Docklands · Sun 31 Aug 2008 · 46,161 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 39 |
| St KildaSTK | 5.5 | 8.12 | 14.15 | 147 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 39 and 147.
St Kilda won by 108 points.
5.9 (39) — 21.21 (147)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Lonergan | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 14 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Johnson | 14 | 8 | 22 | 6 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| Damien Peverill | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jobe Watson | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Brent Stanton | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Heath Hocking | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Lovett | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Angus Monfries | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark McVeigh | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rhys Magin | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Cale Hooker | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Leroy Jetta | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Nash | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mal Michael | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Slattery | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Bellchambers | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paddy Ryder | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John Williams | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Goddard | 20 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Lenny Hayes | 13 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Gram | 16 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Leigh Montagna | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Fisher | 16 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Dal Santo | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Stephen Milne | 21 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Robert Harvey | 16 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Raphael Clarke | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Koschitzke | 13 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Riewoldt | 12 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Robert Eddy | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Jason Blake | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Birss | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Schneider | 11 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Clinton Jones | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| James Gwilt | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Gardiner | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Steven King | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Hudghton | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Gilbert | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Dempster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |