The 74th Claxton Shield was held from 28 December 2007 to 10 February 2008.

The 2008 Shield was conducted on a Home and Away series made up of 2 Divisions; Eastern Division: Australian Provincial, New South Wales Patriots and the Queensland Rams, Southern Division: Perth Heat, Victoria Aces and South Australia.

Each divisional series saw each team meet 6 times with 3 home games and 3 away games, the top team from each division then meet in a 3-game Championship series.

The 2008 Claxton Shield was contested between six teams from around Australia, divided into two divisions.