2008 AFL season explained

Competition:afl
Year:2008
Teams:16
Count:10
Mpcount:13
Pscount:3
Matches:185
Attendance:7082949
Highattend:100,012 (Grand Final, vs.)
Top Goal Scorer:Lance Franklin
(102 goals)
Brownlow Medal:Adam Cooney
(24 votes)
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2009

The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 20 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. A significant feature of the season was the celebration of the 150th anniversary since the sport of Australian rules football was first established in 1858.

The premiership was won by the Hawthorn Football Club for the tenth time, after they defeated by 26 points in the 2008 AFL Grand Final.

NAB Cup

See main article: 2008 NAB Cup.

Premiership season

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

See main article: AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match.

Round 16

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"|||17.12 (114) ||||14.12 (96) ||Telstra Dome||46,610 ||Friday, 18 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||19.17 (131) ||||10.10 (70) ||Skilled Stadium||24,801 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||16.12 (108) ||||15.14 (104) ||MCG||56,746 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||17.11 (113) ||||9.13 (67) ||The Gabba||27,784 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||18.11 (119) ||||13.11 (89) ||Telstra Dome||41,886 ||Saturday, 19 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||18.11 (119) ||||18.13 (121) ||Telstra Dome||38,401 ||Sunday, 20 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 13.14 (92) |||| 11.14 (80) ||AAMI Stadium||31,662 ||Sunday, 20 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 16.18 (114) |||| 10.8 (68) ||Subiaco||31,638 ||Sunday, 20 July||AFL.com.au

Round 17

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"|||11.11 (77) ||||12.16 (88) ||MCG||86,179 ||Friday, 25 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||19.14 (128) ||||11.14 (80) ||MCG||64,785||Saturday, 26 July|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||15.13 (103) ||||12.14 (86) ||Subiaco||34,037||Saturday, 26 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 18.9 (117) |||| 16.18 (114) ||Telstra Dome||31,275 ||Saturday, 26 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 6.17 (53)|||| 11.11 (77) ||SCG||26,260 ||Saturday, 26 July||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 15.11 (101) || || 20.9 (129) ||AAMI Stadium|| 19,072 ||Sunday, 27 July|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 10.10 (70) |||| 14.14 (98) ||MCG||21,330 ||Sunday, 27 July|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 15.8 (98) |||| 18.18 (126) ||Telstra Dome|| 37,879 ||Sunday, 27 July|| AFL.com.au

Round 18

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"||| 8.14 (62) |||| 17.14 (116) ||MCG|| 58,307 ||Friday, 1 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| || 19.10 (124) |||| 17.6 (108) ||MCG|| 46,334 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| || 13.16 (94) |||| 12.14 (86) ||AAMI Stadium|| 40,730 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| ||20.14 (134)||||10.11 (71)||Telstra Dome|| 42,238 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| ||13.14 (92)||||11.18 (84)||Gold Coast Stadium|| 10,037 ||Saturday, 2 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| || 17.11 (113) |||| 14.13 (97) ||Manuka Oval|| 13,550 ||Sunday, 3 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| || 14.17 (101) |||| 14.9 (93) ||Telstra Dome|| 22,878 ||Sunday, 3 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"| || 17.14 (116) |||| 12.11 (83) ||Subiaco|| 42,096 ||Sunday, 3 August|| AFL.com.au

Round 19

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"|||5.11 (41) ||||24.13 (157) ||MCG||34,610 ||Friday, 8 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||18.24 (132) ||||9.12 (66) ||Telstra Dome||29,696 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||16.14 (110) ||||5.11 (41) ||Aurora Stadium||19,929 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||14.13 (97) ||||12.11 (83) ||MCG||52,135 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||17.10 (112) ||||15.18 (108) ||SCG||20,846 ||Saturday, 9 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||21.10 (136) ||||18.8 (116) ||Telstra Dome||31,957 ||Sunday, 10 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||16.12 (108)||||6.9 (45) ||AAMI Stadium||37,562 ||Sunday, 10 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||17.11 (113) ||||16.7 (103) ||Subiaco||35,288 ||Sunday, 10 August||AFL.com.au

Round 20

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"|||10.15 (75) ||||16.10 (106) ||AAMI Stadium|| 23,694 ||Friday, 15 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||10.13 (73) ||||19.15 (129) ||Telstra Dome||32,184 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||11.13 (79) ||||5.15 (45) ||MCG||17,958 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||13.12 (90) ||||10.19 (79) ||The Gabba||27,315 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||14.10 (94) ||||20.13 (133) ||ANZ Stadium||44,955 ||Saturday, 16 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||16.9 (105) ||||10.16 (76) ||MCG||44,523 ||Sunday, 17 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||14.6 (90) ||||22.9 (141) ||Telstra Dome||43,406 ||Sunday, 17 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 9.15 (69) ||||17.10 (112) ||Subiaco||34,014 ||Sunday, 17 August||AFL.com.au

Round 21

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"|||23.13 (151) ||||15.15 (105) ||Telstra Dome||37,294 ||Friday, 22 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||15.15 (105) ||||15.8 (98)||MCG||24,881 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||18.21 (129) ||||7.9 (51) ||AAMI Stadium||18,875 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||16.13 (109) ||||18.7 (115) ||The Gabba||34,327 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||18.10 (118) ||||10.13 (73) ||Telstra Dome||45,507 ||Saturday, 23 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||17.13 (115) ||||13.4 (82) ||Skilled Stadium||24,288||Sunday, 24 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||13.17 (95)||||6.11 (47)||Telstra Dome||33,811||Sunday, 24 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||9.8 (62) ||||19.19 (133) ||Subiaco||37,040 ||Sunday, 24 August||AFL.com.au

Round 22

|- style="background:#ccf;"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date||Report|- style="background:#fff;"||| 12.8 (80) |||| 8.8 (56) ||Subiaco|| 35,106 ||Friday, 29 August|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 10.12 (72) |||| 23.10 (148) ||MCG||22,144 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 24.20 (164) |||| 10.5 (65) ||Skilled Stadium|| 21,752 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 10.16 (76) |||| 9.13 (67) ||AAMI Stadium|| 37,545 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 12.9 (81) |||| 24.15 (159) ||Telstra Dome|| 49,057 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"||| 17.12 (114) |||| 6.17 (53) ||SCG|| 24,076 ||Saturday, 30 August|| AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||6.5 (41) ||||18.13 (121) ||MCG||37,046 ||Sunday, 31 August||AFL.com.au|- style="background:#fff;"|||5.9 (39) ||||21.21 (147) ||Telstra Dome||46,161 ||Sunday, 31 August||AFL.com.au

Win/loss table

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFLadder
WB
-3
WCE
+76
PA
+6
Haw
-44
Frem
+17
Carl
+30
NM
+33
Melb
+76
WCE
-50
Ess
+5
Rich
+50
Haw
-4
BL
-13
Geel
-68
Coll
-32
PA
-12
Syd
+24
Carl
+8
Rich
+63
Ess
+56
StK
-48
WB
+9
Coll
-31
XXX5
WCE
-16
Coll
+2
Syd
-17
PA
+20
Haw
-12
Melb
+52
Geel
-27
Carl
+33
StK
+46
NM
+31
Frem
+22
WB
-63
Adel
+13
Melb
-1
Ess
-37
WCE
+46
Rich
-3
NM
-8
Haw
-69
WB
+11
Carl
-6
Syd
-61
XXXX10
Rich
-30
StK
-40
Ess
-16
Coll
+23
Melb
+33
Adel
-30
WCE
+37
BL
-33
Frem
+9
Geel
-56
PA
+12
Coll
+30
Ess
-35
Rich
+30
StK
-32
Syd
-2
WB
+28
Adel
-8
PA
+66
NM
-51
BL
+6
Haw
-78
XXXX11
Frem
+26
BL
-2
Rich
+44
Carl
-23
NM
-7
Ess
+73
Haw
+65
StK
+9
Geel
+86
WCE
+100
Melb
+21
Carl
-30
WB
-10
Syd
+29
Adel
+32
NM
-18
Ess
-48
Haw
-54
StK
+14
PA
+31
Syd
+45
Frem
-24
Adel
+31
StK
-34
XX8
NM
+55
Geel
-99
Carl
+16
WB
-30
StK
-36
Coll
-73
PA
-64
Syd
-91
Rich
-38
Adel
-5
Haw
-51
WCE
+22
Carl
+35
Frem
+4
BL
+37
Rich
-4
Coll
+48
Melb
+16
WCE
-10
Adel
-56
WB
-46
StK
-108
XXXX12
Coll
-26
Haw
-15
WCE
+14
Rich
-64
Adel
-17
Geel
-1
Melb
-6
WB
-3
Carl
-9
PA
-28
BL
-24
NM
+53
StK
-8
Ess
-4
Geel
-74
Melb
+46
PA
+28
WCE
+33
Syd
-4
StK
-43
Rich
-7
Coll
+24
XXXX14
PA
+9
Ess
+99
Melb
+30
StK
+42
Syd
+42
Frem
+1
BL
+27
Rich
+30
Coll
-86
Carl
+56
NM
+13
PA
+59
WCE
+135
Adel
+68
Frem
+74
WB
+61
Haw
+11
Rich
+63
Melb
+116
Syd
+39
NM
+33
WCE
+99
StK
+58
XWB
+29
Haw
-26
1
Melb
+104
Frem
+15
NM
+16
Adel
+44
BL
+12
Rich
+12
Coll
+65
PA
+15
Melb
+19
WB
-32
Ess
+51
Adel
+4
NM
-27
WCE
+57
Syd
+31
StK
-30
Geel
-11
Coll
+54
BL
+69
Rich
-29
WCE
+71
Carl
+78
WB
+51
XStK
+54
Geel
+26
2
Haw
-104
WB
-95
Geel
-30
NM
-48
Carl
-33
BL
-53
Frem
+6
Adel
-76
Haw
-19
StK
-79
Coll
-21
Rich
-22
Syd
-40
BL
+1
WB
-31
Frem
-46
NM
-28
Ess
-16
Geel
-116
WCE
+34
PA
-78
Rich
-80
XXXX16
Ess
-55
Rich
+41
Haw
-16
Melb
+48
Coll
+7
Syd
0
Adel
-33
WCE
+6
WB
+3
BL
-31
Geel
-13
Frem
-53
Haw
+27
StK
-15
PA
+2
Coll
+18
Melb
+28
BL
+8
WB
+20
Carl
+51
Geel
-33
PA
-76
Syd
-35
XXX7
Geel
-9
Syd
-68
Adel
-6
BL
-20
WCE
+24
StK
+21
Ess
+64
Haw
-15
Syd
-11
Frem
+28
Carl
-12
Geel
-59
Rich
-4
WB
-54
NM
-2
Adel
+12
Frem
-28
StK
-8
Carl
-66
Coll
-31
Melb
+78
NM
+76
XXXX13
Carl
+30
NM
-41
Coll
-44
Frem
+64
WB
0
Haw
-12
StK
-3
Geel
-30
Ess
+38
Syd
-82
Adel
-50
Melb
+22
PA
+4
Carl
-30
WCE
+77
Ess
+4
BL
+3
Geel
-63
Adel
-63
Haw
+29
Frem
+7
Melb
+80
XXXX9
Syd
+2
Carl
+40
WB
-38
Geel
-42
Ess
+36
PA
-21
Rich
+3
Coll
-9
BL
-46
Melb
+79
WB
-27
Syd
-35
Frem
+8
NM
+15
Carl
+32
Haw
+30
WCE
-17
PA
+8
Coll
-14
Frem
+43
Adel
+48
Ess
+108
Geel
-58
Coll
+34
Haw
-54
X4
StK
-2
PA
+68
BL
+17
WCE
+62
Geel
-42
NM
0
WB
-18
Ess
+91
PA
+11
Rich
+82
WCE
+5
StK
+35
Melb
+40
Coll
-29
Haw
-31
Carl
+2
Adel
-24
WB
-16
Frem
+4
Geel
-39
Coll
-45
BL
+61
NM
+35
WB
-37
XX6
BL
+16
Adel
-76
Frem
-14
Syd
-62
PA
-24
WB
-60
Carl
-37
NM
-6
Adel
+50
Coll
-100
Syd
-5
Ess
-22
Geel
-135
Haw
-57
Rich
-77
BL
-46
StK
+17
Frem
-33
Ess
+10
Melb
-34
Haw
-71
Geel
-99
XXXX15
Adel
+3
Melb
+95
StK
+38
Ess
+30
Rich
0
WCE
+60
Syd
+18
Frem
+3
NM
-3
Haw
+32
StK
+27
BL
+63
Coll
+10
PA
+54
Melb
+31
Geel
-61
Carl
-28
Syd
+16
NM
-20
BL
-11
Ess
+46
Adel
-9
Haw
-51
Syd
+37
Geel
-29
X3
Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFLadder
Bold – Home game

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series

See main article: 2008 AFL finals series.

Week four

See main article: 2008 AFL Grand Final.

Statistics

Leading goalkickers

updated after grand final The Coleman Medal was awarded to Lance Franklin for kicking the most goals at the end of the home and away season.
PlayerClubGamesGoalsBest Performance
width=40Seasonwidth=40Finalswidth=40Totalwidth=40Goalswidth=220Opponent(s)width=40Round(s)
align=center 1align=center Lance Franklinalign=center align=center 25align=center 102align=center 11align=center 113align=center 9align=center align=center 11
align=center 2align=center Brendan Fevolaalign=center align=center 22align=center 99align=center align=center 99align=center 8align=center , align=center 3, 11
align=center 3align=center Daniel Bradshawalign=center align=center 20align=center 75align=center align=center 75align=center 7align=center align=center 5
align=center 4align=center Jarryd Rougheadalign=center align=center 24align=center 66align=center 9align=center 75align=center 6align=center , align=center 7, 14
align=center 5align=center Jonathan Brownalign=center align=center 21align=center 70align=center align=center 70align=center 6align=center ,, align=center 8, 9, 10
align=center 6align=center Matthew Pavlichalign=center align=center 19align=center 67align=center align=center 67align=center 8align=center align=center 12
align=center 7align=center Nick Riewoldtalign=center align=center 24align=center 56align=center 9align=center 65align=center 6align=center align=center 16
align=center 8align=center Matthew Lloydalign=center align=center 21align=center 62align=center align=center 62align=center 8align=center align=center 18
align=center 9align=center Stephen Milnealign=center align=center 24align=center 54align=center 6align=center 60align=center 7align=center , align=center 7, 22
align=center 10align=center Daniel Motlopalign=center align=center 21align=center 57align=center align=center 57align=center 7align=center align=center 7

Disposals

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1Joel Corey730
2Jimmy Bartel702
3Sam Mitchell667
4Daniel Cross663
5Adam Cooney637
6Matthew Boyd629
7Kane Cornes613
8Joel Selwood607
9Gary Ablett, Jr.606
10Dane Swan590

Kicks

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1Leigh Montagna388
2Jimmy Bartel382
3Dane Swan368
4Sam Fisher359
5Lindsay Gilbee352
6Brent Harvey339
7Joel Corey339
7Brendon Goddard337
9Nick Dal Santo336
10Marc Murphy335

Handballs

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1Daniel Cross422
2Joel Corey391
3Sam Mitchell354
4Kane Cornes345
5Adam Cooney326
6Joel Selwood324
7Lenny Hayes322
8Jimmy Bartel320
9Shane Tuck318
10Gary Ablett, Jr.318

Marks

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1Nick Riewoldt240
2Samuel Fisher228
3Matthew Richardson220
4Robert Murphy204
5Cameron Mooney201
6Brendon Goddard182
7Paul Medhurst179
8Brian Lake175
9Brad Johnson172
10Clinton Young172

Tackles

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1Brett Kirk151
2Lenny Hayes144
3Jude Bolton143
4Joel Corey138
5Domenic Cassisi133
6Jimmy Bartel124
7Daniel Cross117
8Martin Mattner126
9James Kelly112
10Daniel Harris109

Hitouts

RankPlayerTeamTotal
1Aaron Sandilands646
2Dean Cox571
3Darren Jolly543
4Mark Blake525
5Jamie Charman434
6Steven King408
7Dean Brogan397
8David Hille364
9Troy Simmonds359
10Robert Campbell358

Awards

Coleman Medal

Rising Star Nominees

See main article: 2008 AFL Rising Star. The AFL Rising Star award for 2008 was awarded to Rhys Palmer from .[5]

Club Best and Fairests

ClubAward NameWinner[6]
Malcolm Blight MedalNathan Bock
Merrett–Murray MedalJonathan Brown[7]
John Nicholls MedalChris Judd
Copeland TrophyDane Swan
Crichton MedalDavid Hille
Doig MedalMatthew Pavlich[8]
Carji Greeves MedalJoel Corey
Peter Crimmins MedalLance Franklin[9]
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott MedalCameron Bruce
Syd Barker MedalBrent Harvey
John Cahill MedalKane Cornes
Jack Dyer MedalBrett Deledio
Trevor Barker AwardSam Fisher[10]
Bob Skilton MedalJarrad McVeigh
Club Champion AwardDean Cox
Charles Sutton MedalDaniel Cross

Notable events

Club leadership

width=120Clubwidth=120CoachCaptain(s)Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Neil CraigSimon Goodwin[14] Nathan Bassett, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards, Ben Rutten and Nathan van Berlo
Leigh MatthewsSimon Black, Jonathan Brown, Nigel Lappin and Luke Power[15] N/A
Brett RattenChris Judd[16] Nick Stevens (vc), Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland and Kade Simpson[17]
Mick MalthouseScott Burns[18] Josh Fraser (vc), Tarkyn Lockyer, Nick Maxwell and Scott Pendlebury
Matthew KnightsMatthew LloydMark McVeigh and David Hille (vc)
Mark HarveyMatthew PavlichJosh Carr (vc)
Mark ThompsonTom HarleyCameron Ling (vc), Cameron Mooney (vc), Joel Corey, Paul Chapman and Max Rooke
Alastair ClarksonSam Mitchell[19] Luke Hodge (vc), Shane Crawford, Chance Bateman and Brad Sewell
Dean BaileyCameron Bruce and James McDonaldBrock McLean and Brad Miller[20]
Dean LaidleyAdam Simpson[21] Brady Rawlings, Daniel Harris, Michael Firrito, Nathan Thompson, Drew Petrie, Corey Jones, Daniel Pratt and Brent Harvey
Mark WilliamsWarren Tredrea[22] Brendon Lade (vc), Chad Cornes (vc), Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Michael Wilson, Kane Cornes and Dom Cassisi
Terry WallaceKane JohnsonChris Newman (vc), Nathan Foley (vc), Nathan Brown, Troy Simmonds, Joel Bowden and Kayne Pettifer[23]
Ross LyonNick Riewoldt[24] Lenny Hayes
Paul RoosLeo Barry, Craig Bolton and Brett Kirk[25] N/A
John WorsfoldDarren Glass[26] Dean Cox (vc), Tyson Stenglein (vc), Matt Priddis, Ashley Hansen and Adam Selwood[27]
Rodney EadeBrad JohnsonScott West, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Boyd and Dale Morris[28]

Umpires

The AFL introduced an additional two boundary umpires in round 21 in order to reduce the error rate and enable the umpires to keep up with the play.[29]

Brett Rosebury was appointed the 2008 All-Australian umpire, the first West Australian umpire to receive that honour. Controversially, however, he was not appointed to umpire the AFL Grand Final, with Scott McLaren, Michael Vozzo and Shaun Ryan selected ahead of Rosebury.[30]

Scott McLaren umpired his 300th game,[31] and Shane McInerney umpired his 250-game, in round 4.[32] Experienced field umpires Martin Ellis and Matthew Head both announced their retirements during the year.[33] [34]

Coach changes

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=66645 Cats demolish Eagles by 99 points
  2. http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/eagles-dockers-picked-for-all-australian-squad-20080915-4h27.html?page=-1 Eagles, Dockers picked for All Australian squad
  3. Web site: Looyd, Davis make their mark . 10 October 2008 . 9 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081009105250/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/lloyd-davis-make-their-mark/2008/10/08/1223145445609.html . dead .
  4. http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=67703 Richmond's Deledio wins 2008 Army Award
  5. Web site: Docker Rhys Palmer wins 2008 Rising Star award. PerthNow. 16 September 2016. 2 September 2008.
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  10. News: Fisher voted best Saint. AAP. 5 October 2008. Realfooty. 5 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081008234943/http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/fisher-voted-best-saint-20081004-4tzt.html. 8 October 2008 . live.
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  16. News: Judd will skipper Blues, Stevens to deputy. AFL.com.au. 19 February 2008. 19 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080330003121/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55401. 30 March 2008 . dead.
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  18. News: Burns to captain Pies. Sebastian Hassett. 6 March 2008. 6 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080330003127/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=55913. 30 March 2008. dead.
  19. News: Mitchell to captain Hawks. 7 October 2007. 12 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006065743/http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/mitchell-to-captain-hawks/story-e6frf38c-1111114587864. 6 October 2012.
  20. News: Neitz decides to stay as Demon's skipper. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 January 2008. 1 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080118050432/http://news.smh.com.au/neitz-decides-to-stay-as-demons-skipper/20080117-1mie.html. 18 January 2008. dead.
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  23. News: Newman ready for the challenge. AFL. 2 November 2008. 5 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080928004606/http://richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=55148. 28 September 2008. dead.
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  28. News: Boyd and Morris take the lead at Bulldogs. Jennifer Witham. 22 January 2008. 22 January 2008.
  29. News: More umpires mean fewer mistakes. Matthews. Bruce. 15 September 2008. Herald Sun . Australia. 24 September 2008.
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  34. Web site: Head looks to the future. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524192717/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66886. dead. 24 May 2011. Morrison. Joel. 2 September 2008. AFL.com.au. 24 September 2008.
  35. Lutton, Phil; Matthews walks away from Lions; Realfooty;1 September 2008
  36. AAP; Lions hand reins to Voss; Foxsports; 2 September 2008