freo (5-16) vs collingwood (12-9)
freo stun pies by 24. freo (6-16) finish 14th. collingwood (12-10) play adelaide.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fremantle | 5.0 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 80 | Fri 29-Aug-2008 6:40 pm | Subiaco Oval | 35,106 | |
| Collingwood | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 56 | Fremantle won by 24 points | |||
north (12-1-8) vs port (6-15) uor
port cost roos 4th by 76 ending their gf hangover. port (7-15) finish 13th. north (12-1-9) play sydney.
| North Melbourne | 4.3 | 7.5 | 9.10 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 30-Aug-2008 1:10 pm | M.C.G. | 22,144 |
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 10.5 | 18.8 | 23.10 | 148 | Port Adelaide won by 76 points | ||
geelong (20-1) vs west coast (4-17)
are they as good as the dons of 2000 maybe but the cats are red hot beating eagles by 99. geelong (21-1) host st kilda. west coast (4-18) finish 15th.
| Geelong | 4.3 | 12.9 | 18.12 | 24.20 | 164 | Sat 30-Aug-2008 2:10 pm | Kardinia Park | 21,752 |
| West Coast | 4.3 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 65 | Geelong won by 99 points | ||
adelaide (12-1-9) vs bulldogs (15-5)
crows gain 4th beating dogs by 9 but they lose the spot the next day. adelaide (13-9) host collingwood. bulldogs (15-1-6) play hawthorn.
| Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.10 | 7.12 | 10.16 | 76 | Sat 30-Aug-2008 3:40 pm | Football Park | 37,543 |
| Western Bulldogs | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 9.13 | 67 | Adelaide won by 9 points | ||
carlton (10-11) vs hawthorn (16-5)
buddy becomes the last player to kick 100 in a year with fevola falling short on 99 as the hawks beat blues by 13 goals. hawthorn (17-5) host bulldogs. carlton (10-12) finish 11th.
| Carlton | 2.3 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 30-Aug-2008 7:10 pm | Docklands | 49,057 |
| Hawthorn | 6.4 | 10.7 | 16.13 | 24.15 | 159 | Hawthorn won by 78 points | ||
sydney (11-1-9) vs brisbane (10-11)
swans end tigers hopes beating lions by 61. sydney (12-1-9) host north. brisbane (10-12) finish 10th.
| Sydney | 3.3 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 17.12 | 114 | Sat 30-Aug-2008 7:10 pm | S.C.G. | 24,076 |
| Brisbane | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.13 | 6.17 | 53 | Sydney won by 61 points | ||
melbourne (3-18) vs richmond (10-1-10)
tigers beat dees by 80. richmond (11-1-10) finish 9th. melbourne (3-19) finish last.
| Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 41 | Sun 31-Aug-2008 2:10 pm | M.C.G. | 37,046 |
| Richmond | 2.5 | 8.9 | 12.10 | 18.13 | 121 | Richmond won by 80 points | ||
essendon (8-13) vs st kilda (12-9)
saints snatch 4th beating dons by 108 after crows swans and roos looked like getting it for weeks but its the saints who get the double chance. st kilda (13-9) play geelong. essendon (8-14) finish 12th.
| Essendon | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 39 | Sun 31-Aug-2008 4:40 pm | Docklands | 46,161 |
| St. Kilda | 5.5 | 8.12 | 14.15 | 21.21 | 147 | St. Kilda won by 108 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2672 | 1651 | 161.84 | 84 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2434 | 1846 | 131.85 | 68 |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2506 | 2112 | 118.66 | 62 |
| 4 | St. Kilda | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2126 | 1923 | 110.56 | 52 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2017 | 1838 | 109.74 | 52 |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2095 | 1863 | 112.45 | 50 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2121 | 2187 | 96.98 | 50 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2267 | 2038 | 111.24 | 48 |
| 9 | Richmond | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2228 | 2288 | 97.38 | 46 |
| 10 | Brisbane | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2156 | 2200 | 98.00 | 40 |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2217 | 2354 | 94.18 | 40 |
| 12 | Essendon | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2130 | 2608 | 81.67 | 32 |
| 13 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2118 | 2208 | 95.92 | 28 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1988 | 2121 | 93.73 | 24 |
| 15 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1670 | 2535 | 65.88 | 16 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1629 | 2602 | 62.61 | 12 |
finals week 1
geelong v st kilda
hawthorn v bulldogs
adelaide v collingwood
sydney v north
Harrison’s world 