2008 NAB Cup

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2008 AFL pre-season
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Teams 16
Premiers St Kilda (4th title)
Matches played   15
Attendance 245,070  (average 16,338 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist Jason Gram (St Kilda)

The 2008 NAB Cup was the pre-season competition of the Australian Football League's 2008 season. It culminated the Grand Final on March 8, 2008. The defending champion of the NAB cup was the Carlton Football Club. 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.

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[edit] Games

[edit] Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Report
Collingwood 0.7.13 (55) Adelaide 4.15.10 (136) Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club [1] 6,102 Saturday, February 9 1:45 PM 8:45 PM (AEDT) AFL.com.au
St Kilda 1.15.12 (111) Richmond 2.7.11 (71) Telstra Dome 23,329 Friday, February 15 7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Western Bulldogs 1.6.9 (54) North Melbourne 1.4.10 (43) TIO Stadium 8,256 Friday, February 15 7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Geelong 2.22.11 (161) Melbourne 2.11.5 (89) Skilled Stadium 15,000 est. Saturday, February 16 4:40 PM AFL.com.au
Port Adelaide 0.12.13 (85) Carlton 1.13.13 (100) AAMI Stadium 9,133 Saturday, February 16 5:40 PM AFL.com.au
Essendon 2.11.16 (100) Brisbane Lions 2.8.7 (73) Gold Coast Stadium 10,078 Saturday, February 16 7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 3.2.13 (52) Sydney 0.7.8 (50) Aurora Stadium 14,778 Sunday, February 17 3:40 PM AFL.com.au
Fremantle 2.12.14 (104) West Coast 1.7.9 (60) Subiaco Oval 32,502 Sunday, February 17 7:10 PM AFL.com.au

[edit] Quarter Finals

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Report
Western Bulldogs 0.8.11 (59) Essendon 3.12.14 (113) Telstra Dome 19,831 Friday, February 22 7:40 PM AFL.com.au
St Kilda 3.9.10 (91) Geelong 3.8.11 (86) Manuka Oval 6,825 Saturday, February 23 3:40 PM AFL.com.au
Hawthorn 4.9.13 (103) Carlton 4.3.15 (69) Telstra Dome 20,940 Saturday, February 23 7:10 PM AFL.com.au
Adelaide 1.14.11 (104) Fremantle 1.12.6 (87) AAMI Stadium 10,394 Sunday, February 24 4:40 PM AFL.com.au

[edit] Semi Finals

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Report
Essendon 1.12.10 (91) St Kilda 1.12.13 (94) Telstra Dome 26,079 Friday, February 29 7:40 PM AFL.com.au
Adelaide 2.13.11 (107) Hawthorn 1.11.9 (84) AAMI Stadium 15,000 est. Saturday, March 1 6:40 PM AFL.com.au

[edit] Grand Final

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date Time Report
Adelaide 0.9.10 (64) St Kilda 2.7.9 (69) AAMI Stadium 26,823 Saturday, March 8 6:50 PM AFL.com.au

[edit] Knock-Out Chart

Round One   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 Western Bulldogs 1 6 9 54    
 North Melbourne 1 4 10 43        Western Bulldogs 0 8 11 59    
 Essendon 2 11 16 100      Essendon 3 12 14 113    
 Brisbane Lions 2 8 7 73          Essendon 1 12 10 91    
 St Kilda 1 15 12 111          St Kilda 1 12 13 94    
 Richmond 2 7 11 71        St Kilda 3 9 10 91  
 Geelong 2 22 10 160      Geelong 3 8 11 86    
 Melbourne 2 11 5 89          Adelaide 0 9 10 64  
 Hawthorn 3 2 13 52          St Kilda 2 7 9 69  
 Sydney 0 7 8 50        Hawthorn 4 9 13 103    
 Port Adelaide 0 12 13 85      Carlton 4 3 15 69    
 Carlton 1 13 13 100          Adelaide 2 13 11 107  
 Collingwood 0 7 13 55          Hawthorn 1 11 9 84    
 Adelaide 4 15 10 136        Adelaide 1 14 11 104  
 Fremantle 2 12 14 104      Fremantle 1 12 6 87    
 West Coast 2 7 9 60    


[edit] Scorecard

Adelaide vs St Kilda
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
Adelaide 0.1.4 (10) 0.2.9 (21) 0.6.10 (46) 0.9.10 (64)
St Kilda 0.0.4 (4) 1.2.5 (26) 2.4.7 (49) 2.7.9 (69)
Venue: AAMI Stadium, Adelaide
Date: March 9, 2008 – 6:50PM ACDT
Attendance: 26,823
Umpires: Michael Vozzo, Dean Margetts, Brett Rosebury
Goal scorers: Adelaide Super Goals: nil
Goals: 4: Tippett
2: Burton
1: Douglas, Goodwin, van Berlo.
St Kilda Super Goals: 1: Schneider, Gram
Goals: 3: Milne
2: Riewoldt
1: Koschitzke, X Clarke.
Best: Adelaide Johncock, Tippett, van Berlo, Rutten, Porplyzia, Symes.
St Kilda Gram, Schneider, Milne, Harvey, Ball, King, Hayes.
Reports: nil
Injuries: nil
Coin toss winner: St Kilda
Michael Tuck Medal: Jason Gram, St Kilda
Australian television broadcaster: Network Ten
National Anthem: Names Coming Soon

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