille | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Henry Slattery | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Reimers | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mal Michael | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Leroy Jetta | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Laycock | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bruce | 13 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Cale Morton | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Colin Sylvia | 21 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Matthew Bate | 13 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| James McDonald | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Green | 15 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Buckley | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Wheatley | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Valenti | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Addam Maric | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Whelan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Davey | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Johnson | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris Johnson | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Jamar | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Lynden Dunn | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Colin Garland | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clint Bartram | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Bell | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Warnock | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Wonaeamirri | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Stefan Martin | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |