| W | L | D | % | Pts. |
| Cats | 21 | 1 | 0 | 161.84 | 84 |
| Hawks | 17 | 5 | 0 | 131.85 | 68 |
| Bulldogs | 15 | 6 | 1 | 118.66 | 62 |
| Saints | 13 | 9 | 0 | 110.56 | 52 |
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Who's in, who's out...and other matters...
All clubs have over 30 players on their lists and select whomever they feel will be the best 22 for any given game. In that respect, the Grand Final is no different, which means some players who may have impressed during the season are going to miss out, no matter what contributions they made during the season. It is tough call for the selection panel of a club to tell a player who has served the team well during the year that he has to miss out on the biggest game of the year. According to Geelong defender and team captain Tom Harley, he and his teammates who will be selected for the game, plan to rally around and console those who miss out. read more »
Time off for good behavior
The Match Review Panel (MRP) did not lay any charges from the Semi-Final games. They also reviewed the two match day reports. read more »
Western Bulldogs, Saints take their matches
The Swans and Bulldogs seemed evenly matched early in the game and the Swans could have raced out to a handy lead if not for some poor shooting for goal early in the first term. The Dogs took the early lead with a goal to Murphy, but Hall had the Swans in front with his first of the match midway through the term read more »
Playoff Pains -- Week One
GEELONG
Injury Update:
Brent Prismall, ruptured ACL, season
Paul Chapman, hamstring, ongoing assessment read more »
Knowing when it's time to go
St. Kilda champion Robert Harvey announced that he would retire at the end of the season. Harvey, who said telling his teammates was the hardest thing he had ever done, said he believed it was the right time to step aside to give younger players a chance and also said he was looking forward to spending more time with his wife and children. read more »
Quiet week
TRIBUNAL
Charges Laid:
Jobe Watson (ESS), fined $2600 for a first offense of making negligent contact with an umpire. He accepted, reducing the fine 25% to $1950. read more »
We have a new set of match photos posted from the Hawthorn v Sydney match, Round 15, 2008, in our gallery. Here are a few samples of the great photos taken by our photojournalists in Melbourne:
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Cook Awarded for Service to the Aboriginal Community
At half time during last weekend's "Dreamtime At The G" match between Richmond and Essendon, former Sydney and Fremantle player Troy Cook was presented with the second annual Nowalenko Award for his service to football and the Aboriginal community. read more »
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