2006 AFL season

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2006 AFL premiership season
Teams 16
Premiers West Coast
(3rd premiership)
Minor premiers West Coast
(3rd minor premiership)
Pre-season cup Geelong
(1st pre-season cup win)
Matches played 185
Attendance 6,736,234 (36,412 per match)
Highest attendance 97,431 (Grand Final, West Coast vs. Sydney)
Coleman Medallist Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes (Sydney)
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The 2006 Australian Football League season was the 110th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

West Coast defeated defending premiers Sydney in the Grand Final to win their third premiership, in what was the first Grand Final since 1966 to be decided by one point.

Preseason competition

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Main article: 2006 NAB Cup
Week One Week Two Semifinals Final
Brisbane Lions 1 8 13 70
Essendon 1 8 12 69 Brisbane Lions 0 12 9 81
Western Bulldogs 1 7 12 63 Melbourne 0 13 12 90
Melbourne 0 9 15 69 Melbourne 1 5 5 44
Hawthorn 1 11 10 85 Adelaide 1 16 21 129
Richmond 0 11 9 75 Hawthorn 1 7 7 58
Adelaide 2 16 13 127 Adelaide 2 7 11 71
Port Adelaide 0 8 7 55 Adelaide 1 10 15 84
Kangaroos 1 8 11 68 Geelong 3 10 5 92
Sydney 0 5 7 37 Kangaroos 1 8 3 60
Carlton 1 8 13 70 Geelong 1 10 17 86
Geelong 0 15 8 98 Geelong 3 10 14 101
Collingwood 2 8 8 74 Fremantle 1 10 12 81
St. Kilda 1 9 10 73 Collingwood 2 10 6 84
West Coast 1 7 14 65 Fremantle 0 15 10 100
Fremantle 1 18 10 127

Geelong 3.10.5 (92) defeated Adelaide 1.10.15 (84) in the 2006 NAB Cup Final. The game was held at AAMI Stadium, with an attendance of 30,707.

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Home team Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
West Coast 11.18 (84) St Kilda 9.12 (66) Subiaco Oval 40,036 30 March
Western Bulldogs 25.17 (167) Richmond 7.10 (52) Telstra Dome 43,532 31 March
Geelong 17.13 (115) Brisbane Lions 5.8 (38) Skilled Stadium 23,029 1 April
Essendon 17.6 (108) Sydney 12.9 (81) Telstra Dome 45,355 1 April
Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) Kangaroos 19.14 (128) AAMI Stadium 27,680 1 April
Hawthorn 17.7 (109) Fremantle 13.9 (87) Aurora Stadium 13,862 2 April
Melbourne 10.12 (72) Carlton 13.15 (93) Telstra Dome 31,139 2 April
Collingwood 12.5 (77) Adelaide 17.9 (111) Telstra Dome 35,434 3 April

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Richmond 11.11 (77) St Kilda 13.10 (88) Telstra Dome 40,740 7 April
Geelong 22.6 (138) Kangaroos 10.9 (69) Skilled Stadium 22,839 8 April
Western Bulldogs 20.17 (137) Melbourne 12.18 (90) Telstra Dome 28,478 8 April
Brisbane Lions 17.13 (115) Essendon 15.7 (97) The Gabba 34,357 8 April
Fremantle 15.11 (101) Carlton 13.8 (86) Subiaco Oval 34,553 8 April
Sydney 11.14 (80) Port Adelaide 15.16 (106) SCG 33,551 9 April
Hawthorn 12.12 (84) Collingwood 18.11 (119) Telstra Dome 43,296 9 April
Adelaide 13.10 (88) West Coast 13.12 (90) AAMI Stadium 43,206 9 April

Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
St Kilda 19.10 (124) Brisbane Lions 12.15 (87) Telstra Dome 35,760 13 April
Geelong 6.13 (49) Hawthorn 15.11 (101) Skilled Stadium 24,026 15 April
Carlton 11.8 (74) Sydney 12.9 (81) Telstra Dome 36,882 15 April
West Coast 20.16 (136) Richmond 14.6 (90) Subiaco Oval 39,436 15 April
Melbourne 14.13 (97) Adelaide 15.12 (102) Carrara Stadium 8,258 16 April
Essendon 13.15 (93) Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) Telstra Dome 43,947 16 April
Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) Fremantle 15.20 (110) AAMI Stadium 25,042 16 April
Kangaroos 11.10 (76) Collingwood 23.15 (153) Telstra Dome 48,721 17 April

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Carlton 9.14 (68) Hawthorn 15.10 (100) Telstra Dome 45,102 21 April
Western Bulldogs 14.14 (98) Geelong 14.13 (97) Telstra Dome 45,922 22 April
Brisbane Lions 11.16 (82) Richmond 14.12 (96) The Gabba 30,266 22 April
Fremantle 9.5 (59) Adelaide 9.16 (70) Subiaco Oval 35,090 22 April
Kangaroos 10.11 (71) West Coast 14.11 (95) Manuka Oval 9,541 23 April
Sydney 13.14 (92) Melbourne 15.7 (97) SCG 29,167 23 April
Port Adelaide 19.8 (122) St Kilda 18.10 (118) AAMI Stadium 32,188 24 April
Collingwood 15.16 (106) Essendon 12.17 (89) MCG 91,234 25 April

Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Richmond 12.20 (92) Carlton 11.18 (84) MCG 54,815 28 April
Melbourne 13.12 (90) Kangaroos 12.14 (86) MCG 30,392 29 April
Adelaide 20.12 (132) Western Bulldogs 7.13 (55) AAMI Stadium 41,057 29 April
Sydney 15.17 (107) Geelong 13.7 (85) Telstra Stadium 37,032 29 April
West Coast 18.14 (122) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) Subiaco Oval 40,519 29 April
St Kilda 13.15 (93) Fremantle 14.10 (94) Aurora Stadium 15,282 30 April
Collingwood 18.12 (120) Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) Telstra Dome 32,276 30 April
Hawthorn 12.12 (84) Essendon 12.11 (83) MCG 40,179 30 April

Round 6

This round was marketed as Rivalry Round

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Melbourne 13.9 (87) Geelong 11.15 (81) MCG 36,041 5 May
St Kilda 14.8 (92) Western Bulldogs 12.6 (78) Telstra Dome 42,760 6 May
Fremantle 12.16 (88) West Coast 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval 42,213 6 May
Adelaide 15.13 (103) Port Adelaide 8.5 (53) AAMI Stadium 42,723 6 May
Essendon 13.17 (95) Richmond 13.19 (97) MCG 58,439 6 May
Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70) Sydney 15.12 (102) The Gabba 29,872 7 May
Carlton 9.12 (66) Collingwood 21.12 (138) MCG 59,695 7 May
Kangaroos 15.12 (102) Hawthorn 11.14 (80) Telstra Dome 28,047 7 May

Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
St Kilda 9.10 (64) Geelong 12.10 (82) Telstra Dome 48,313 12 May
Richmond 9.8 (62) Sydney 28.12 (180) Telstra Dome 36,477 13 May
Melbourne 17.15 (117) Fremantle 8.10 (58) MCG 23,368 13 May
West Coast 16.16 (112) Collingwood 15.8 (98) Subiaco Oval 42,033 13 May
Hawthorn 9.12 (66) Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) Carrara Stadium 12,315 13 May
Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) Western Bulldogs 25.16 (166) AAMI Stadium 20,233 14 May
Carlton 17.9 (111) Essendon 11.12 (78) MCG 32,976 14 May
Kangaroos 9.6 (60) Adelaide 18.8 (116) Telstra Dome 16,064 14 May

Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Hawthorn 9.7 (61) Melbourne 20.16 (136) MCG 42,985 19 May
Richmond 10.9 (69) Adelaide 9.12 (66) Telstra Dome 24,461 20 May
Fremantle 13.6 (84) Kangaroos 6.13 (49) Subiaco Oval 34,072 20 May
Collingwood 22.14 (146) Geelong 6.8 (44) MCG 69,819 20 May
Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90) Sydney 17.14 (116) SCG 31,756 20 May
Port Adelaide 10.18 (78) Brisbane Lions 22.15 (147) AAMI Stadium 21,970 21 May
Carlton 4.10 (34) St Kilda 18.18 (126) MCG 39,908 21 May
Essendon 14.8 (92) West Coast 16.17 (113) Telstra Dome 31,434 21 May

Round 9

This round was marketed as Green Shirt Round, to acknowledge the contribution of new and inexperienced umpires in junior competitions.[1]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Collingwood 21.13 (139) Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105) MCG 67,920 26 May
Geelong 12.18 (90) Richmond 17.8 (110) Skilled Stadium 23,386 27 May
Adelaide 18.16 (124) Carlton 9.6 (60) AAMI Stadium 41,157 27 May
Essendon 9.15 (69) Port Adelaide 20.9 (129) Telstra Dome 29,232 27 May
Hawthorn 7.12 (54) Sydney 19.5 (119) MCG 28,387 27 May
Brisbane Lions 21.15 (141) Fremantle 10.13 (73) The Gabba 27,999 28 May
St Kilda 10.14 (74) Kangaroos 8.9 (57) Telstra Dome 30,904 28 May
West Coast 13.19 (97) Melbourne 11.9 (75) Subiaco Oval 41,032 28 May

Round 10

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Adelaide 30.8 (188) Essendon 6.14 (50) AAMI Stadium 42,025 2 June
Geelong 15.8 (98) West Coast 16.5 (101) Skilled Stadium 24,028 3 June
Western Bulldogs 16.13 (109) Hawthorn 13.10 (88) Telstra Dome 29,960 3 June
Collingwood 16.13 (109) Brisbane Lions 12.11 (83) MCG 54,820 3 June
Fremantle 15.10 (100) Richmond 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval 36,032 3 June
Kangaroos 14.14 (98) Sydney 16.9 (105) Manuka Oval 14,922 4 June
Carlton 12.12 (84) Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) Telstra Dome 18,665 4 June
Melbourne 15.13 (103) St Kilda 13.12 (90) MCG 41,665 4 June

Round 11

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Geelong 20.10 (130) Essendon 13.10 (88) Telstra Dome 43,600 9 June
Richmond 15.12 (102) Kangaroos 9.13 (67) MCG 42,841 10 June
Brisbane Lions 8.12 (60) Adelaide 10.15 (75) The Gabba 27,516 10 June
Sydney 7.8 (50) St Kilda 7.10 (52) SCG 31,146 10 June
Port Adelaide 22.13 (145) Hawthorn 7.7 (49) AAMI Stadium 24,511 11 June
Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) Fremantle 12.14 (86) Telstra Dome 23,805 11 June
West Coast 16.15 (111) Carlton 15.11 (101) Subiaco Oval 40,090 11 June
Melbourne 22.9 (141) Collingwood 14.10 (94) MCG 78,773 12 June

Round 12

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
St Kilda 8.12 (60) Adelaide 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome 34,170 16 June
Fremantle 6.16 (52) Geelong 18.10 (118) Subiaco Oval 34,236 17 June
Brisbane Lions 14.19 (103) Western Bulldogs 22.13 (145) The Gabba 27,745 17 June
Port Adelaide 13.19 (97) West Coast 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium 28,125 17 June
Hawthorn 16.9 (105) Richmond 8.16 (64) Aurora Stadium 20,971 18 June
Essendon 10.15 (75) Melbourne 16.15 (111) Telstra Dome 35,019 18 June
Kangaroos 18.13 (121) Carlton 15.12 (102) Telstra Dome 34,110 23 June
Sydney 11.16 (82) Collingwood 14.11 (95) Telstra Stadium 60,307 24 June

Round 13

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Kangaroos 14.12 (96) Essendon 13.11 (89) Telstra Dome 33,747 30 June
Melbourne 18.12 (120) Port Adelaide 12.10 (82) MCG 24,283 1 July
St Kilda 18.17 (125) Hawthorn 8.7 (55) Telstra Dome 33,869 1 July
Brisbane Lions 8.23 (71) Carlton 7.14 (56) The Gabba 29,516 1 July
Sydney 12.19 (91) Fremantle 9.4 (58) SCG 24,114 1 July
Adelaide 21.21 (147) Geelong 8.7 (55) AAMI Stadium 41,752 2 July
Richmond 13.14 (92) Collingwood 6.9 (45) MCG 63,016 2 July
West Coast 8.16 (64) Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) Subiaco Oval 40,375 2 July

Round 14

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Fremantle 19.11 (125) Essendon 12.16 (88) Subiaco Oval 34,608 7 July
Carlton 11.11 (77) Geelong 23.4 (142) Telstra Dome 32,096 8 July
Hawthorn 16.8 (104) West Coast 17.12 (114) MCG 21,989 8 July
Melbourne 14.14 (98) Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90) The Gabba 25,541 8 July
Port Adelaide 6.18 (54) Richmond 14.8 (92) AAMI Stadium 25,067 8 July
Sydney 8.14 (62) Adelaide 15.11 (101) SCG 36,104 9 July
St Kilda 19.8 (122) Collingwood 9.9 (63) Telstra Dome 48,564 9 July
Western Bulldogs 12.10 (82) Kangaroos 13.16 (94) MCG 28,173 9 July

Round 15

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Richmond 7.10 (52) Melbourne 9.16 (70) MCG 60,086 14 July
Essendon 10.11 (71) St Kilda 11.8 (74) MCG 33,082 15 July
Adelaide 16.13 (109) Hawthorn 11.7 (73) AAMI Stadium 37,446 15 July
Kangaroos 11.18 (84) Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85) Telstra Dome 22,947 15 July
West Coast 9.13 (67) Sydney 9.11 (65) Subiaco Oval 40,688 15 July
Geelong 9.14 (68) Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) Skilled Stadium 19,149 16 July
Carlton 11.14 (80) Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) Telstra Dome 26,418 16 July
Collingwood 15.14 (104) Fremantle 18.11 (119) MCG 30,373 16 July

Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Adelaide 19.10 (124) Kangaroos 7.10 (52) AAMI Stadium 47,487 21 July
Collingwood 19.13 (127) West Coast 13.12 (90) Telstra Dome 38,777 22 July
Essendon 16.9 (105) Carlton 15.15 (105) MCG 49,181 22 July
Brisbane Lions 11.18 (84) Hawthorn 11.8 (74) The Gabba 26,738 22 July
Sydney 14.17 (101) Richmond 7.11 (53) SCG 28,371 22 July
St Kilda 8.16 (64) Port Adelaide 8.12 (60) Aurora Stadium 16,588 23 July
Geelong 13.12 (90) Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89) Telstra Dome 39,417 23 July
Fremantle 15.6 (96) Melbourne 9.13 (67) Subiaco Oval 36,244 23 July

Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Collingwood 16.17 (113) Hawthorn 11.2 (68) MCG 54,306 28 July
St Kilda 27.12 (174) Richmond 10.11 (71) MCG 43,250 29 July
West Coast 26.9 (165) Adelaide 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval 40,380 29 July
Essendon 25.10 (160) Brisbane Lions 18.15 (123) Telstra Dome 32,761 29 July
Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) Sydney 10.17 (77) AAMI Stadium 23,183 29 July
Kangaroos 13.12 (90) Geelong 8.12 (60) Manuka Oval 9,561 30 July
Carlton 13.11 (89) Fremantle 15.17 (107) Telstra Dome 17,518 30 July
Melbourne 18.11 (119) Western Bulldogs 9.14 (68) MCG 36,466 30 July

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
St Kilda 8.11 (59) West Coast 14.14 (98) Telstra Dome 40,177 4 August
Carlton 12.8 (80) Melbourne 10.13 (73) Telstra Dome 24,113 5 August
Richmond 10.18 (78) Western Bulldogs 15.10 (100) MCG 36,339 5 August
Sydney 17.14 (116) Essendon 11.7 (73) SCG 25,465 5 August
Adelaide 7.16 (58) Collingwood 7.12 (54) AAMI Stadium 45,658 5 August
Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87) Geelong 14.20 (104) The Gabba 28,055 6 August
Kangaroos 12.12 (84) Port Adelaide 9.11 (65) Telstra Dome 14,815 6 August
Fremantle 14.20 (104) Hawthorn 7.9 (51) Subiaco Oval 35,017 6 August

Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Essendon 10.14 (74) Collingwood 9.7 (61) MCG 62,940 11 August
Melbourne 10.3 (63) Sydney 14.11 (95) MCG 43,794 12 August
West Coast 14.23 (107) Kangaroos 12.9 (81) Subiaco Oval 40,067 12 August
Richmond 21.16 (142) Brisbane Lions 8.12 (60) Telstra Dome 27,211 12 August
Western Bulldogs 13.13 (91) Port Adelaide 14.21 (105) Marrara Oval 14,100 12 August
Adelaide 10.20 (80) Fremantle 13.17 (95) AAMI Stadium 43,127 13 August
Geelong 11.14 (80) St Kilda 15.13 (103) Telstra Dome 40,986 13 August
Hawthorn 17.11 (113) Carlton 13.12 (90) MCG 36,817 13 August

Round 20

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) Collingwood 12.17 (89) AAMI Stadium 30,281 18 August
Geelong 14.6 (90) Sydney 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium 21,175 19 August
Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105) Adelaide 14.14 (98) MCG 29,988 19 August
Essendon 15.16 (106) Hawthorn 19.10 (124) Telstra Dome 44,275 19 August
Fremantle 17.12 (114) St Kilda 7.14 (56) Subiaco Oval 39,069 19 August
Brisbane Lions 7.10 (52) West Coast 16.18 (114) The Gabba 23,764 20 August
Carlton 14.11 (95) Richmond 21.14 (140) Telstra Dome 37,094 20 August
Kangaroos 12.10 (82) Melbourne 20.12 (132) MCG 29,457 20 August

Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Western Bulldogs 13.14 (92) St Kilda 22.10 (142) Telstra Dome 47,120 25 August
Geelong 14.10 (94) Melbourne 14.10 (94) Skilled Stadium 23,086 26 August
Hawthorn 7.16 (58) Kangaroos 4.12 (36) Aurora Stadium 18,836 26 August
Richmond 20.9 (129) Essendon 16.17 (113) MCG 48,710 26 August
Sydney 14.13 (97) Brisbane Lions 6.4 (40) Telstra Stadium 37,659 26 August
Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) Adelaide 11.15 (81) AAMI Stadium 41,549 27 August
Collingwood 24.12 (156) Carlton 17.10 (112) MCG 57,719 27 August
West Coast 8.13 (61) Fremantle 18.10 (118) Subiaco Oval 43,527 27 August

Round 22

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Western Bulldogs 22.15 (147) Essendon 18.17 (125) Telstra Dome 42,956 1 September
Richmond 12.13 (85) West Coast 26.17 (173) MCG 35,106 2 September
Adelaide 23.14 (152) Melbourne 14.10 (94) AAMI Stadium 41,364 2 September
Brisbane Lions 7.15 (57) St Kilda 16.12 (108) The Gabba 27,101 2 September
Fremantle 23.13 (151) Port Adelaide 9.18 (72) Subiaco Oval 41,121 2 September
Sydney 21.10 (136) Carlton 6.8 (44) SCG 33,943 3 September
Collingwood 20.19 (139) Kangaroos 10.11 (71) MCG 49,040 3 September
Hawthorn 21.7 (133) Geelong 10.12 (72) Telstra Dome 28,188 3 September

Ladder

2006 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1 West Coast (P) 22 17 5 0 2257 1874 120.44 68
2 Adelaide 22 16 6 0 2331 1640 142.13 64
3 Fremantle 22 15 7 0 2079 1893 109.83 60
4 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2098 1630 128.71 56
5 Collingwood 22 14 8 0 2345 1965 119.34 56
6 St Kilda 22 14 8 0 2074 1752 118.38 56
7 Melbourne 22 13 8 1 2146 1957 109.66 54
8 Western Bulldogs 22 13 9 0 2311 2173 106.35 52
9 Richmond 22 11 11 0 1934 2245 86.15 44
10 Geelong 22 10 11 1 1982 2002 99.00 42
11 Hawthorn 22 9 13 0 1834 2140 85.70 36
12 Port Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1911 2151 88.84 32
13 Brisbane Lions 22 7 15 0 1844 2239 82.36 28
14 Kangaroos 22 7 15 0 1754 2167 80.94 28
15 Essendon 22 3 18 1 2021 2469 81.86 14
16 Carlton 22 3 18 1 1791 2415 74.16 14
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 West Coast 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 40 44 48 48 52 56 60 64 64 68
2 Adelaide 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 56 60 60 60 60 64
3 Fremantle 0 4 8 8 12 16 16 20 20 24 24 24 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60
4 Sydney 0 0 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 28 32 32 32 36 40 44 48 48 52 56
5 Collingwood 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 32 36 36 36 36 40 44 44 44 48 52 56
6 St Kilda 0 4 8 8 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 32 36 40 44 44 48 48 52 56
7 Melbourne 0 0 0 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 44 48 48 48 52 54 54
8 Western Bulldogs 4 8 12 16 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 36 40 40 40 44 44 48 48 52
9 Richmond 0 0 0 4 8 12 12 16 20 20 24 24 28 32 32 32 32 32 36 40 44 44
10 Geelong 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 32 36 36 40 42 42
11 Hawthorn 4 4 8 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 24 28 32 36
12 Port Adelaide 0 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 32 32
13 Brisbane Lions 0 4 4 4 4 4 8 12 16 16 16 16 20 20 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
14 Kangaroos 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 20 20 24 28 28 28 28 28
15 Essendon 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 10 14 14 14 14
16 Carlton 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 14 14 14 14 14

Finals

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Main article: 2006 AFL Finals Series
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: Sep 9, Subiaco Oval  
1  West Coast 12.12 (84)  
4  Sydney 13.7 (85)     SF1: Sep 16, Subiaco Oval  
     West Coast 16.17 (113)    
EF1: Sep 10, MCG      Western Bulldogs 5.9 (39)       PF1: Sep 22, Telstra Stadium
5  Collingwood 11.14 (80)        Sydney 19.13 (127)  
8  Western Bulldogs 18.13 (121)          Fremantle 14.8 (92)     GF: Sep 30, MCG
         Sydney 12.12 (84)
  EF2: Sep 8, MCG       PF2: Sep 23, AAMI Stadium      West Coast 12.13 (85)
6  St Kilda 10.12 (72)          Adelaide 11.9 (75)  
7  Melbourne 13.12 (90)     SF2: Sep 15, Subiaco Oval        West Coast 11.19 (85)  
     Fremantle 14.18 (102)    
QF2: Sep 9, AAMI Stadium      Melbourne 11.8 (74)    
2  Adelaide 10.16 (76)  
3  Fremantle 7.4 (46)  


Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
St Kilda 10.12 (72) Melbourne 13.12 (90) MCG 67,528 Friday, 8 September
Adelaide 10.16 (76) Fremantle 7.4 (46) AAMI Stadium 42,208 Saturday, 9 September
West Coast 12.12 (84) Sydney 13.7 (85) Subiaco Oval 43,116 Saturday, 9 September
Collingwood 11.14 (80) Western Bulldogs 18.13 (121) MCG 84,284 Sunday, 10 September

Semi finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
West Coast 16.17 (113) Western Bulldogs 5.9 (39) Subiaco Oval 43,219 Saturday, 16 September
Fremantle 14.18 (102) Melbourne 11.8 (74) Subiaco Oval 42,505 Friday, 15 September

Week 3 (Preliminary Finals)

Preliminary Finals
Friday, 22 September (8:00 pm) Sydney 19.13 (127) def. Fremantle 14.8 (92) Telstra Stadium (crowd: 61,373) Report
Saturday, 23 September (3:00 pm) Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. by West Coast 11.19 (85) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 50,514) Report

This was the first time a Victorian team failed to reach the preliminary finals, with all four preliminary finalists teams from other states.


Week 4 (Grand Final)

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Main article: 2006 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
Saturday, 30 September 2:30pm Sydney def. by West Coast MCG (Crowd: 97,431) Report
1.4 (10)
4.6 (30)
8.11 (59)
12.12 (84)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 4.2 (26)
8.7 (55)
10.10 (70)
12.13 (85)		 Umpires: M Vozzo , B Allen , D Goldspink
Norm Smith Medal: Andrew Embley (West Coast)
Television broadcast: Network Ten
National anthem: Brian Mannix, John Paul Young, Daryl Braithwaite and Shane Howard
M O'Loughlin, N Davis 3
B Matthews, L Roberts-Thomson, A Goodes, A Schneider, R O'Keefe, N Malceski 1		 Goals Q Lynch 3
A Embley, A Hansen, B Cousins 2
C Judd, S Armstrong, A Hunter 1
N Fosdike, T Richards T Kennelly, M O'Loughlin, J McVeigh, B Kirk, A Goodes Best A Embley, D Chick, C Judd, D Glass, Q Lynch, A Selwood, M Braun, D Cox, D Kerr
L Ablett Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil


Awards

Best and Fairests

[2]

Notable events

  • The Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable until Round 5, due to its use as the main athletics stadium at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
  • Matthew Lloyd, in only his third game as Essendon captain, injured his hamstring against the Western Bulldogs, ending his season. This marked the Bulldogs' first victory over Essendon since inflicting their only defeat of the 2000 season. Despite a first round victory over reigning premiers Sydney, in which Lloyd kicked eight goals on Leo Barry,[3][4] Essendon would suffer its worst season since 1933, winning only three games and just avoiding the wooden spoon to Carlton on percentage.[5]
  • In Round 5, Fremantle and St Kilda's game ended in controversy after the final siren was not heard by umpires, with the extra time allowing St Kilda to level the scores – the result was changed by the AFL commission later in the week on the basis that the timekeeper had failed to perform his duties.
  • Richmond suffered three 100-point losses in season 2006, against the Western Bulldogs in round 1 (115 points), Sydney in round 7 (118 points) and St Kilda in round 17 (103 points).
  • A struggling Richmond team defeated league-leaders Adelaide in Round 8 in an often-discussed game. To counteract Adelaide's strong flood, Richmond slowly built up a lead by patiently controlling the football without ever kicking to a contest, a move described as both boring and brilliant. In the final quarter, Adelaide were forced to switch to man-on-man tactics, almost erasing the deficit, but falling three points short. In executing this plan, Richmond took 181 marks, which is the highest amount ever (recorded since 1987).
  • In Round 8, Brendan Fevola became the first player to kick all of his team's goals in a game since Mark Arceri in 1991 (also while playing for Carlton, kicking their only goal). Of Carlton's 4.10 (34), Fevola contributed 4.5 (29), Simon Wiggins scored two behinds, and three behinds were rushed. He also became the first player in 41 years to win a Coleman Medal from the wooden spoon winning side.
  • St Kilda broke two long winning droughts at the SCG and the Gabba by beating Sydney and Brisbane in rounds 11 and 22 respectively. The latter match was Michael Voss' final game for the Lions.
  • For the first time in VFL/AFL history, four non-Victorian teams filled the top four.
  • Bottom teams Essendon and Carlton had a draw in Round 16, 2006. Carlton's Eddie Betts scored the match-tying goal with under one minute remaining to deny Essendon what would have been just their second win for the season. Essendon would eventually achieve that the following week. This match was dubbed the "Bryce Gibbs Cup", named after young Glenelg midfielder Bryce Gibbs who was expected to be, and ultimately was, drafted with the first pick at the end of the year, by the media as both teams were firmly rooted to the bottom of the ladder leading into their match.
  • In the second Qualifying Final, Sydney beat minor premiers West Coast by a solitary point, the final scores reading 85 to 84. When the teams met again in the Grand Final, the final scores were also 85 to 84, but it was West Coast that claimed the victory.
  • Rohan Smith and Scott West each played their 300th games for the Western Bulldogs in the club's 74-point defeat to West Coast in the semi final. For Smith, this was his final AFL game.

Player changes

Debuts

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Retirements

Name Date of Birth Club Round Retired Career Games Career Goals Reason
Justin Leppitsch 10 October 1975 Brisbane Lions Round 10 227 194 Back-related calf injury[6]
Gavin Wanganeen 18 June 1973 Port Adelaide Round 10 300 202 Injured knee[7]
Paul Williams 3 April 1973 Sydney Round 14 306 307 Fractured shoulder[8]
Blake Caracella 15 March 1977 Collingwood Round 17 187 218 Fractured spinal cord/vertebrae[9]
Peter Riccardi 17 December 1972 Geelong Round 19 288 286 Hamstring injury[10]
Josh Francou 7 August 1974 Port Adelaide Round 20 156 72 Long-term knee injury[11]
Jade Rawlings 9 October 1977 Kangaroos Round 21 148 96 Long-term knee injury[12]
Dean Rioli 20 May 1978 Essendon Round 20 100 91 Hamstring, wrist an knee injuries[13]

End of season

Club captains

Club Captain(s) Vice Captain(s)/Leadership Group
Adelaide Mark Ricciuto Simon Goodwin, Tyson Edwards, Nathan Bassett and Brett Burton[18]
Brisbane Lions Simon Black, Jonathan Brown, Chris Johnson, Nigel Lappin, Luke Power
Carlton Lance Whitnall[19] Nick Stevens,[20] Kade Simpson (interim)
Collingwood Nathan Buckley James Clement (Vice Captain), Josh Fraser (deputy VC), Ben Johnson (deputy VC)
Essendon David Hille Mark McVeigh (VC), Andrew Welsh, Scott Lucas, Dustin Fletcher
Fremantle Matthew Pavlich Josh Carr
Geelong Tom Harley Cameron Ling, Cameron Mooney (deputy)
Hawthorn Richard Vandenberg[21] Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell
Kangaroos Adam Simpson Brent Harvey
Melbourne David Neitz[22] Cameron Bruce, Brad Green, Brock McLean, James McDonald
Port Adelaide Warren Tredrea Shaun Burgoyne, Brendon Lade, Michael Wilson, Chad Cornes
Richmond Kane Johnson Nathan Brown, Joel Bowden (deputy)
St Kilda Luke Ball, Lenny Hayes, Nick Riewoldt
Sydney Leo Barry, Barry Hall, Brett Kirk
West Coast Chris Judd Andrew Embley, Darren Glass, Dean Cox
Western Bulldogs Brad Johnson[23] Scott West, Robert Murphy, Daniel Cross and Daniel Giansiracusa

Sackings/Delistings

Trades

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See also

References

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  3. ↑ Seven controversial moments of Essendon champ and Hall of Fame inductee Matthew Lloyd, Herald Sun, 5 June 2013
  4. ↑ Bombers upset Swans - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  5. ↑ Bulldogs earn gritty win, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 1 September 2006
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