AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

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2008 AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match logo.png
Victoria Hall of Fame Tribute Match logo.png

Victoria 		Dream Team Hall of Fame logo.png

Dream Team
21.11 (137)18.12 (120)
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VIC3.6 (24)9.8 (62)14.9 (93)21.11 (137)
DT5.4 (34)8.6 (54)15.8 (98)18.12 (120)
Date10 May 2008
Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance69,294
Umpires Vozzo, Kennedy, Rosebury, McInerney
Coin toss won byVictoria
Kicked towardPunt Road End
Broadcast in Australia
Network Network Ten
Commentators Stephen Quartermain and Anthony Hudson

The AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football. The match was intended to celebrate the contribution of State of Origin and interstate matches to the history of the code.

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The match was played on 10 May 2008 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, between Victoria (the "Big V") and the "Dream Team", with a crowd of 69,294 in attendance.
Victoria won the match by 17 points: 21.11 (137) to 18.12 (120).

Background

In 2007, the AFL announced that it would support a return of the State of Origin concept as a once-off carnival as part of the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football scheduled for 2008. The format of the carnival was not announced at this early stage.

The media featured several opinions on how the series could work without unduly interrupting the AFL season. There were suggestions that each state be individually represented, with a two division format to ensure that there would be no one-sided matches between the stronger states and the weaker states, and there were also suggestions for Victoria to be divided into separate Metro and Country, both of which are features of the annual AFL Under-18 Championships. [1]

Many of the options that the AFL considered featured composite teams of weaker states, similar to the Allies team which represented Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory collectively during State of Origin series in the 1990s. [2]

By December, the vision for a full carnival had been reduced to a single all-star match, to be played between Victoria and the Dream Team, a composite team of all other states, territories and countries, on a State of Origin selection basis. The match would be held as a stand-alone match on the weekend between Rounds 7 and 8, on Saturday 10 May.

South Australia's Graham Cornes was critical of the format, saying that it deprived non-Victorian players of the honour of wearing a state guernsey. He felt that each state should have been given the opportunity to field their own team. [3]

Amid concerns over player participation, the AFL considered introducing penalties for selected players who refused to participate. Instead, players were paid A$5,000 each to compete in the match, and the players agreed to donate the money to the AFL Players Association to be to distributed to three charities, a special past players fund, the Ladder program to combat homelessness and RecLink, which funds football leagues in remote communities in the Northern Territory. [4]

In early 2008 the AFL announced the full details of the match and branded it as the "AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match", deliberately distancing it from the former State of Origin series. It promoted the event by announcing two captains would be Jonathon Brown (Victoria) and Andrew McLeod (Dream Team).

Victoria wore its traditional navy blue guernsey with a white V. The Dream Team wore a predominantly white guernsey, with beige cuffs and collars, and blue numbers and side panels; the names of 1246 community and grass-roots football clubs competing within the Australian states and territories eligible for the Dream Team were also included in small beige text across the front. [5]

Squads

The Big V running out for the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match in 2008. (From left to right: Luke Power, Adam Goodes, Robert Murphy, Darren Milburn, Scott Pendlebury, Heath Shaw, Troy Simmonds, Trent Croad, Paul Chapman, Josh Fraser, Jimmy Bartel, Brent Harvey, Ryan O'Keefe, Sam Mitchell, James Kelly, Jarrad Waite, Chris Judd, Jonathan Brown, Daniel Bradshaw.) Big v.jpg
The Big V running out for the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match in 2008. (From left to right: Luke Power, Adam Goodes, Robert Murphy, Darren Milburn, Scott Pendlebury, Heath Shaw, Troy Simmonds, Trent Croad, Paul Chapman, Josh Fraser, Jimmy Bartel, Brent Harvey, Ryan O'Keefe, Sam Mitchell, James Kelly, Jarrad Waite, Chris Judd, Jonathan Brown, Daniel Bradshaw.)

In April 2008 the AFL announced 40-man squads for both teams, which would later be trimmed to 25 per side. All AFL teams except Essendon and Melbourne had at least one player selected in one of the sides. The match was played with an extended interchange bench of seven players instead of four.

Several high-profile players pulled out of the match in the final weeks before the game. Gary Ablett Jr, Nick Dal Santo and Brad Johnson pulled out for Victoria, while Luke McPharlin and Irishman Tadhg Kennelly dropped out for the Dream Team. [6]

Final teams

2008 Victorian Tribute Match side
B: Campbell Brown
(Hawthorn Hawks)		 Matthew Scarlett
(Geelong Cats)		 Darren Milburn
(Geelong Cats)
HB: Heath Shaw
(Collingwood Magpies)		 Trent Croad
(Hawthorn Hawks)		 Jarrad Waite
(Carlton Blues)
C: Brent Harvey
(North Melbourne Kangaroos)		 Sam Mitchell
(Hawthorn Hawks)		 Adam Goodes
(Sydney Swans)
HF: Ryan O'Keefe
(Sydney Swans)		 Jonathan Brown
(Brisbane Lions)		 Robert Murphy
(Western Bulldogs)
F: Steve Johnson
(Geelong Cats)		 Brendan Fevola
(Carlton Blues)		 Daniel Bradshaw
(Brisbane Lions)
Foll: Troy Simmonds
(Richmond Tigers)		 Jimmy Bartel
(Geelong Cats)		 Chris Judd
(Carlton Blues)
Int: Josh Fraser
(Collingwood Magpies)		 Luke Power
(Brisbane Lions)		 Paul Chapman
(Geelong Cats)
James Kelly
(Geelong Cats)		 Nathan Foley
(Richmond Tigers)		 Scott Pendlebury
(Collingwood Magpies)
Joel Selwood
(Geelong Cats)
Coach: Mark Thompson
(Geelong Cats)
2008 Dream Team Tribute Match side
B: Graham Johncock
(Adelaide Crows)		 Ben Rutten
(Adelaide Crows)		 Craig Bolton
(Sydney Swans)
HB: Andrew McLeod
(Adelaide) Crows		 Matthew Pavlich
(Fremantle Dockers)		 Adam Cooney
(Western Bulldogs)
C: Matthew Richardson
(Richmond Tigers)		 Daniel Kerr
(West Coast Eagles)		 Shaun Burgoyne
(Port Adelaide)
HF: Simon Goodwin
(Adelaide Crows)		 Cameron Mooney
(Geelong Cats)		 Daniel Motlop
(Port Adelaide)
F: Brett Burton
(Adelaide Crows)		 Lance Franklin
(Hawthorn Hawks)		 Leon Davis
(Collingwood Magpies)
Foll: Dean Cox
(West Coast Eagles)		 Peter Burgoyne
(Port Adelaide Power)		 Kane Cornes
(Port Adelaide Power)
Int: Nathan Bock
(Adelaide Crows)		 Jamie Charman
(Brisbane Lions)		 Joel Corey
(Geelong Cats)
Mathew Stokes
(Geelong Cats)		 Brett Kirk
(Sydney Swans)		 Corey Enright
(Geelong Cats)
Ryan Griffen
(Western Bulldogs)
Coach: Mark Williams
(Port Adelaide Power)

List

Victoria 137–120 Dream Team
(21.11)(18.12)
PositionPlayerPos'ns [7] Goals
Forward Steve Johnson 143.0
Forward Brendan Fevola 106.2
Forward Daniel Bradshaw 81.2
Half-Forward Ryan O'Keefe 81.0
Half-Forward Jonathan Brown 113.2
Half-Forward Robert Murphy 141.1
Centre Brent Harvey 233.0
Centre Sam Mitchell 210.0
Centre Adam Goodes 210.0
Half-Back Heath Shaw 210.0
Half-Back Trent Croad 80.0
Half-Back Jarrad Waite 110.1
Back Campbell Brown 121.0
Back Matthew Scarlett 150.0
Back Darren Milburn 160.0
Follower Troy Simmonds 100.0
Follower Jimmy Bartel 190.0
Follower Chris Judd 200.0
Interchange:
Interchange Josh Fraser 120.0
Interchange Luke Power 200.0
Interchange Paul Chapman 151.2
Interchange James Kelly 150.0
Interchange Nathan Foley 211.0
Interchange Scott Pendlebury 190.0
Interchange Joel Selwood 140.0
Coach:
Mark Thompson (Geelong)
PositionPlayerPos'ns [7] Goals
Forward Brett Burton 142.1
Forward Lance Franklin 144.5
Forward Leon Davis 163.1
Half-Forward Simon Goodwin 142.0
Half-Forward Cameron Mooney 31.0
Half-Forward Daniel Motlop 92.0
Centre Matthew Richardson 131.1
Centre Daniel Kerr 60.0
Centre Shaun Burgoyne 211.0
Half-Back Andrew McLeod 290.0
Half-Back Matthew Pavlich 110.2
Half-Back Adam Cooney 110.0
Back Graham Johncock 250.0
Back Ben Rutten 100.0
Back Craig Bolton 60.0
Follower Dean Cox 130.0
Follower Peter Burgoyne 360.0
Follower Kane Cornes 260.0
Interchange:
Interchange Nathan Bock 110.0
Interchange Jamie Charman 80.0
Interchange Joel Corey 230.0
Interchange Mathew Stokes 211.1
Interchange Brett Kirk 121.0
Interchange Corey Enright 120.0
Interchange Ryan Griffen 120.0
Coach:
Mark Williams (Port Adelaide)

Allen Aylett Medal

The Allen Aylett Medal for best on ground was awarded to Brendan Fevola, who kicked six goals for Victoria. [8]

Scorecard

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
Saturday, 10 May 2008 7:40 pm Victoria def. Dream Team MCG (crowd: 69,294)
3.6 (24)
9.8 (62)
14.9 (93)
21.11 (137)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		5.4 (34)
8.6 (54)
15.8 (98)
18.12 (120)		Umpires: Vozzo, Kennedy, Rosebury, McInerney
Allen Aylett Medal: Brendan Fevola (Victoria)
Fevola 6
J Brown, Johnson, Harvey 3
O'Keefe, Murphy, C Brown, Chapman, Bradshaw, Foley 1		Goals Franklin 4
Davis 3
Motlop, Burton, Goodwin 2
Richardson, Kirk, S Burgoyne, Mooney, Stokes 1
Fevola, Foley, Pendlebury, Goodes, Harvey Best P Burgoyne, McLeod, S Burgoyne, Johncock
Fraser (knee)Injuries Kerr (lower leg)

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