2008 NAB Cup

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2008 NAB Cup
Season2008
Teams16
Winners St Kilda (3rd title)
Matches played15
Attendance244,103 (average 16,274 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist Jason Gram (St Kilda)
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The 2008 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2008 season began. It culminated with the Grand Final played on 8 March 2008 at AAMI Stadium in which St Kilda beat Adelaide by 5 points.

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In their continuing attempt to grow Australian football internationally, the AFL played the opening game of the 2008 NAB Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1]

Games

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeReport
Collingwood 0.7.13 (55) Adelaide 4.15.10 (136) Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club [2] 6,102Saturday, 9 February1:45 PM 8:45 PM (AEDT) AFL.com.au [ dead link ]
St Kilda 1.15.12 (111) Richmond 2.7.11 (71) Telstra Dome 23,329Friday, 15 February7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 1.6.9 (54) North Melbourne 1.4.10 (43) TIO Stadium 8,256Friday, 15 February7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Geelong 5.22.11 (188) Melbourne 2.11.5 (89) Skilled Stadium 15,000 est.Saturday, 16 February4:40 PM AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 0.12.13 (85) Carlton 1.13.13 (100) AAMI Stadium 9,133Saturday, 16 February5:40 PM AFL.com.au
Essendon 2.11.16 (100) Brisbane Lions 2.8.7 (73) Carrara Stadium 10,078Saturday, 16 February7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 3.2.13 (52) Sydney 0.7.8 (50) Aurora Stadium 14,778Sunday, 17 February3:40 PM AFL.com.au
Fremantle 2.12.14 (104) West Coast 1.7.9 (60) Subiaco Oval 32,502Sunday, 17 February7:10 PM AFL.com.au

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeReport
Western Bulldogs 0.8.11 (59) Essendon 3.12.14 (113) Telstra Dome 19,831Friday, 22 February7:40 PM AFL.com.au
St Kilda 3.9.10 (91) Geelong 3.8.11 (86) Manuka Oval 6,825Saturday, 23 February3:40 PM AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 4.9.13 (103) Carlton 4.3.15 (69) Telstra Dome 20,940Saturday, 23 February7:10 PM AFL.com.au
Adelaide 1.14.11 (104) Fremantle 1.12.6 (87) AAMI Stadium 10,394Sunday, 24 February4:40 PM AFL.com.au

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeReport
Essendon 1.12.10 (91) St Kilda 1.12.13 (94) Telstra Dome 26,079Friday, 29 February7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Adelaide 2.13.11 (107) Hawthorn 1.11.9 (84) AAMI Stadium 14,033Saturday, 1 March6:40 PM AFL.com.au

Grand Final

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTimeReport
Adelaide 0.9.10 (64) St Kilda 2.7.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 26,823Saturday, 8 March6:50 PM AFL.com.au

Summary of results

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Grand Final
Western Bulldogs 16954
North Melbourne 1 4 10 43 Western Bulldogs 0 8 11 59
Essendon 21116100 Essendon 31214113
Brisbane Lions 2 8 7 73 Essendon 1 12 10 91
St Kilda 11512111 St Kilda 1121394
Richmond 2 7 11 71 St Kilda 391091
Geelong 52210188 Geelong 3 8 11 86
Melbourne 2 11 5 89 Adelaide 0 9 10 64
Hawthorn 321352 St Kilda 27969
Sydney 0 7 8 50 Hawthorn 4913103
Port Adelaide 0 12 13 85 Carlton 4 3 15 69
Carlton 11313100 Adelaide 21311107
Collingwood 0 7 13 55 Hawthorn 1 11 9 84
Adelaide 41510136 Adelaide 11411104
Fremantle 21214104 Fremantle 1 12 6 87
West Coast 2 7 9 60

Final Standings

2008 NAB Cup Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 St Kilda 4400365312117.016 Premiers
2 Adelaide 4310411295139.312 Grand Final
3 Essendon 3210304226134.58
4 Hawthorn 3210239226105.88
5 Geelong 2110246180136.74
6 Fremantle 2110191164116.54
7 Carlton 211016918889.94
8 Western Bulldogs 211011315672.44
9 Sydney 1010505296.20
10 Port Adelaide 10108510085.00
11 North Melbourne 1010435479.60
12 Brisbane Lions 10107310073.00
13 Richmond 10107111164.00
14 West Coast 10106010457.70
15 Melbourne 10108916055.60
16 Collingwood 10105513640.40
Source: NAB Cup AFL Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.


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References

  1. ↑ Visual Entertainment Group Pty Ltd (2008). "Australian Football Video 2008 NAB Cup Premiers Sports Delivered". AFL DVD. Retrieved 11 January 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Damian Barrett (24 January 2008). "Footy facelift for polo complex". Herald Sun .
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