2006 NAB Cup
2006 NAB Cup
Season 2006
Teams 16
Winners Geelong (1st title)Matches played 15
Attendance 232,617(average 15,508 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist Simon Goodwin (Adelaide )← 2005 2007 →
The 2006 NAB Cup was held across Australia between 24 February and 18 March. The NAB Cup was won by Geelong who defeated Adelaide by 8 points in the Grand Final of the knock-out pre-season competition.
Prize money Winner: $220,000 Runner-up: $110,000 Round 3 losers: $55,000 Round 2 losers: $27,000 Round 1 losers: $16,500 $220,000 was awarded to the winning club (by comparison, the prize money for the winner of the 2005 AFL Grand Final was only slightly larger at $250,000). Smaller amounts were awarded to clubs based on participation and progression through the competition.
Games Round 1 Round 1 Friday, 24 February (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 1.8.13 (70)def. Essendon 1.8.12 (69)Carrara Stadium (crowd: 13,269)Friday, 24 February (8:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 1.7.12 (63)def. by Melbourne 0.9.15 (69)Marrara Oval (crowd: 6,000)Saturday, 25 February (2:10 pm) Kangaroos 1.8.11 (68)def. Sydney 0.5.7 (37)Manuka Oval (crowd: 5,336)Saturday, 25 February (4:10 pm) Hawthorn 1.11.10 (85)def. Richmond 0.11.9 (75)Telstra Dome (crowd: 15,649)Saturday, 25 February (7:40 pm) Carlton 1.8.13 (70)def. by Geelong 0.15.8 (98)Telstra Dome (crowd: 15,649)Sunday, 26 February (1:40 pm) Adelaide 2.16.13 (127)def. Port Adelaide 0.8.7 (55)AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,012)Sunday, 26 February (4:40 pm) Collingwood 2.8.8 (74)def. St Kilda 1.9.10 (73)Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,567)Sunday, 26 February (4:10 pm) West Coast 1.7.14 (65)def. by Fremantle 1.18.10 (127)Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,686)
Round 2 Round 2 Friday, 3 March (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 0.12.9 (81)def. by Melbourne 0.13.12 (90)Telstra Dome (crowd: 11,612)Saturday, 4 March (6:40 pm) Hawthorn 1.7.7 (58)def. by Adelaide 2.7.11 (71)Aurora Stadium (crowd: 8,060)Saturday, 4 March (7:45 pm) Kangaroos 1.8.3 (60)def. by Geelong 1.10.17 (86)Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 7,824)Sunday, 5 March (4:10 pm) Fremantle 0.15.10 (100)def. Collingwood 2.10.6 (84)Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15,610)
Round 3 Round 3 Friday, 10 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide 1.16.21 (129)def. Melbourne 1.5.5 (44)AAMI Stadium (crowd: 12,594)Saturday, 11 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 3.10.14 (101)def. Fremantle 1.10.12 (81)Telstra Dome (crowd: 12,042)
Grand Final 2006 NAB Cup Grand Final Saturday, 18 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Geelong AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,707)0.4.5 (29) 0.5.10 (40) 1.8.14 (71) 1.10.15 (84) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 0.1.1 (7) 0.5.3 (33) 2.6.4 (58) 3.10.5 (92) Michael Tuck Medal :Simon Goodwin (Adelaide ) Television broadcast: Network 10 Vince Super Goals Hunt , Ablett , Corey Bode 3 , Perrie 2 , Hentschel , Burton , Knights , Vince , Goodwin Goals Mooney 3, Chapman 2, Ablett , Kelly , Rooke , Playfair , Byrnes Goodwin , Thompson , Burton , Massie , Knights , McLeod Best Enright , Bartel , Chapman , Kelly , Mooney , Corey , Scarlett Injuries Josh Hunt (knee)Nil Reports The MRP cited Slade (Gee) with a Level Two offence for striking Burton (Ade) during Q3. Slade accepted a reprimand offered by the MRP and 93.75 points to his future record. Geelong ended a 43 year premiership drought in all AFL senior men's competitions by winning the NAB Cup .
Results NAB Challenge Practice match Friday, 17 February (7:00pm) Sydney 10.11 (71)def. by Essendon 13.11 (89)North Sydney Oval (crowd: 8,461)
Week 1 Friday, 3 March (4:00pm) Essendon 12.13 (85)def. Sydney 8.5 (53)Optus Oval (crowd: 2,000 est.)Saturday, 4 March (1:30pm) Carlton 5.9 (39)def. by Port Adelaide 20.18 (138)Optus Oval (crowd: 4,000 est.)Saturday, 4 March (2:00pm) Richmond 26.18 (174)def. Western Bulldogs 15.6 (96)Deakin Reserve , Shepparton (crowd: 4,500 est.)Saturday, 4 March (3:45pm) West Coast 12.12 (84)def. St Kilda 11.10 (76)Rushton Park , Mandurah (crowd: 8,283)
Week 2 Friday, 10 March (4:00pm) St Kilda 12.10 (82)def. by Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93)Optus Oval (crowd: 3,500 est.)Friday, 10 March (7:00pm) Essendon 16.13 (109)def. Hawthorn 11.6 (72)Queen Elizabeth Oval , Bendigo (crowd: 11,000 est.)Friday, 10 March (7:15pm) Carlton 13.9 (87)def. West Coast 9.7 (61)Traeger Park (crowd: 8,500 est.)Saturday, 11 March (2:00pm) Kangaroos 13.9 (87)def. by Collingwood 14.8 (92)Optus Oval (crowd: 4,000 est.)Saturday, 11 March (2:00pm) Port Adelaide 17.12 (114)def. Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69)AAMI Stadium (crowd: 3,149)Saturday, 11 March (7:10pm) Sydney 7.7 (49)def. by Richmond 13.11 (89)Carrara Stadium (crowd: 6,277)
Week 3 Friday, 17 March (4:00pm) Kangaroos 15.9 (99)def. by Melbourne 19.7 (121)Optus Oval (crowd: 1,500 est.)Friday, 17 March (4:30pm) Richmond 11.8 (72)def. by Essendon 18.15 (123)Red Cliffs Oval, Mildura (crowd: 10,000 est.) Friday, 17 March (7:00pm) Carlton 11.13 (79)def. Western Bulldogs 10.16 (76)Lavington Sports Ground , Albury (crowd: 5,151)Friday, 17 March (6:00pm) West Coast 8.7 (55)def. by Hawthorn 13.10 (88)Leederville Oval (crowd: 4,127)Friday, 17 March (7:00pm) Fremantle 19.9 (123)def. Port Adelaide 9.11 (65)Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5,000 est.)Saturday, 18 March (1:45pm) Sydney 12.19 (91)def. St Kilda 11.8 (74)Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground (crowd: 3,203)Saturday, 18 March (7:10pm) Brisbane Lions 14.15 (99)def. Collingwood 12.10 (82)Carrara Stadium (crowd: 10,117)The Richmond vs. Essendon match played in Red Cliffs near Mildura was in honour of the victims of the Cardross road crash that occurred a month prior.
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