2006 NAB Cup

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2006 NAB Cup
Season2006
Teams16
Winners Geelong (1st title)
Matches played15
Attendance232,617 (average 15,508 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist Simon Goodwin (Adelaide)
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The 2006 NAB Cup was held across Australia between 24 February and 18 March. [1] The NAB Cup was won by Geelong who defeated Adelaide by 8 points in the Grand Final of the knock-out pre-season competition.

Contents

Prize money

$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)
NilReportsThe 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.

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Summary of results

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Grand Final
Brisbane Lions 70
Essendon 69 Brisbane Lions 81
Western Bulldogs 63 Melbourne 90
Melbourne 69 Melbourne 44
Hawthorn 85 Adelaide 129
Richmond 75 Hawthorn 58
Adelaide 127 Adelaide 71
Port Adelaide 55 Adelaide 84
Kangaroos 68 Geelong 92
Sydney 37 Kangaroos 60
Carlton 70 Geelong 86
Geelong 98 Geelong 101
Collingwood 74 Fremantle 81
St Kilda 73 Collingwood 84
West Coast 65 Fremantle 100
Fremantle 127

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) [3]
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. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "AFL Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Young Swans push seasoned Dons". afl.com. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bombers, Tigers remember Mildura crash victims". ABC News. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "NAB06.html". footystats.freeservers.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "2006 AFL Pre-Season Fixture". austadiums.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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