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season. After twenty home-and-away games the Lions had lost just one game by the narrowest of margins to their Grand Final rivals in mid-season, with the closest any other opponent got to them being eighteen points. The Lions were targeting their third straight
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kicking the first goal in the opening minute of the game. The underdogs continued to use the ball cleverly and take their chances throughout the opening quarter to open up a somewhat surprising sixteen point lead at quarter time.
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As the game progressed Swans began to break down across half forward and couldn't find their way to goal enough times to counteract a potent Lions forward set up where WAFL leading goalkicker
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In the second term the contest was much more tight and the Lions ferocity was beginning to take its toll on Swans. At half time
Subiaco held a slender four point lead.
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60:
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flag, and their fourth in just five years, all the while finishing an unprecedented seven and a half games clear of second-placed
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and West Perth to get to this match. The game showcased numerous young players who were to be drafted in the upcoming
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Swans started the game in superb style, as they had the run of the game early, starting with West Coast-listed player
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Taylor, Michael McInlay, Garlett, Davis, Geappen, Yarran, Pullman, Naitanui, Wolfenden, Banfield
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was the culmination of the 124th season of the premier
Australian rules football league in
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Reid, Russell and
Townsend, John; “Lion Kings: Dawson Takes Shot at “Arrogant” Subiaco”;
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had finished fourth at the end of the season and had beat two higher ranked opponents in
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Brad Smith, Mapleston, Read, Hall, Broughton, Schofield, Hildebrandt, Hayes
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Subiaco then went on in almost 'cruise control' to claim the
Premiership.
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Roberts, Spaanderman, Wolfenden, Johnson, Notte, Hinkley
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as no team in a major
Australian Rules League had since
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819:"WAFL Grand Final: Swans prepare to meet Lions"
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8:
1393:West Australian Football League Grand Finals
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864:
856:
613:Gavin Statham, Start Parry, Dean Margetts
32:on 20 September 2008 and was won by the
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500:kicked six goals, Mapleston four and
7:
504:and Shaun Hildebrandt three each.
14:
1388:2008 in Australian rules football
677:Cossom, Chris Hall, Hildebrandt
512:
1249:Westar Rules era (1997 to 2000)
887:West Australian Football League
20:West Australian Football League
1180:Second WAFL era (1980 to 1996)
1:
1280:Third WAFL era (2001 onwards)
917:First WAFL era (1908 to 1930)
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38:Swan Districts Football Club
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849:; 22 September 2008, p. 56
733:for charging Josh Roberts
795:"The Invincibles at Play"
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1008:WANFL era (1931 to 1979)
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895:WAFA era (1885 to 1906)
807:Subiaco's 2008 Fixture
532:2008 WAFL Grand Final
165:Jordan Adamson-Holmes
636:Television broadcast:
570:(crowd: 23,199)
541:Sunday, 20 September
34:Subiaco Football Club
846:The West Australian
769:"Subiaco hat-trick"
36:, who defeated the
28:. It was played at
22:(WAFL) Grand Final
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1374:
752:
751:
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416:Llane Spaanderman
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265:Shaun Hildebrandt
248:Allistair Pickett
26:Western Australia
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821:. Archived from
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775:on 26 April 2012
771:. Archived from
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685:, Cockie, Hayes
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362:Brett Wolfenden
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229:Blake Broadhurst
177:Jarrad Schofield
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443:Michael Johnson
403:Clayton Hinkley
356:Michael McInley
316:Paul Richardson
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202:David Mapleston
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80:South Fremantle
53:the 2008 season
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825:on 15 May 2012
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699:Notte, Roberts
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563:Swan Districts
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373:Brett Robinson
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137:Greg Broughton
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112:Greg Broughton
96:Clancee Pearce
84:2008 AFL Draft
76:Swan Districts
51:had dominated
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40:by 57 points.
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617:Simpson Medal
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481:Match Summary
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472:
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466:
463:
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459:
457:
455:
454:Todd Banfield
452:
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319:David McInley
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294:
293:Scott Watters
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145:Darren Rumble
143:
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129:
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117:
115:
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109:
105:
101:
100:Todd Banfield
97:
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67:
62:
58:
57:Port Adelaide
54:
50:
43:
41:
39:
35:
31:
27:
23:
21:
1321:
1219:
889:Grand Finals
844:
839:
827:. Retrieved
823:the original
813:
802:
789:
777:. Retrieved
773:the original
763:
736:
712:
701:
696:
691:
686:
678:
673:
666:
661:
635:
615:
610:
568:Subiaco Oval
509:
506:
495:
492:
484:
471:Brian Dawson
464:
439:Jeff Garlett
432:
409:
398:Nic Naitanui
393:Chris Yarran
386:
376:Josh Pullman
367:
359:Josh Roberts
350:
344:Garth Taylor
329:
323:Wayde Twomey
310:
286:
261:Daniel Chick
254:
235:
212:
198:Kyal Horsley
191:
186:Chad Cossom
170:
161:Aidan Parker
151:
130:
92:Chris Yarran
88:Nic Naitanui
74:
59:in the 1914
47:
30:Subiaco Oval
17:
15:
660:Brad Smith
586:22.16 (148)
583:15.13 (103)
447:Shane Beros
426:Chris Smith
269:Daniel Rich
244:Mark Haynes
241:Luke Newick
182:Adam Cockie
141:Caine Hayes
108:Adam Cockie
104:Daniel Rich
1382:Categories
797:(archived)
779:6 December
755:References
665:Mapleston
622:Chris Hall
498:Brad Smith
487:Tony Notte
421:Ryan Davis
380:Tony Notte
340:Tim Gepper
224:Brad Smith
219:Chris Hall
86:including
70:West Perth
44:Background
829:19 August
683:Schofield
627:‹See Tfd›
606:14.7 (91)
603:10.6 (66)
559:‹See Tfd›
546:‹See Tfd›
502:Phil Read
276:Marc Webb
206:Phil Read
611:Umpires:
601:9.5 (59)
599:6.3 (39)
581:9.9 (63)
579:3.5 (23)
1220:(WASFL)
737:Reports
631:Subiaco
550:Subiaco
123:Subiaco
49:Subiaco
638:ABC TV
596:Final
1218:1990
692:Goals
554:def.
465:Coach
287:Coach
118:Teams
18:2008
1367:2017
1362:2016
1357:2015
1352:2014
1347:2013
1342:2012
1337:2011
1332:2010
1327:2009
1322:2008
1317:2007
1312:2006
1307:2005
1302:2004
1297:2003
1292:2002
1287:2001
1271:2000
1266:1999
1261:1998
1256:1997
1240:1996
1236:1995
1233:1994
1230:1993
1227:1992
1224:1991
1215:1989
1212:1988
1209:1987
1206:1986
1203:1985
1200:1984
1197:1983
1194:1982
1191:1981
1187:1980
1171:1979
1167:1978
1164:1977
1161:1976
1158:1975
1155:1974
1152:1973
1149:1972
1146:1971
1142:1970
1138:1969
1135:1968
1132:1967
1129:1966
1126:1965
1123:1964
1120:1963
1117:1962
1114:1961
1110:1960
1106:1959
1103:1958
1100:1957
1097:1956
1093:1955
1089:1954
1086:1953
1083:1952
1080:1951
1076:1950
1072:1949
1069:1948
1066:1947
1063:1946
1060:1945
1057:1944
1054:1943
1051:1942
1048:1941
1044:1940
1040:1939
1037:1938
1034:1937
1031:1936
1028:1935
1025:1934
1022:1933
1019:1932
1015:1931
999:1930
995:1929
992:1928
989:1927
986:1926
983:1925
980:1924
977:1923
974:1922
971:1921
967:1920
963:1919
960:1918
957:1917
954:1916
951:1915
948:1914
945:1913
942:1912
939:1911
935:1910
931:1909
928:1908
924:1907
909:1906
906:1905
902:1904
831:2010
781:2011
731:Read
713:Best
671:Read
110:and
66:WAFL
61:SAFL
16:The
1384::
594:Q3
592:Q2
590:Q1
387:FF
368:HF
330:HB
311:FB
213:FF
192:HF
152:HB
131:FB
114:.
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