2008 NAB Cup

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.^[1] It culminated with the Grand Final played on 8 March 2008 at AAMI Stadium in which St Kilda beat Adelaide by 5 points.

2008 NAB Cup
Photo from the first-round 2008 NAB Cup match between Collingwood and Adelaide at Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club
Season	2008
Teams	16
Winners	St Kilda (3rd title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	244,103 (average 16,274 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Jason Gram (St Kilda)
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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.^[2]

Games

Round 1

	Round 1
Saturday, 9 February (1:45pm GST, 8:45pm AEDT)	Collingwood 0.7.13 (55)	def. by	Adelaide 4.15.10 (136)	Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club, Dubai (crowd: 6,102)	Report
Friday, 15 February (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 1.15.12 (111)	def.	Richmond 2.7.11 (71)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 23,329)	Report
Friday, 15 February (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 1.6.9 (54)	def.	North Melbourne 1.4.10 (43)	TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,256)	Report
Saturday, 16 February (3:40 pm)	Geelong 2.22.10 (160)	def.	Melbourne 1.12.8 (89)	Skilled Stadium (crowd: 15,000 est.)	Report
Saturday, 16 February (5:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 0.12.13 (85)	def. by	Carlton 1.13.13 (100)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 9,133)	Report
Saturday, 16 February (7:40 pm)	Essendon 2.11.16 (100)	def.	Brisbane Lions 2.8.7 (73)	Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 10,078)	Report
Sunday, 17 February (3:40 pm)	Hawthorn 3.2.13 (52)	def.	Sydney 0.7.8 (50)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 14,778)	Report
Sunday, 17 February (6:40 pm)	Fremantle 2.12.14 (104)	def.	West Coast 1.7.9 (60)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,502)	Report

Round 2

	Round 2
Friday, 22 February (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 0.8.11 (59)	def. by	Essendon 3.12.14 (113)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 19,831)	Report
Saturday, 23 February (3:40 pm)	St Kilda 3.9.10 (91)	def.	Geelong 3.8.11 (86)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 6,825)	Report
Saturday, 23 February (7:10 pm)	Hawthorn 4.9.13 (103)	def.	Carlton 4.3.15 (69)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 20,940)	Report
Sunday, 24 February (4:40 pm)	Adelaide 1.14.11 (104)	def.	Fremantle 1.12.6 (87)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 10,394)	Report

Round 3

	Round 2
Friday, 29 February (7:40 pm)	Essendon 1.12.10 (91)	def. by	St Kilda 1.12.13 (94)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 26,079)	Report
Saturday, 1 March (6:40 pm)	Adelaide 2.13.11 (107)	def.	Hawthorn 1.11.9 (84)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,033)	Report

Grand Final

	2008 NAB Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 8 March (6:50 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	St Kilda	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,823)	Report
	0.1.4 (10) 0.2.9 (21) 0.6.10 (46) 0.9.10 (64)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.0.4 (4) 1.2.5 (26) 2.4.7 (49) 2.7.9 (69)	Umpires: Vozzo, Margetts, Rosebury Michael Tuck Medal: Jason Gram (St Kilda) Television broadcast: Network 10
		Super Goals	Schneider, Gram
Tippett 4, Burton 2, Douglas, Goodwin, van Berlo		Goals	Milne 3, Riewoldt 2, Koschitzke, Clarke
Johncock, Tippett, van Berlo Rutten, Porplyzia, Symes		Best	Gram, Schneider, Milne, Harvey, Luke Ball, King, Hayes
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Summary of results

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Grand Final
	Western Bulldogs		54
	North Melbourne		43			Western Bulldogs		59
	Essendon		100			Essendon		113
	Brisbane Lions		73								Essendon		91
	St Kilda		111								St Kilda		94
	Richmond		71			St Kilda		91
	Geelong		160			Geelong		86
	Melbourne		89													Adelaide		64
	Hawthorn		52													St Kilda		69
	Sydney		50			Hawthorn		103
	Port Adelaide		85			Carlton		69
	Carlton		100								Adelaide		107
	Collingwood		55								Hawthorn		84
	Adelaide		136			Adelaide		104
	Fremantle		104			Fremantle		87
	West Coast		60

NAB Challenge

	Week 1
Friday, 22 February (4:30pm)	North Melbourne 13.7 (85)	def.	Brisbane Lions 7.11 (53)	MC Labour Park (crowd: 2,500 est.)
Friday, 22 February (7:30pm)	Richmond 14.10 (94)	def.	Melbourne 8.11 (59)	Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 5,321)
Saturday, 23 February (4:00pm)	West Coast 14.15 (99)	def.	Collingwood 9.12 (66)	Collingwood Park, Albany) (crowd: 7,500 est.)
Saturday, 23 February (7:00pm)	Sydney 15.17 (107)	def.	Port Adelaide 5.8 (38)	ANZ Stadium (crowd: 1,500 est.)

	Week 2
Friday, 29 February (7:00pm)	Sydney 13.10 (88)	def. by	Richmond 17.11 (113)	Narrandera Sportsground, Narrandera (crowd: 8,296)
Friday, 29 February (7:00pm)	Melbourne 9.9 (63)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93)	Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo (crowd: 7,000 est.)
Friday, 29 February (7:00pm)	West Coast 15.13 (103)	def.	Carlton 9.8 (62)	Traeger Park (crowd: 6,000 est.)
Friday, 29 February (7:40pm)	Brisbane Lions 7.10 (52)	def. by	Geelong 13.14 (92)	Gold Coast Stadium (crowd: 4,134)
Saturday, 1 March (2:00pm)	Collingwood 6.9 (45)	def. by	Port Adelaide 15.11 (101)	MC Labour Park (crowd: 2,500 est.)
Saturday, 1 March (6:40pm)	Fremantle 6.9 (45)	def. by	North Melbourne 12.10 (82)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5,614)
The match between Melbourne and Western Bulldogs in Bendigo was called off with 12 minutes still remaining due to power outage at the stadium.[3]

	Week 3
Friday, 7 March (4:30pm)	Carlton 13.15 (93)	def.	Western Bulldogs 12.12 (84)	MC Labour Park (crowd: 10,137)
Friday, 7 March (4:30pm)	Geelong 23.11 (155)	def.	Richmond 12.5 (77)	Skilled Stadium (crowd: 10,000 est.)
Friday, 7 March (7:00pm)	Collingwood 16.12 (108)	def.	Hawthorn 13.12 (90)	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (crowd: 9,500 est.)
Friday, 7 March (6:40pm)	West Coast 15.10 (100)	def.	Essendon 14.10 (94)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,312)
Saturday, 8 March (1:00pm)	Sydney 13.9 (87)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 14.13 (97)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 2,264)
Saturday, 8 March (2:00pm)	Melbourne 14.10 (94)	def. by	North Melbourne 22.13 (145)	Casey Fields (crowd: 2,500 est.)
Saturday, 8 March (2:00pm)	Port Adelaide 16.15 (111)	def.	Fremantle 8.7 (55)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 3,014)

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See also

• 2008 AFL season