2008 afl finals series

The 2008 brownlow medal was the 81st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the australian football league afl home and away season. Blake played in st kildas 2008 afl national australia bank cup winning side. After the 2008 grand final, jeff kennett sparked the greatest rivalry. The 2008 season, which will celebrate the games 150th year, will begin a week earlier than past. Sep 14, 2018 as we near the last saturday in september, to help whet your appetite for the big day, here are the 10 best afl grand final moments of the 21st century in chronological order. In the 2008 finals series, st kilda played geelong in the qualifying finals. The australian football league s 2006 finals series took place between the top eight ladder positions in the 2006 afl season. The finals ran over four weekends in september 2018, culminating with the 2018 afl grand final at the melbourne cricket ground on 29 september 2018 the top eight teams from the 2018 season. Sep 26, 2008 hawthorn have pulled off a staggering grand final upset over this seasons afl powerhouse team, 2007 premiers geelong.

The 2018 australian football league finals series was the 122nd annual edition of the vflafl finals series, the australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2018 afl season. Campbell brown reveals lance franklins cocky finals prophecy in 2008. The brownlow medal is the official best and fairest award of the australian football league. The season consisted of twentytwo rounds of homeandaway matches, and four rounds of. Aug 19, 2010 thursday 19 august 2010 the looming powerade qafl finals series to be one of the closest on record, rivalling the great year of 2008 for competitiveness. The top eight teams qualify for the finals based on the homeandaway season results, and. The eight teams, which are ranked or seeded in advance of the tournament, participate in a fourweek tournament, with two teams eliminated in each of the first three weeks. Picked up from the sandringham zebras vfl in the 2008 preseason draft by melbourne, stefan martin was drafted to the brisbane lions at the end of 2012. Want to up the ante and place a couple of bets on this years afl finals series. Heres our list of the greatest afl finals of the modern era. The top four teams in the eight receive the double chance when they play in weekone qualifying finals, such that if a topfour team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semifinal the next week against the winner of an elimination final.

Afl 2008 grand final hawthorn vs geelong 2nd half duration. Afl 2008 grand final hawthorn vs geelong 1st half sportjunky4371. Hawthorn smacked rodney eades team from siren to siren on a friday night at the mcg and franklin who entered the finals series after a kicking a ton in the minor round bagged eight goals in the 51point win that started the hawks march to the flag. I completely agree that this is the fairest way to do it but i dont think the afl will be keen to extend the season.

Early in 2008, a meeting held by the afl discussed having two new teams. Posted in 2008 afl grand final, geelong, hawthorn, media street, septocemia 2008 afl finals series. We have afl dvds of older classic games and older grand finals as well as the latest afl dvds including dvds of afl season highlights and the most recent afl grand final dvd. Their last grand final appearance was in 2008 when they beat the 2007 premiers, geelong by. Feb 15, 2015 highlights from the first premiership in the new era for the hawks.

In a competitive 2008 afl season st kilda again qualified for the finals series, a 108 point win over essendon in the final home and away round saw the club take fourth position for the finals series with wins. The hawthorn hawks were crowned the 2008 afl premiers, beating the geelong cats by 26 points in front of a crowd of 100,012. Geelong 0 grand final appearances from their last 7. It was the 112th annual grand final of the australian football league formerly the victorian football league, staged to determine the premiers for the 2008 afl season. The hawthorn hawks were crowned the 2008 afl premiers, beating the geelong cats by 26 points in front of a mammoth crowd of 100,012. The geelong cats were crowned the 2007 afl premiers, beating the port adelaide power by 119 points to win their first premiership since 1963. A similar system was previously used by the australian rugby league in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, however. Leigh matthews rejoins seven afl finals tv tonight. Tagged 2008 afl grand final, afl, afl news, david wojcinski, geelong cats, grand final teams, grand final week, hawthorn hawks, luke hodge, paul chapman, septocemia 2008 afl finals series, tom harley. Finals freekick rate highest since 2008, with gws giantswestern bulldogs elimination final most in 20 years.

Afl footys top 20 finals of the decade, with an inchperfect number one. The previous high was established in 2010, when there was a grand final replay, with the 651,000 attending that year. Afl sets finals, season attendance records a finals attendance record has been set, with 700,395 spectators at the nine games in september. It is a revision of the mcintyre final eight system, used by the afl from 1994 to 1999, designed to address several perceived issues with that system. It was the 1th season of the vfl afl competition and the 20th under the name australian football league, having switched from victorian football league after 1989. The system used for the 2018 afl finals series is a final eight system. Tagged 2008 afl grand final, afl, afl news, david wojcinski, geelong cats, grand final teams, grand final week, hawthorn hawks, luke hodge, paul chapman, septocemia 2008 afl. The australian football league s 2005 finals series began on the weekend of 2 september 2005 and ended with the 109th afl grand final at the melbourne cricket ground on 24 september 2005, won by the sydney swans. Australian rules football match, vflafl grand final. The season consisted of 22 home and away rounds and four rounds of finals, culminating in the 2009 afl grand final which. Afl game day 2008 grand final australian football league, september 27, 2008 some information contained in this article was obtained from television, radio, or live webcast sources. The 2009 australian football league season commenced on 26 march and concluded on 26 september.

The australian football leagues 2008 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2008 afl season. The promotion commences on monday 1st september 2008 06. Hawthorn defeat geelong to win 2008 afl premiership perthnow. It began on the weekend of 5 september 2008 and ended with the 112th afl grand final at the melbourne cricket ground on 27 september 2008. They were the most succesfull club during the 1970s and. Great finals are etched into history and are games that are never forgotten by fans and players. The other firstweek sudden death final will kick off the finals series, with the west coast eagles to host the western bulldogs at domain stadium in the afls first ever thursday night final on. The current afl finals system was devised by the australian football league in 2000 as its endofseason championship playoff tournament. He was a force to be reckoned with, claiming the finals player of the year at the. On the eve of the 2017 afl finals series we look at the greatest games. Yep, hirdy and jezza both grew up in canberra although jezza was born in austria apparently.

Highlights from the first premiership in the new era for the hawks. Crows made the finals 11 times after 1998 without making the gf before breaking through in 2017. The 2008 afl grand final was an australian rules football match contested between the geelong football club and the hawthorn football club, held at the melbourne cricket ground in melbourne on 27 september 2008. St kilda football club qualified in first position for the 2009 afl finals series. The 2008 australian football league season was the 112th season of the elite australian rules. It began on the weekend of 8 september 2006 and ended with the 110th afl grand final at the melbourne cricket ground on 30 september 2006. Thursday 19 august 2010 the looming powerade qafl finals series to be one of the closest on record, rivalling the great year of 2008 for competitiveness. Afl news 20 greatest finals of the decade wide world of sports. In one of the most thrilling premiership clashes in recent times, hawthorn.

Geelong won the afl premiership, for the second time in three years, following their twelve point win over st kilda in the grand final. Channel seven has topped the afl ratings ladder again at the end of the 2008 home and away season with friday night football up 3% in melbourne, as premiership player and coach leigh matthews rejoins the channel seven commentary team for the 2008 afl finals series. The top eight teams on the home and away rounds regular season ladder qualify for the finals series. On the eve of the 2017 afl finals series we look at the greatest games that have shaped the finals series in the modern era. The hawks first win against the cats since the 2008 grand final to. Afl finals freekicks rate highest since 2008 herald sun. Ireland v australia international rules series 2010 in ireland 2nd test.

The 2008 australian football league season was the 112th season of the elite australian rules football competition and the 18th under the name australian football league, having switched from victorian football league after 1989. Michael hurley puts essendon into the 2009 afl finals series. In a very competitive 2008 premiership season st kilda football club qualified for the 2008 premiership season finals series, finishing the home and away rounds in the top four, in fourth position, with wins. Votes are awarded by the umpires at the end of each match of each round of the regular season. Four weeks of unscripted drama that compels, captivates and astounds. Hawthorn has lost 5 grand finals in 15 appearances. The australian football league afl is the preeminent professional. As we near the last saturday in september, to help whet your appetite for the big day, here are the 10 best afl grand final moments of the 21st century in chronological order. The afl final eight system is an eightteam championship playoff tournament developed and adopted by the australian football league in the 2000 season. Australian football league australian rules football wiki fandom. Hawthorn wins 2008 afl grand final wikinews, the free news. Campbell brown reveals lance franklins cocky finals.

The australian football league s 2008 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2008 afl season. Media in category 2008 afl grand final the following 6 files are in this category. If you love aussie rules football dvds this is the place to grab an afl dvd or two. Grand finals are just too hard to get to, let alone win. It began on the weekend of 7 september 2007 and ended with the 111th afl grand final at the melbourne cricket ground on 29 september 2007. It was only two years ago that produced one of the closest finals seriesread more.

We enter the 2019 toyota afl finals series with a torrent of noise and opinion and come out the other side with moments etched in history. Bombers in a playoff on their home turf to kick off the 2019 afl finals series. Lance franklins swagger at the peak of his powers with hawthorn was the stuff of legend including this pre. The match, attended by 100,012 spectators, was won by hawthorn won by a margin of 26 points, marking that clubs tenth premiership overall and first since 1991. Their last grand final appearance was in 2008 when they. After last years effort and positive feedback have built another of the best from the finals in 08. The winner, west coast eagles, was crowned champion of the afl after defeating sydney by one point.

This season commenced on 20 march 2008 and concluded on 27 september 2008. Afl finals series matches was also a record, beating the. The australian football league s 2009 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2009 afl season over four weekends in september 2009, culminating with the 1th aflvfl grand final at the melbourne cricket ground on 26 september 2009. James hird and iirc jezza both came from the area, among many others.

Rounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ladder finals season. The australian football league s 2007 finals series determines the top eight final positions of the 2007 afl season. Stefan martin finally cracked his first afl finals series in 2019 after twelve seasons in the afl. Oh well hopefully another team will lose to the mighty cats by over 100 points just to make it feel like port are playing to cheer you up. After 23 rounds, we are down to eight teams and what a finals series it. Hawthorn have pulled off a staggering grand final upset over this seasons afl powerhouse team, 2007 premiers geelong.

The australian football league finals series, more generally known as the afl finals, and known from 1897 until 1989 as the victorian football league finals series or vfl finals, is a tournament held at the end of each afl season to determine the premier. The best possible finals system bigfooty afl news and. Afl 2008 grand final hawthorn vs geelong 1st half youtube. In a competitive 2008 afl season st kilda again qualified for the finals series, a 108 point win over essendon in the final home and away round saw the club take. Hawthorn wins 2008 afl grand final wikinews, the free.