# 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. It culminated with the Grand 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

| | Round 1 | 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 | 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 | Round 2 | 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 | 2008 NAB Cup 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 | Umpires: Vozzo, Margetts, Rosebury Michael Tuck Medal: Jason Gram (St Kilda) Television broadcast: Network 10 |
| | | Super Goals | Schneider, Gram | Schneider, Gram |
| Tippett 4, Burton 2, Douglas, Goodwin, van Berlo | Tippett 4, Burton 2, Douglas, Goodwin, van Berlo | Goals | Milne 3, Riewoldt 2, Koschitzke, Clarke | Milne 3, Riewoldt 2, Koschitzke, Clarke |
| Johncock, Tippett, van Berlo Rutten, Porplyzia, Symes | Johncock, Tippett, van Berlo Rutten, Porplyzia, Symes | Best | Gram, Schneider, Milne, Harvey, Luke Ball, King, Hayes | Gram, Schneider, Milne, Harvey, Luke Ball, King, Hayes |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

## Summary of results

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

## NAB Challenge

| | Week 1 | Week 1 | 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 | Week 2 | 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. ||||||
| | Week 3 | Week 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) |