Stadium Australia · Sat 6 Sep 2008 · 19,127 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 1.5 | 4.6 | 12.7 | 110 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.1 | 6.4 | 10.5 | 75 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 110 and 75.
Sydney won by 35 points.
17.8 (110) — 11.9 (75)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon Buchanan | 14 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarrad McVeigh | 13 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Kirk | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| 0 |
| Ted Richards | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Jude Bolton | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Kieren Jack | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Martin Mattner | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Leo Barry | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Goodes | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan OKeefe | 12 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Hall | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Bevan | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jarred Moore | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Crouch | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tadhg Kennelly | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Bolton | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Luke Ablett | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Malceski | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Veszpremi | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Jolly | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Lewis Roberts-Thomson | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Everitt | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Harvey | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Daniel Pratt | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Wells | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Harris | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Josh Gibson | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shannon Grant | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Jess Sinclair | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Leigh Harding | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Simpson | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Petrie | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Shannon Watt | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Aaron Edwards | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Firrito | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Campbell | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brady Rawlings | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Gavin Urquhart | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Thompson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Power | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott McMahon | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Lower | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| David Hale | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Lindsay Thomas | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |