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Results and statistics for the '''[[Australian Football League]] season of 2006'''. |
Results and statistics for the '''[[Australian Football League]] season of 2006'''. |
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==Pre-season== |
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{{main|2006 AFL pre-season}} |
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==National Cup== |
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{{main|2006 NAB Cup}} |
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[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] 3.10.5 (95) defeated the [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide Crows]] 1.10.15 (84) |
[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] 3.10.5 (95) defeated the [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide Crows]] 1.10.15 (84) in the Final. The game was held at [[AAMI Stadium]], with an attendance of 30,707. |
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==Premiership season== |
==Premiership season== |
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Revision as of 03:44, 11 October 2008
| 2006 AFL premiership season | |
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| File:Australian Football League.png AFL logo | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | West Coast 3rdth premiership |
| Minor premiers | West Coast 3rdth minor premiership |
| Coleman Medallist | Brendan Fevola (Carlton) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 185 |
| Total attendance | 6,204,056 (33,535 per match) |
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.
National Cup
Geelong 3.10.5 (95) defeated the Adelaide Crows 1.10.15 (84) in the Final. The game was held at AAMI Stadium, with an attendance of 30,707.
Premiership season
Round 1 (Season Launch)
Round 2
Round 3 (Easter)
Round 4 (ANZAC Day)
Round 5 (Return to MCG)
This round saw one of the most controversial ends to a football match in the St Kilda v Fremantle match, see AFL siren controversy, 2006.
Round 6 (Rivalry Round)
Round 7 (Mother's Day)
Round 8
Round 9 (Green shirt round)
Note: Green shirt round acknowledges the contribution of new and inexperienced umpires in junior competitions. [1]
Round 10
Round 11 (Queen's Birthday)
Round 12 (Split Round)
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16 (Heritage Round)
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22 (Father's Day)
Finals
Qualifying and Elimination Finals
Semi Finals
Preliminary Finals
Grand Final
Ladder
Awards
- The Brownlow Medal was awarded 25 September 2006 to Sydney Swans' Adam Goodes, for the AFL's best and fairest player.
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to West Coast Eagles' Chris Judd as the AFLPA's most valuable player.
- The Coleman Medal was awarded to Brendan Fevola of Carlton.
- The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to West Coast Eagles' Andrew Embley as the player best afield in the AFL Grand Final.
- The AFL Rising Star award goes to Danyle Pearce from Port Adelaide.
- The McClelland Trophy was awarded to the West Coast Eagles for finishing atop the ladder after the regular season.
- The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to the Carlton Blues 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 of Geelong for his mark in Round 5.
- The AFL Goal of the Year was awarded to Eddie Betts of Carlton for his goal in Round 21.
Best and Fairests
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Notable Events
- 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), the Sydney Swans in round 7 (118 points) and then 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. Of Carlton's 4.10(34), Fevola contributed 4.5(29), Simon Wiggins scored two behinds, and three behinds were rushed.
Player changes
Debuts
Retirements
| Name | Date of Birth | Club | Round Retired | Career Games | Career Goals | Reason | Report |
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| Justin Leppitsch | 10 October 1975 | Brisbane Lions | Round 10 | 227 | 194 | Back-related calf injury | AFL.com.au |
| Gavin Wanganeen | 18 June 1973 | Port Adelaide | Round 10 | 300 | 202 | Injured knee | AFL.com.au |
| Paul Williams | 3 April 1973 | Sydney | Round 14 | 306 | 307 | Dislocated shoulder | AFL.com.au |
| Blake Caracella | 15 March 1977 | Collingwood | Round 17 | 187 | 218 | Fractured spinal cord/vertebrae | AFL.com.au |
| Peter Riccardi | 17 December 1972 | Geelong | Round 19 | 288 | 286 | Hamstring injury | AFL.com.au |
| Josh Francou | 7 August 1974 | Port Adelaide | Round 20 | 156 | 72 | Long-term knee injury | AFL.com.au |
| Jade Rawlings | 9 October 1977 | Kangaroos | Round 21 | 148 | 96 | Long-term knee injury | AFL.com.au |
| Dean Rioli | 20 May 1978 | Essendon | Round 20 | 100 | 91 | Pursuing career as Indigenous culinary expert, primarily specialising in Turtles, Turtle Eggs & Goose Eggs. Has his own television show on Indigenous station NITV called 'Cheeky Food with Deano' | AFL.com.au) |
End of season
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Sackings/Delistings
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Trades
See also
- 2006 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 premiers