| 2008 NAB Cup |
| AFL pre-season competition |
| 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) |
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. [1]
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 Club[2] |
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) |
Carrara 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
St Kilda won by 5 points over Adelaide in a game played in extreme heat in the middle of a 3 week heatwave in Adelaide. The temperature was 35 Degrees Celsius or more during the entire duration of the game. Adelaide kicked 1 more behind but St Kilda kicked two 9 point goals. If the scoring was regular Adelaide would have won by 1 point.
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 |
Goals: 4: Tippett
2: Burton
1: Douglas, Goodwin, van Berlo |
| St Kilda |
Goals: 3: Milne
2: Riewoldt
1: Schneider, Gram, 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: |
|
2008 AFL NAB Cup Final Teams
See also
References
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