Docklands · Fri 22 Aug 2008 · 37,294 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.3 | 10.6 | 19.8 | 151 |
| EssendonESS | 3.4 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 105 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 151 and 105.
Western Bulldogs won by 46 points.
23.13 (151) — 15.15 (105)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cross | 12 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Cooney | 17 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Giansiracusa | 18 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| Matthew Boyd | 18 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Lake | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Eagleton | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Griffen | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Murphy | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Hill | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Akermanis | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mitch Hahn | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Scott Welsh | 10 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Shaun Higgins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Morris | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Hargrave | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Callan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Will Minson | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Hudson | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Callan Ward | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrod Harbrow | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrejs Everitt | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Stanton | 17 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Jason Johnson | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark McVeigh | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Angus Monfries | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Andrew Lovett | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 15 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Sam Lonergan | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Damien Peverill | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Henry Slattery | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jobe Watson | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Adam McPhee | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Welsh | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Heath Hocking | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rhys Magin | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mal Michael | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Ricky Dyson | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Bellchambers | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Cale Hooker | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |