AFL Round 8 Review (Season 2025)

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 76.3 points per team, with four out of 18 teams scored 108 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 38.33 points per game, which indicates there were relatively one-sided games. Despite that, four games had a margin of 17 points or less, which indicates that there were plenty of close games.
Round 8 (In a Nutshell): Round 8 was entertaining. Check out what transpired.

Round Highlights

Essendon narrowly beat North Melbourne by three points.

Western Bulldogs played entertaining footy in their 90-point demolition of Port Adelaide.

Geelong Cats defeated Collingwood by three points.

Hawthorn celebrated their 100 years in the VFL/AFL last Sunday in a Centenary Match against Richmond at the MCG.

Game One of Nine

Essendon (65) v North Melbourne (62)
Facts and Figures: Essendon had 20 scoring shots, compared with North Melbourne who had 17.
Essendon Game Changer: Zach Merrett
North Melbourne Game Changer: Tristan Xerri

Game Two of Nine

St Kilda (94) v Fremantle Dockers (33)
Facts and Figures: St Kilda had 24 scoring shots, while Fremantle Dockers had eight.
St Kilda Game Changer: Cooper Sharman
Fremantle Dockers Game Changer: Alex Pearce

Game Three of Nine

Western Bulldogs (131) v Port Adelaide (41)
Facts and Figures: Western Bulldogs had 31 scoring shots, compared with Port Adelaide who had 16.
Western Bulldogs Game Changer: Tim English
Port Adelaide Game Changer: Zak Butters

Game Four of Nine

Adelaide Crows (110) v Carlton (50)
Facts and Figures: Adelaide Crows had 30 scoring shots, while Carlton had 15.
Adelaide Crows Game Changer: Izak Rankine
Carlton Game Changer: Nick Haynes

Game Five of Nine

Collingwood (87) v Geelong Cats (90)
Facts and Figures: Geelong Cats had 25 scoring shots, compared with Collingwood who had 27.
Collingwood Game Changer: Brody Mihocek
Geelong Cats Game Changer: Patrick Dangerfield

Game Six of Nine

West Coast Eagles (76) v Melbourne Demons (108)
Facts and Figures: Melbourne Demons had 28 scoring shots, while West Coast Eagles had 21.
West Coast Eagles Game Changer: Elijah Hewett
Melbourne Demons Game Changer: Kade Chandler

Game Seven of Nine

Sydney Swans (87) v GWS Giants (73)
Facts and Figures: Sydney Swans had 27 scoring shots, compared with GWS Giants who had 23.
Sydney Swans Game Changer: Chad Warner
GWS Giants Game Changer: Finn Callaghan

Game Eight of Nine

Hawthorn (109) v Richmond (44)
Facts and Figures: Hawthorn had 29 scoring shots, while Richmond had 14.
Hawthorn Game Changer: Massimo D’Ambrosio
Richmond Game Changer: Jacob Hopper

Game Nine of Nine

Brisbane Lions (66) v Gold Coast Suns (49)
Facts and Figures: Brisbane Lions had 21 scoring shots, compared with Gold Coast Suns who had 14.
Brisbane Lions Game Changer: Josh Dunkley
Gold Coast Suns Game Changer: Touk Miller

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