| 2008 AFL National Cup |
NAB Cup Logo |
| Teams |
16 |
| Winners |
St Kilda (3rd 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 Australian Football League pre-season competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2008 Premiership season began. It culminated with the Final played on 8 March 2008 at AAMI Stadium in which St Kilda beat Adelaide by 5 points.
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.
Games
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 Club1 |
6,102 |
Saturday, 9 February |
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, 15 February |
7:40 PM |
AFL.com.au |
| Western Bulldogs |
1.6.9 (54) |
North Melbourne |
1.4.10 (43) |
TIO Stadium |
8,256 |
Friday, 15 February |
7:40 PM |
AFL.com.au |
| Geelong |
2.22.11 (161) |
Melbourne |
2.11.5 (89) |
Skilled Stadium |
15,000 est. |
Saturday, 16 February |
4:40 PM |
AFL.com.au |
| Port Adelaide |
0.12.13 (85) |
Carlton |
1.13.13 (100) |
AAMI Stadium |
9,133 |
Saturday, 16 February |
5:40 PM |
AFL.com.au |
| Essendon |
2.11.16 (100) |
Brisbane Lions |
2.8.7 (73) |
Gold Coast Stadium |
10,078 |
Saturday, 16 February |
7:40 PM |
AFL.com.au |
| Hawthorn |
3.2.13 (52) |
Sydney |
0.7.8 (50) |
Aurora Stadium |
14,778 |
Sunday, 17 February |
3:40 PM |
AFL.com.au |
| Fremantle |
2.12.14 (104) |
West Coast |
1.7.9 (60) |
Subiaco Oval |
32,502 |
Sunday, 17 February |
7:10 PM |
AFL.com.au |
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final
Knock-Out Chart
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: |
8 March 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, Schneider, Gram,
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: |
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Final Placings
1. St. Kilda
2. Adelaide
3. Essendon
4. Hawthorn
5. Fremantle
6. Carlton
7. Geelong
8. Western
9. Sydney
10. Port Adelaide
11. North Melbourne
12. Brisbane
13. Richmond
14. West Coast
15. Melbourne
16. Collingwood
See also
References
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