The 2006 AFL season was the 110th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 30 March until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The AFL siren controversy occurred in this round between St Kilda and Fremantle. Play had continued on for 10 seconds after the final siren as St Kilda had kicked a behind and scores were level due to umpires unable to hear the siren. Three days later, the AFL Commission had determined that the match officially ended on the final siren and therefore reversed the result. Fremantle got rewarded with the win and 4 points on the ladder as St Kilda had their 2 points stripped from the ladder.
West Coast came back from 54 points down during the third quarter of its game vs Geelong to win by three, it is the biggest comeback to win a game in the Eagles history.
This round was marketed as Heritage Round with clubs wearing heritage style jumpers. Port Adelaide were the only club that didn't wear a Heritage Round jumper due to not being able to wear their "Prison bar" SANFL jumper.
The match between Essendon and Carlton was in the lead dubbed the "Bryce Gibbs Cup" with both teams in the lead up with Gibbs the favourite (and ending up being) to be the number 1 pick of that years draft. Ultimately the match ended as a draw.
The Collingwood v North Melbourne match was the last game that was broadcast on Nine Network. The following season the Seven Network would replace Nine as the AFL free-to-air rights with Network Ten. The game between Hawthorn and Geelong was ultimately the last game broadcast on the Fox Footy Channel. It was also meant to be the last on Foxtel, but early the following year it was announced it would retain the rights as subscription rights holder. However, the Fox Footy Channel did not return.
The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brendan Fevola from Carlton. It was the first time since 1965 that the season's leading goalkicker came from the wooden spoon side, and the fourth (and, as of 2022, most recent) time overall.[2]
The Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable until round 4, due to its use as the main athletics stadium at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which concluded just four days prior to the season starting.
Matthew Lloyd, in only his third game as Essendon captain, injured his hamstring against the Western Bulldogs, ending his season.[4][5] This marked the Bulldogs' first victory over Essendon since inflicting their only defeat of the2000 season. Despite a first round thrashing of reigning premiers Sydney, in which Lloyd kicked eight goals on Leo Barry,[6][7] Essendon would suffer its worst season since 1933, winning only two further matches and drawing one against Carlton, and just avoiding the wooden spoon to the Blues on percentage.[8]
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.
The amended result proved crucial to the end-of-season ladder standings, because had the draw stood, St Kilda would have finished in the top four at the expense of reigning premiers Sydney, which would've finished fifth and therefore missed out on the double chance in the finals.[9]
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 with West Coast, Adelaide, Fremantle and Sydney all earning the double chance. The remainder of the top eight were filled by teams based in Victoria.
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 the young Glenelg midfielder 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.
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For the 2006 season of the Arena Football League see 2006 Arena Football League season The 2006 AFL season was the 110th season of the Australian Football League AFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989 The season featured sixteen clubs ran from 30 March until 30 September and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs 2006 AFL premiership seasonTeams16PremiersWest Coast3rd premiershipMinor premiersWest Coast3rd minor premiershipPre season cupGeelong1st pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistAdam Goodes Sydney Coleman MedallistBrendan Fevola Carlton AttendanceMatches played185Total attendance6 736 234 36 412 per match Highest97 431 Grand Final Sydney vs West Coast 20052007 The premiership was won by the West Coast Eagles for the third time after it defeated Sydney by one point in the AFL Grand Final Contents 1 Pre season competition 2 Premiership season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 Round 12 2 13 Round 13 2 14 Round 14 2 15 Round 15 2 16 Round 16 2 17 Round 17 2 18 Round 18 2 19 Round 19 2 20 Round 20 2 21 Round 21 2 22 Round 22 3 Ladder 3 1 Ladder progression 4 Finals series 4 1 Week one 4 2 Week two 4 3 Week three 4 4 Week four 5 Awards 5 1 Best and fairests 6 Notable events 7 Player changes 7 1 Debuts 7 2 Retirements 7 2 1 End of season 8 Club captains 8 1 Delistings 8 2 Trades 9 See also 10 ReferencesPre season competition editMain article 2006 NAB Cup Week OneWeek TwoSemifinalsFinalBrisbane Lions181370Essendon181269Brisbane Lions012981Western Bulldogs171263Melbourne0131290Melbourne091569Melbourne15544Hawthorn1111085Adelaide11621129Richmond011975Hawthorn17758Adelaide21613127Adelaide271171Port Adelaide08755Adelaide1101584Kangaroos181168Geelong310592Sydney05737Kangaroos18360Carlton181370Geelong1101786Geelong015898Geelong31014101Collingwood28874Fremantle1101281St Kilda191073Collingwood210684West Coast171465Fremantle01510100Fremantle11810127Geelong 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 editRound 1 edit Round 1Thursday 30 March 6 40 pm West Coast 11 18 84 def St Kilda 9 12 66 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 036 Friday 31 March 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 25 17 167 def Richmond 7 10 52 Telstra Dome crowd 43 532 Saturday 1 April 2 10 pm Geelong 17 13 115 def Brisbane Lions 5 8 38 Skilled Stadium crowd 23 029 Saturday 1 April 7 10 pm Essendon 17 6 108 def Sydney 12 9 81 Telstra Dome crowd 45 355 Saturday 1 April 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 13 9 87 def by Kangaroos 19 14 128 AAMI Stadium crowd 27 680 Sunday 2 April 1 10 pm Hawthorn 17 7 109 def Fremantle 13 9 87 Aurora Stadium crowd 13 682 Sunday 2 April 5 10 pm Melbourne 10 12 72 def by Carlton 13 15 93 Telstra Dome crowd 31 139 Monday 3 April 7 10 pm Collingwood 12 5 77 def by Adelaide 17 9 111 Telstra Dome crowd 35 434 Round 2 edit Round 2Friday 7 April 7 40 pm Richmond 11 11 77 def by St Kilda 13 10 88 Telstra Dome crowd 40 740 Saturday 8 April 2 10 pm Geelong 22 6 138 def Kangaroos 10 9 69 Skilled Stadium crowd 22 839 Saturday 8 April 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 20 17 137 def Melbourne 12 18 90 Telstra Dome crowd 28 478 Saturday 8 April 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 17 13 115 def Essendon 15 7 97 The Gabba crowd 34 357 Saturday 8 April 5 40 pm Fremantle 15 11 101 def Carlton 13 8 86 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 553 Sunday 9 April 1 10 pm Sydney 11 14 80 def by Port Adelaide 15 16 106 SCG crowd 33 551 Sunday 9 April 2 10 pm Hawthorn 12 12 84 def by Collingwood 18 11 119 Telstra Dome crowd 43 296 Sunday 9 April 2 40 pm Adelaide 13 10 88 def by West Coast 13 12 90 AAMI Stadium crowd 43 206 Round 3 edit Round 3 Easter Round Thursday 13 April 7 40 pm St Kilda 19 10 124 def Brisbane Lions 12 15 87 Telstra Dome crowd 35 760 Saturday 15 April 2 10 pm Geelong 6 13 49 def by Hawthorn 15 11 101 Skilled Stadium crowd 24 026 Saturday 15 April 7 10 pm Carlton 11 8 74 def by Sydney 12 9 81 Telstra Dome crowd 36 882 Saturday 15 April 7 40 pm West Coast 20 16 136 def Richmond 14 6 90 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 436 Sunday 16 April 1 10 pm Melbourne 14 13 97 def by Adelaide 15 12 102 Carrara Stadium crowd 8 258 Sunday 16 April 2 10 pm Essendon 13 15 93 def by Western Bulldogs 15 14 104 Telstra Dome crowd 43 947 Sunday 16 April 4 10 pm Port Adelaide 11 13 79 def by Fremantle 15 20 110 AAMI Stadium crowd 25 042 Monday 17 April 2 10 pm Kangaroos 11 10 76 def by Collingwood 23 15 153 Telstra Dome crowd 48 721 Round 4 edit Round 4 ANZAC Day Round Friday 21 April 7 40 pm Carlton 9 14 68 def by Hawthorn 15 10 100 Telstra Dome crowd 45 102 Saturday 22 April 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 14 14 98 def Geelong 14 13 97 Telstra Dome crowd 45 922 Saturday 22 April 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 11 16 82 def by Richmond 14 12 96 The Gabba crowd 30 266 Saturday 22 April 5 40 pm Fremantle 9 5 59 def by Adelaide 9 16 70 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 090 Sunday 23 April 1 10 pm Kangaroos 10 11 71 def by West Coast 14 11 95 Manuka Oval crowd 9 541 Sunday 23 April 1 10 pm Sydney 13 14 92 def by Melbourne 15 7 97 SCG crowd 29 167 Monday 24 April 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 19 8 122 def St Kilda 18 10 118 AAMI Stadium crowd 32 188 Tuesday 25 April 2 40 pm Collingwood 15 16 106 def Essendon 12 17 89 MCG crowd 91 234 Round 5 edit Round 5Friday 28 April 7 40 pm Richmond 12 20 92 def Carlton 11 18 84 MCG crowd 54 815 Saturday 29 April 2 10 pm Melbourne 13 12 90 def Kangaroos 12 14 86 MCG crowd 30 392 Saturday 29 April 2 40 pm Adelaide 20 12 132 def Western Bulldogs 7 13 55 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 057 Saturday 29 April 7 10 pm Sydney 15 17 107 def Geelong 13 7 85 Telstra Stadium crowd 37 032 Saturday 29 April 5 40 pm West Coast 18 14 122 def Brisbane Lions 9 9 63 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 519 Sunday 30 April 1 10 pm St Kilda 13 15 93 def by Fremantle 14 10 94 Aurora Stadium crowd 15 282 Sunday 30 April 2 10 pm Collingwood 18 12 120 def Port Adelaide 11 13 79 Telstra Dome crowd 32 276 Sunday 30 April 2 10 pm Hawthorn 12 12 84 def Essendon 12 11 83 MCG crowd 40 179 The AFL siren controversy occurred in this round between St Kilda and Fremantle Play had continued on for 10 seconds after the final siren as St Kilda had kicked a behind and scores were level due to umpires unable to hear the siren Three days later the AFL Commission had determined that the match officially ended on the final siren and therefore reversed the result Fremantle got rewarded with the win and 4 points on the ladder as St Kilda had their 2 points stripped from the ladder Round 6 edit Round 6 Rivalry Round Friday 5 May 7 40 pm Melbourne 13 9 87 def Geelong 11 15 81 MCG crowd 36 041 Saturday 6 May 2 10 pm St Kilda 14 8 92 def Western Bulldogs 12 6 78 Telstra Dome crowd 42 760 Saturday 6 May 2 10 pm Fremantle 12 16 88 def West Coast 12 11 83 Subiaco Oval crowd 42 213 Saturday 6 May 7 10 pm Adelaide 15 13 103 def Port Adelaide 8 5 53 AAMI Stadium crowd 42 723 Saturday 6 May 7 10 pm Essendon 13 17 95 def by Richmond 13 19 97 MCG crowd 58 439 Sunday 7 May 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 10 10 70 def by Sydney 15 12 102 The Gabba crowd 29 872 Sunday 7 May 2 10 pm Carlton 9 12 66 def by Collingwood 21 12 138 MCG crowd 59 695 Sunday 7 May 2 10 pm Kangaroos 15 12 102 def Hawthorn 11 14 80 Telstra Dome crowd 28 047 Round 7 edit Round 7Friday 12 May 7 40 pm St Kilda 9 10 64 def by Geelong 12 10 82 Telstra Dome crowd 48 313 Saturday 13 May 2 10 pm Richmond 9 8 62 def by Sydney 28 12 180 Telstra Dome crowd 36 477 Saturday 13 May 2 10 pm Melbourne 17 15 117 def Fremantle 8 10 58 MCG crowd 23 368 Saturday 13 May 5 40 pm West Coast 16 16 112 def Collingwood 15 8 98 Subiaco Oval crowd 42 033 Saturday 13 May 7 10 pm Hawthorn 9 12 66 def by Brisbane Lions 16 10 106 Carrara Stadium crowd 12 315 Sunday 14 May 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 13 12 90 def by Western Bulldogs 25 16 166 AAMI Stadium crowd 20 233 Sunday 14 May 2 10 pm Carlton 17 9 111 def Essendon 11 12 78 MCG crowd 32 976 Sunday 14 May 2 10 pm Kangaroos 9 6 60 def by Adelaide 18 8 116 Telstra Dome crowd 16 064 Round 8 edit Round 8Friday 19 May 7 40 pm Hawthorn 9 7 61 def by Melbourne 20 16 136 MCG crowd 42 985 Saturday 20 May 2 10 pm Richmond 10 9 69 def Adelaide 9 12 66 Telstra Dome crowd 24 461 Saturday 20 May 2 10 pm Fremantle 13 6 84 def Kangaroos 6 13 49 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 072 Saturday 20 May 7 10 pm Collingwood 22 14 146 def Geelong 6 8 44 MCG crowd 69 819 Saturday 20 May 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 14 6 90 def by Sydney 17 14 116 SCG crowd 31 756 Sunday 21 May 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 10 18 78 def by Brisbane Lions 22 15 147 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 970 Sunday 21 May 2 10 pm Carlton 4 10 34 def by St Kilda 18 18 126 MCG crowd 39 908 Sunday 21 May 2 10 pm Essendon 14 8 92 def by West Coast 16 17 113 Telstra Dome crowd 31 434 Round 9 edit Round 9 Green Round Friday 26 May 7 40 pm Collingwood 21 13 139 def Western Bulldogs 16 9 105 MCG crowd 67 920 Saturday 27 May 2 10 pm Geelong 12 18 90 def by Richmond 17 8 110 Skilled Stadium crowd 23 386 Saturday 27 May 1 40 pm Adelaide 18 16 124 def Carlton 9 6 60 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 157 Saturday 27 May 7 10 pm Essendon 9 15 69 def by Port Adelaide 20 9 129 Telstra Dome crowd 29 232 Saturday 27 May 7 10 pm Hawthorn 7 12 54 def by Sydney 19 5 119 MCG crowd 28 387 Sunday 28 May 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 21 15 141 def Fremantle 10 13 73 The Gabba crowd 27 999 Sunday 28 May 2 10 pm St Kilda 10 14 74 def Kangaroos 8 9 57 Telstra Dome crowd 30 904 Sunday 28 May 2 40 pm West Coast 13 19 97 def Melbourne 11 9 75 Subiaco Oval crowd 41 032 This round was marketed as Green Shirt Round to acknowledge the contribution of new and inexperienced umpires in junior competitions 1 Round 10 edit Round 10Friday 2 June 8 10 pm Adelaide 30 8 188 def Essendon 6 14 50 AAMI Stadium crowd 42 025 Saturday 3 June 2 10 pm Geelong 15 8 98 def by West Coast 16 5 101 Skilled Stadium crowd 24 028 Saturday 3 June 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 16 13 109 def Hawthorn 13 10 88 Telstra Dome crowd 29 960 Saturday 3 June 7 10 pm Collingwood 16 13 109 def Brisbane Lions 12 11 83 MCG crowd 54 820 Saturday 3 June 5 40 pm Fremantle 15 10 100 def Richmond 13 11 89 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 032 Sunday 4 June 1 10 pm Kangaroos 14 14 98 def by Sydney 16 9 105 Manuka Oval crowd 14 922 Sunday 4 June 2 10 pm Carlton 12 12 84 def by Port Adelaide 17 16 118 Telstra Dome crowd 18 665 Sunday 4 June 2 10 pm Melbourne 15 13 103 def St Kilda 13 12 90 MCG crowd 41 665 West Coast came back from 54 points down during the third quarter of its game vs Geelong to win by three it is the biggest comeback to win a game in the Eagles history Round 11 edit Round 11Friday 9 June 7 40 pm Geelong 20 10 130 def Essendon 13 10 88 Telstra Dome crowd 43 600 Saturday 10 June 2 10 pm Richmond 15 12 102 def Kangaroos 9 13 67 MCG crowd 42 841 Saturday 10 June 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 8 12 60 def by Adelaide 10 15 75 The Gabba crowd 27 516 Saturday 10 June 7 10 pm Sydney 7 8 50 def by St Kilda 7 10 52 SCG crowd 31 146 Sunday 11 June 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 22 13 145 def Hawthorn 7 7 49 AAMI Stadium crowd 24 511 Sunday 11 June 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 15 10 100 def Fremantle 12 14 86 Telstra Dome crowd 23 805 Sunday 11 June 2 40 pm West Coast 16 15 111 def Carlton 15 11 101 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 090 Monday 12 June 2 10 pm Melbourne 22 9 141 def Collingwood 14 10 94 MCG crowd 78 773 Round 12 edit Round 12Friday 16 June 7 40 pm St Kilda 8 12 60 def by Adelaide 18 15 123 Telstra Dome crowd 34 170 Saturday 17 June 2 10 pm Fremantle 6 16 52 def by Geelong 18 10 118 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 236 Saturday 17 June 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 14 19 103 def by Western Bulldogs 22 13 145 The Gabba crowd 27 745 Saturday 17 June 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 13 19 97 def West Coast 8 12 60 AAMI Stadium crowd 28 125 Sunday 18 June 1 10 pm Hawthorn 16 9 105 def Richmond 8 16 64 Aurora Stadium crowd 20 971 Sunday 18 June 2 10 pm Essendon 10 15 75 def by Melbourne 16 15 111 Telstra Dome crowd 35 019 Friday 23 June 7 40 pm Kangaroos 18 13 121 def Carlton 15 12 102 Telstra Dome crowd 34 110 Saturday 24 June 7 10 pm Sydney 11 16 82 def by Collingwood 14 11 95 Telstra Stadium crowd 60 307 Round 13 edit Round 13Friday 30 June 7 40 pm Kangaroos 14 12 96 def Essendon 13 11 89 Telstra Dome crowd 33 747 Saturday 1 July 2 10 pm Melbourne 18 12 120 def Port Adelaide 12 10 82 MCG crowd 24 283 Saturday 1 July 2 10 pm St Kilda 18 17 125 def Hawthorn 8 7 55 Telstra Dome crowd 33 869 Saturday 1 July 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 8 23 71 def Carlton 7 14 56 The Gabba crowd 29 516 Saturday 1 July 7 10 pm Sydney 12 19 91 def Fremantle 9 4 58 SCG crowd 24 114 Sunday 2 July 12 40 pm Adelaide 21 21 147 def Geelong 8 7 55 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 752 Sunday 2 July 2 10 pm Richmond 13 14 92 def Collingwood 6 9 45 MCG crowd 63 016 Sunday 2 July 2 40 pm West Coast 8 16 64 def by Western Bulldogs 10 13 73 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 375 Round 14 edit Round 14Friday 7 July 6 40 pm Fremantle 19 11 125 def Essendon 12 16 88 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 608 Saturday 8 July 2 10 pm Carlton 11 11 77 def by Geelong 23 4 142 Telstra Dome crowd 32 096 Saturday 8 July 2 10 pm Hawthorn 16 8 104 def by West Coast 17 12 114 MCG crowd 21 989 Saturday 8 July 7 10 pm Melbourne 14 14 98 def Brisbane Lions 13 12 90 The Gabba crowd 25 541 Saturday 8 July 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 6 18 54 def by Richmond 14 8 92 AAMI Stadium crowd 25 067 Sunday 9 July 12 40 pm Sydney 8 14 62 def by Adelaide 15 11 101 SCG crowd 36 104 Sunday 9 July 2 10 pm St Kilda 19 8 122 def Collingwood 9 9 63 Telstra Dome crowd 48 564 Sunday 9 July 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 12 10 82 def by Kangaroos 13 16 94 MCG crowd 28 173 Round 15 edit Round 15Friday 14 July 7 40 pm Richmond 7 10 52 def by Melbourne 9 16 70 MCG crowd 60 086 Saturday 15 July 2 10 pm Essendon 10 11 71 def by St Kilda 11 8 74 MCG crowd 33 082 Saturday 15 July 2 40 pm Adelaide 16 13 109 def Hawthorn 11 7 73 AAMI Stadium crowd 37 446 Saturday 15 July 7 10 pm Kangaroos 11 18 84 def by Brisbane Lions 12 13 85 Telstra Dome crowd 22 947 Saturday 15 July 5 40 pm West Coast 9 13 67 def Sydney 9 11 65 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 688 Sunday 16 July 1 10 pm Geelong 9 14 68 def Port Adelaide 8 10 58 Skilled Stadium crowd 19 149 Sunday 16 July 2 10 pm Carlton 11 14 80 def by Western Bulldogs 16 14 110 Telstra Dome crowd 26 418 Sunday 16 July 2 10 pm Collingwood 15 14 104 def by Fremantle 18 11 119 MCG crowd 30 373 Round 16 edit Round 16 Heritage Round Friday 21 July 8 10 Adelaide 19 10 124 def Kangaroos 7 10 52 AAMI Stadium crowd 47 487 Saturday 22 July 2 10 pm Collingwood 19 13 127 def West Coast 13 12 90 Telstra Dome crowd 38 777 Saturday 22 July 2 10 pm Essendon 16 9 105 drew with Carlton 15 15 105 MCG crowd 49 181 Saturday 22 July 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 11 18 88 def Hawthorn 11 8 74 The Gabba crowd 26 738 Saturday 22 July 7 10 pm Sydney 14 17 107 def Richmond 7 11 53 SCG crowd 28 371 Sunday 23 July 1 10 pm St Kilda 8 16 64 def Port Adelaide 8 12 60 Aurora Stadium crowd 16 588 Sunday 23 July 2 10 pm Geelong 13 12 90 def Western Bulldogs 13 11 89 Telstra Dome crowd 39 417 Sunday 23 July 2 40 pm Fremantle 15 6 96 def Melbourne 9 13 67 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 244 This round was marketed as Heritage Round with clubs wearing heritage style jumpers Port Adelaide were the only club that didn t wear a Heritage Round jumper due to not being able to wear their Prison bar SANFL jumper The match between Essendon and Carlton was in the lead dubbed the Bryce Gibbs Cup with both teams in the lead up with Gibbs the favourite and ending up being to be the number 1 pick of that years draft Ultimately the match ended as a draw Daniel Motlop missed a goal after the siren to win the game for Port Adelaide against St Kilda at Aurora Stadium Round 17 edit Round 17Friday 28 July 7 40 pm Collingwood 16 17 113 def Hawthorn 11 2 68 MCG crowd 54 306 Saturday 29 July 2 10 pm St Kilda 27 12 174 def Richmond 10 11 71 MCG crowd 43 250 Saturday 29 July 2 10 pm West Coast 26 9 165 def Adelaide 12 11 83 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 380 Saturday 29 July 7 10 pm Essendon 25 10 160 def Brisbane Lions 18 15 123 Telstra Dome crowd 32 761 Saturday 29 July 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 7 8 50 def by Sydney 10 17 77 AAMI Stadium crowd 23 183 Sunday 30 July 1 10 pm Kangaroos 13 12 90 def Geelong 8 12 60 Manuka Oval crowd 9 561 Sunday 30 July 2 10 pm Carlton 13 11 89 def by Fremantle 15 17 107 Telstra Dome crowd 17 518 Sunday 30 July 2 10 pm Melbourne 18 11 119 def Western Bulldogs 9 14 68 MCG crowd 36 466 Round 18 edit Round 18Friday 4 August 7 40 pm St Kilda 8 11 59 def by West Coast 14 14 98 Telstra Dome crowd 40 177 Saturday 5 August 2 10 pm Carlton 12 8 80 def Melbourne 10 13 73 Telstra Dome crowd 24 113 Saturday 5 August 2 10 pm Richmond 10 18 78 def by Western Bulldogs 15 10 100 MCG crowd 36 339 Saturday 5 August 7 10 pm Sydney 17 14 116 def Essendon 11 7 73 SCG crowd 25 465 Saturday 5 August 7 10 pm Adelaide 7 16 58 def Collingwood 7 12 54 AAMI Stadium crowd 45 658 Sunday 6 August 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 13 9 87 def by Geelong 14 20 104 The Gabba crowd 28 055 Sunday 6 August 2 10 pm Kangaroos 12 12 84 def Port Adelaide 9 11 65 Telstra Dome crowd 14 815 Sunday 6 August 2 40 pm Fremantle 14 20 104 def Hawthorn 7 9 51 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 017 Round 19 edit Round 19Friday 11 August 7 40 pm Essendon 10 14 74 def Collingwood 9 7 61 MCG crowd 62 940 Saturday 12 August 2 10 pm Melbourne 10 3 63 def by Sydney 14 11 95 MCG crowd 43 794 Saturday 12 August 2 10 pm West Coast 14 23 107 def Kangaroos 12 9 81 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 067 Saturday 12 August 7 10 pm Richmond 21 16 142 def Brisbane Lions 8 12 60 Telstra Dome crowd 27 211 Saturday 12 August 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 13 13 91 def by Port Adelaide 14 21 105 Marrara Oval crowd 14 100 Sunday 13 August 12 40 pm Adelaide 10 20 80 def by Fremantle 13 17 95 AAMI Stadium crowd 43 127 Sunday 13 August 2 10 pm Geelong 11 14 80 def by St Kilda 15 13 103 Telstra Dome crowd 40 986 Sunday 13 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 17 11 113 def Carlton 13 12 90 MCG crowd 36 817 Round 20 edit Round 20Friday 18 August 8 10 pm Port Adelaide 12 15 87 def by Collingwood 12 17 89 AAMI Stadium crowd 30 281 Saturday 19 August 2 10 pm Geelong 14 6 90 def Sydney 9 9 63 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 175 Saturday 19 August 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 16 9 105 def Adelaide 14 14 98 MCG crowd 29 988 Saturday 19 August 7 10 pm Essendon 15 16 106 def by Hawthorn 19 10 124 Telstra Dome crowd 44 275 Saturday 19 August 5 40 pm Fremantle 17 12 114 def St Kilda 7 14 56 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 069 Sunday 20 August 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 7 10 52 def by West Coast 16 18 114 The Gabba crowd 23 764 Sunday 20 August 2 10 pm Carlton 14 11 95 def by Richmond 21 14 140 Telstra Dome crowd 37 094 Sunday 20 August 2 10 pm Kangaroos 12 10 82 def by Melbourne 20 12 132 MCG crowd 29 457 Round 21 edit Round 21Friday 25 August 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 13 14 92 def by St Kilda 22 10 142 Telstra Dome crowd 47 120 Saturday 26 August 2 10 pm Geelong 14 10 94 drew with Melbourne 14 10 94 Skilled Stadium crowd 23 068 Saturday 26 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 7 16 58 def Kangaroos 4 12 36 Aurora Stadium crowd 18 836 Saturday 26 August 7 10 pm Richmond 20 9 129 def Essendon 16 17 113 MCG crowd 48 710 Saturday 26 August 7 10 pm Sydney 14 13 97 def Brisbane Lions 6 4 40 Telstra Stadium crowd 37 659 Sunday 27 August 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 14 11 95 def Adelaide 11 15 81 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 549 Sunday 27 August 2 10 pm Collingwood 24 12 156 def Carlton 17 10 112 MCG crowd 57 719 Sunday 27 August 2 40 pm West Coast 8 13 61 def by Fremantle 18 10 118 Subiaco Oval crowd 43 527 Round 22 edit Round 22Friday 1 September 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 22 15 147 def Essendon 18 17 125 Telstra Dome crowd 42 956 Saturday 2 September 2 10 pm Richmond 12 13 85 def by West Coast 26 17 173 MCG crowd 35 106 Saturday 2 September 2 40 pm Adelaide 23 14 152 def Melbourne 14 10 94 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 364 Saturday 2 September 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 7 15 57 def by St Kilda 16 12 108 The Gabba crowd 27 101 Saturday 2 September 5 40 pm Fremantle 23 13 151 def Port Adelaide 9 18 72 Subiaco Oval crowd 41 121 Sunday 3 September 1 10 pm Sydney 21 10 136 def Carlton 6 8 44 SCG crowd 33 943 Sunday 3 September 2 10 pm Collingwood 20 19 139 def Kangaroos 10 11 71 MCG crowd 49 040 Sunday 3 September 2 10 pm Hawthorn 21 7 133 def Geelong 10 12 72 Telstra Dome crowd 28 188 The Collingwood v North Melbourne match was the last game that was broadcast on Nine Network The following season the Seven Network would replace Nine as the AFL free to air rights with Network Ten The game between Hawthorn and Geelong was ultimately the last game broadcast on the Fox Footy Channel It was also meant to be the last on Foxtel but early the following year it was announced it would retain the rights as subscription rights holder However the Fox Footy Channel did not return Ladder edit2006 AFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 West Coast P 22 17 5 0 2257 1874 120 4 68 Finals series2 Adelaide 22 16 6 0 2331 1640 142 1 643 Fremantle 22 15 7 0 2079 1893 109 8 604 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2098 1630 128 7 565 Collingwood 22 14 8 0 2345 1965 119 3 566 St Kilda 22 14 8 0 2074 1752 118 4 567 Melbourne 22 13 8 1 2146 1957 109 7 548 Western Bulldogs 22 13 9 0 2311 2173 106 4 529 Richmond 22 11 11 0 1934 2245 86 1 4410 Geelong 22 10 11 1 1982 2002 99 0 4211 Hawthorn 22 9 13 0 1834 2140 85 7 3612 Port Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1911 2151 88 8 3213 Brisbane Lions 22 7 15 0 1844 2239 82 4 2814 Kangaroos 22 7 15 0 1754 2167 80 9 2815 Essendon 22 3 18 1 2021 2469 81 9 1416 Carlton 22 3 18 1 1791 2415 74 2 14Source AFL ladderRules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P Premiers Ladder progression edit 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 Round12345678910111213141516171819202122West Coast481216202024283236404040444848525660646468Adelaide44812162024242832364044485256566060606064Fremantle0488121616202024242424283236404448525660Sydney004481216202428282832323236404448485256Collingwood04812162020242832323636363640444444485256St Kilda048881212162020242428323640444448485256Melbourne000481216202024283236404444484848525454Western Bulldogs481216161620202024283236364040404444484852Richmond000481212162020242428323232323236404444Geelong48888812121212162020242832323636404242Hawthorn44812161616161616162020202020202024283236Port Adelaide044888881216202424242424242428283232Brisbane Lions0444448121616161620202428282828282828Kangaroos444448888881216202020242828282828Essendon4444444444444446101014141414Carlton44444488888888810101414141414Source citation needed Finals series editMain article 2006 AFL finals series Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final9 Sep Subiaco Oval1West Coast12 12 84 4Sydney13 7 85 16 Sep Subiaco OvalWest Coast16 17 113 10 Sep MCGWestern Bulldogs5 9 39 22 Sep Telstra Stadium5Collingwood11 14 80 Sydney19 13 127 8Western Bulldogs18 13 121 Fremantle14 8 92 30 Sep MCGSydney12 12 84 8 Sep MCG23 Sep AAMI StadiumWest Coast12 13 85 6St Kilda10 12 72 Adelaide11 9 75 7Melbourne13 12 90 15 Sep Subiaco OvalWest Coast11 19 85 Fremantle14 18 102 9 Sep AAMI StadiumMelbourne11 8 74 2Adelaide10 16 76 3Fremantle7 4 46 Week one edit Qualifying finalsQF1 Saturday 9 September 5 30 pm West Coast 12 12 84 def by Sydney 13 7 85 Subiaco Oval crowd 43 116 QF2 Saturday 9 September 2 30 pm Adelaide 10 16 76 def Fremantle 7 4 46 AAMI Stadium crowd 42 208 Elimination finalsEF2 Friday 8 September 7 30 pm St Kilda 10 12 72 def by Melbourne 13 12 90 MCG crowd 67 528 EF1 Sunday 10 September 2 30 pm Collingwood 11 14 80 def by Western Bulldogs 18 13 121 MCG crowd 84 284 Week two edit Semi finalsSF2 Friday 15 September 6 30 pm Fremantle 14 18 102 def Melbourne 11 8 74 Subiaco Oval crowd 42 505 SF1 Saturday 16 September 5 30 pm West Coast 16 17 113 def Western Bulldogs 5 9 39 Subiaco Oval crowd 43 219 Week three edit Preliminary FinalsPF1 Friday 22 September 8 00 pm Sydney 19 13 127 def Fremantle 14 8 92 Telstra Stadium crowd 61 373 Report dead link PF2 Saturday 23 September 3 00 pm Adelaide 11 9 75 def by West Coast 11 19 85 AAMI Stadium crowd 50 514 Report dead link This was the first time a Victorian team failed to reach the preliminary finals with all four preliminary finalists teams from other states Week four edit Main article 2006 AFL Grand Final Grand final30 September 2 30 pm Sydney def by West Coast MCG crowd 97 431 Report dead link 1 4 10 4 6 30 8 11 59 12 12 84 Q1Q2Q3 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 HowardM 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 1N 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 KerrL Ablett Injuries NilNil Reports NilThe final margin was the closest winning margin in a grand final since 1966Awards editThe Brownlow Medal was awarded 25 September 2006 to Adam Goodes from Sydney for the AFL s best and fairest player The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Chris Judd from West Coast as the AFL Players Association s most valuable player The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brendan Fevola from Carlton It was the first time since 1965 that the season s leading goalkicker came from the wooden spoon side and the fourth and as of 2022 most recent time overall 2 The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Andrew Embley from West Coast as the player best afield in the 2006 AFL Grand Final The AFL Rising Star award goes to Danyle Pearce from Port Adelaide The McClelland Trophy was awarded to West Coast for finishing on top of the ladder after the regular season The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Carlton for finishing 16th on the AFL ladder for the second straight year under Denis Pagan The 2006 All Australian Team has been announced with 10 debutants and Brad Johnson named as captain The AFL Mark of the Year was awarded to Brad Ottens from Geelong for his mark in round 5 The AFL Goal of the Year was awarded to Eddie Betts from Carlton for his goal in round 21 Best and fairests edit Adelaide Simon Goodwin Brisbane Simon Black Carlton Lance Whitnall Collingwood Alan Didak Essendon Scott Lucas Fremantle Matthew Pavlich Geelong Paul Chapman Hawthorn Sam Mitchell Kangaroos Brady Rawlings Melbourne James McDonald Port Adelaide Brendon Lade Richmond Kane Johnson St Kilda Nick Riewoldt Sydney Adam Goodes West Coast Chris Judd Western Bulldogs Brad Johnson 3 Notable events editThe Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable until round 4 due to its use as the main athletics stadium at the 2006 Commonwealth Games which concluded just four days prior to the season starting Matthew Lloyd in only his third game as Essendon captain injured his hamstring against the Western Bulldogs ending his season 4 5 This marked the Bulldogs first victory over Essendon since inflicting their only defeat of the 2000 season Despite a first round thrashing of reigning premiers Sydney in which Lloyd kicked eight goals on Leo Barry 6 7 Essendon would suffer its worst season since 1933 winning only two further matches and drawing one against Carlton and just avoiding the wooden spoon to the Blues on percentage 8 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 The amended result proved crucial to the end of season ladder standings because had the draw stood St Kilda would have finished in the top four at the expense of reigning premiers Sydney which would ve finished fifth and therefore missed out on the double chance in the finals 9 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 with West Coast Adelaide Fremantle and Sydney all earning the double chance The remainder of the top eight were filled by teams based in Victoria 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 the young Glenelg midfielder 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 editDebuts edit Main article List of 2006 AFL debuts Retirements edit Name Date of Birth Club Round Retired Career Games Career Goals ReasonJustin Leppitsch 10 October 1975 Brisbane Lions Round 10 227 194 Back related calf injury 10 Gavin Wanganeen 18 June 1973 Port Adelaide Round 10 300 202 Injured knee 11 Paul Williams 3 April 1973 Sydney Round 14 306 307 Fractured shoulder 12 Blake Caracella 15 March 1977 Collingwood Round 17 187 218 Fractured spinal cord vertebrae 13 Peter Riccardi 17 December 1972 Geelong Round 19 288 286 Hamstring injury 14 Josh Francou 7 August 1974 Port Adelaide Round 20 156 72 Long term knee injury 15 Jade Rawlings 9 October 1977 Kangaroos Round 21 148 96 Long term knee injury 16 Dean Rioli 20 May 1978 Essendon Round 20 100 91 Hamstring wrist and knee injuries 17 End of season edit John Barker 18 Hawthorn Mark Chaffey 18 Richmond Barnaby French 18 Carlton Saverio Rocca 18 Kangaroos Jarrad Schofield 19 Fremantle Brad Scott 18 Brisbane Lions Greg Stafford 18 Richmond Chad Morrison 18 Collingwood Adam Kingsley 18 Port Adelaide Stephen Powell 18 St Kilda Justin Peckett 18 St Kilda Michael Voss Brisbane Lions due to being contracted until the end of the 2007 AFL season he was still on Brisbane s list in 2007 20 Rohan Smith 18 Western Bulldogs Drew Banfield 21 West CoastClub captains editClub Captain s Vice Captain s Leadership GroupAdelaide Mark Ricciuto Simon Goodwin Tyson Edwards Nathan Bassett and Brett Burton 22 Brisbane Lions Simon Black Jonathan Brown Chris Johnson Nigel Lappin and Luke PowerCarlton Lance Whitnall 23 Nick Stevens 24 Kade Simpson interim Collingwood Nathan Buckley James Clement vc Josh Fraser deputy vc and Ben Johnson deputy vc Essendon Matthew Lloyd and David Hille acting Mark McVeigh vc Andrew Welsh Scott Lucas and Dustin FletcherFremantle Peter Bell Matthew PavlichGeelong Tom Harley Cameron Ling and Cameron Mooney deputy Hawthorn Richard Vandenberg 25 Luke Hodge and Sam MitchellKangaroos Adam Simpson Brent HarveyMelbourne David Neitz 26 Cameron Bruce Brad Green Brock McLean and James McDonaldPort Adelaide Warren Tredrea Shaun Burgoyne Brendon Lade Michael Wilson and Chad CornesRichmond Kane Johnson Nathan Brown and Joel Bowden deputy St Kilda Luke Ball 27 Sydney Leo Barry Barry Hall and Brett KirkWest Coast Chris Judd Andrew Embley Darren Glass and Dean CoxWestern Bulldogs Brad Johnson 28 Scott West Robert Murphy Daniel Cross and Daniel GiansiracusaDelistings edit Jayden Attard Brisbane Lions Matthew Ball Hawthorn Matthew Bishop Port Adelaide Luke Forsyth Brisbane Lions Ben Hart Adelaide Clark Keating Brisbane Lions Andrew Kellaway Richmond Troy Makepeace Kangaroos Marty Pask Brisbane Lions Justin Perkins Kangaroos Mark Powell Kangaroos Cameron Thurley Kangaroos Trades edit Main article 2006 AFL DraftSee also edit2006 AFL finals series 2006 Australian football code crowds List of 2006 AFL debuts Collingwood Magpies 2006 Season Sydney Swans 2006 Season List of Australian Football League premiersReferences edit2006 season results AFL Tables Burgan Matt 24 May 2006 Benefits to flow from Green Shirt dead link Dampney James 21 August 2013 King of the Kids Greater Western Sydney Giants Retrieved 11 April 2023 2006b amp f html Archived from the original on 1 July 2017 Retrieved 27 August 2019 Lloyd shattered by hamstring injury ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 April 2006 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Robinson Mark 18 November 2006 Lloyd wants to rip season apart PerthNow Retrieved 8 March 2019 Seven controversial moments of Essendon champ and Hall of Fame inductee Matthew Lloyd Herald Sun 5 June 2013 Bombers upset Swans ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bulldogs earn gritty win ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1 September 2006 Laughton Max 30 April 2020 The day the winners didn t win Looking back at the Fremantle vs St Kilda Sirengate game Fox Sports Australia Retrieved 1 May 2020 Leppitsch retires from AFL due to injury The Sydney Morning Herald 5 June 2006 Shiell Alan 7 June 2006 LWanganeen signs off dead link Hinds Richard 12 July 2006 End of the road for brave Swan The Sydney Morning Herald Caracella forced to retire from AFL The Age Melbourne 2 August 2006 Riccardi s end sums up Cats season 15 August 2006 Francou calls it a day 23 August 2006 Jade Rawlings announces retirement 22 August 2006 Wu Andrew 27 August 2006 One last cameo for Rioli dead link a b c d e f g h i j k Boulton Martin 17 September 2006 Lion Keating one of many looking for fresh pasture The Sunday Age p 9 Black Keith 29 August 2006 Veteran Hangs Up Boots dead link Connolly Steve 7 October 2006 Voss best ever says Matthews The Courier Mail Lavell Steven 7 October 2006 Banfield signs off Crows stick with Roo but who s next sportsaustralia com 9 January 2007 Archived from the original on 27 February 2011 Retrieved 3 June 2007 Whitnall confirmed as Blues captain sportsaustralia com 21 February 2007 Archived from the original on 10 March 2007 Retrieved 3 June 2007 Experiments key for Carlton ABC Sport 12 March 2007 Archived from the original on 14 March 2007 Retrieved 3 June 2007 2007 preview 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