Docklands · Sat 16 Aug 2008 · 32,184 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 73 |
| AdelaideADE | 3.4 | 7.8 | 13.10 | 129 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 129.
Adelaide won by 56 points.
10.13 (73) — 19.15 (129)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Nash | 15 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Peverill | 13 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 17 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 3 |
| 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 11 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jobe Watson | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Adam McPhee | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Lovett | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 10 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| David Hille | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Jason Laycock | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Mal Michael | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lonergan | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Leroy Jetta | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Welsh | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Henry Slattery | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Angus Monfries | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Rhys Magin | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtenay Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Thompson | 17 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Brad Symes | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Nathan van Berlo | 11 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Brent Reilly | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Gill | 18 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Doughty | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Goodwin | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyson Edwards | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bock | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Moran | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| David Mackay | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard Douglas | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew McLeod | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Kris Massie | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Shirley | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Rutten | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Maric | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Patrick Dangerfield | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Nathan Bassett | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Graham Johncock | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryce Campbell | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |