Round 18, 2008
Essendon vs Melbourne
Saturday 2 August
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 46,334
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Essendon | 3.1 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 19.10.124 |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 17.6.108 |
Essendon win by 16 points
Goalkickers: Cale Morton 3, Colin Sylvia 3, Matthew Bate 2, Addam Maric 2, Clint Bartram 1, Simon Buckley 1, Aaron Davey 1, Brad Green 1, Mark Jamar 1, Paul Johnson 1, Austin Wonaeamirri 1
Brownlow votes
2 - Cale Morton
Coaches votes
8 - Cameron Bruce
4 - Cale Morton
Milestones:
First Goal
Addam Maric (2nd game)
Matthew Lloyd took mark of the year and kicked eight goals.
Best were McDonald, Bate and Dunn.