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The 2008 AFL Premiership Grand Final Winner is Hawthorn. After a fantastic match between these great two teams, we saw Geelong go down 89 points too Hawthorn at 115 points and end the 2008 season. Better luck next year for Geelong. The countdown is now on for 2009 Premiership Season and GoAussieGo will be your partner in bringing you all the latest news and information about the season to come. Make sure you check back regularly throughout the Off-Season to find out what's going on with the teams and their new recruits.
| GRAND FINAL WINNER | Date | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | Saturday 27 September 2008 | MCG |
| Result | ||
| 115 (Hawthorn) to 89 (Geelong) | ||
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AFL Team Listing
| Club | Aussie Name | Home State | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Football Club | Crows | Adelaide, SA | AAMI Stadium |
| Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club |
Lions | Brisbane, QLD | The Gabba |
| Carlton Football Club |
Blues | Melbourne, VIC | Telstra Dome |
| Collingwood Football Club |
Magpies | Melbourne, VIC | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Essendon Football Club |
Bombers | Melbourne, VIC | Telstra Dome |
| Fremantle Football Club |
Dockers | Fremantle, WA | Subiaco Oval |
| Geelong Football Club |
Cats | Geelong, VIC | Skilled Stadium |
| Gold Coast Football Club* |
Gold coast, QLD | Gold Coast Stadium | |
| Hawthorn Football Club |
Hawks | Melbourne, VIC | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Melbourne Football Club |
Demons | Melbourne, VIC | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| North Melbourne Football Club |
Kangaroos | Melbourne, VIC | Telstra Dome |
| Port Adelaide Football Club |
Power | Adelaide, SA | AAMI Stadium |
| Richmond Football Club |
Tigers | Melbourne, VIC | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| St Kilda Football Club |
Saints | Melbourne, VIC | Telstra Dome |
| Sydney Swans Australian Football Club |
Swans | Sydney, NSW | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| West Coast Eagles Football Club |
Eagles | Perth, WA | Subiaco Oval |
| Western Bulldogs (Footscray FC) |
Bulldogs | Melbourne, VIC | Telstra Dome |
| Western Sydney Football Club # |
Blacktown, NSW | ANZ Stadium % |
* Gold Coast will enter the competition in 2011
# Western Sydney to enter the competition in 2012
% To be confirmed
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2008 AFL Ladder
| Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | 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 Swans | 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 Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2156 | 2200 | 98 | 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 Eagles | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1669 | 2538 | 65.76 | 16 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1629 | 2602 | 62.61 | 12 |
Key:
P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against
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AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - News
| Testers give Cousins no respite |
| 01/06/2009 12:00 AM |
| DRUG testers have made Ben Cousins a target hours into his first training session of the year. |
| Voss training to lead the way |
| 01/06/2009 12:00 AM |
| MANY have questioned the wisdom of appointing Michael Voss as Brisbane's head coach just two years after the former champion hung up his playing boots. |
| Rocca hungry as Pies return |
| 01/06/2009 12:00 AM |
| ANTHONY Rocca is counting down the days until Collingwood's 2009 season opener against Adelaide on Saturday, March 28. |
| Veteran Swan in race against time |
| 01/05/2009 03:44 PM |
| VETERAN Sydney forward Michael O'Loughlin is fighting a race against time to be fit for round one of the AFL season, and he doesn't care if he loses. |
| Ron Barassi saved me from death |
| 01/05/2009 12:00 AM |
| THE victim at the centre of the New Year's Eve street assault on Ron Barassi has tearfully thanked the football legend for saving her life. |
| North hopeful of better Telstra Dome deal |
| 01/04/2009 06:20 PM |
| NORTH Melbourne chief executive Eugene Arocca is hopeful the AFL can broker better financial deals for clubs in legal action against Telstra Dome management. |
| Cloke takes long road home |
| 01/03/2009 12:00 AM |
| COLLINGWOOD forward Travis Cloke has been forced to make a two-day trip home to Melbourne by car after being hurt in a New Year's Eve attack on the Sunshine Coast. |
| Brave Barassi caught on camera |
| 01/02/2009 02:28 PM |
| SECURITY footage showing football legend Ron Barassi chasing down a thug who punched a woman has emerged. |
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