2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | the season | 2008 in music | United States presidential election, 2008 | 2005 NFL season | Arena Football League (1987–2008) | UEFA Euro 2008 | 1995 AFL season | Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | season | AFL-CIO | 2005 World Touring Car Championship season | Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 | 2008 World Series of Poker | 1994 NFL season | John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 | Canadian federal election, 2008 | 2013–14 figure skating season | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games | 2012 NFL season | 2009 NFL season | 2008 Rugby League World Cup | 2008 Summer Paralympics | 2008 in film | Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 2010 NFL season | 2008 ATP Tour | 2006 NFL season |
Griffin started well in the 2008 AFL season, with strong performances against very good ruck opponents in Will Minson and Ben Hudson, of the Western Bulldogs, Dean Cox and Mark Seaby of the West Coast Eagles and Dean Brogan and Brendon Lade of Port Adelaide.
For the 2008 AFL season, due to the sudden retirement of fellow Collingwood backman James Clement, Wakelin agreed to another season for the Magpies.