| 2006 St. George Illawarra Dragons season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 6th | |||
| Play-off result | Preliminary Finals | |||
| 2006 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10 | |||
| Points scored | For: 519; against: 481 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Nathan Brown | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Jubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground | |||
| Avg. attendance | 15,265 | |||
| High attendance | 31,105 (vs. Roosters, round 7) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Mark Gasnier (18) | |||
| Goals | Aaron Gorrell (55) | |||
| Points | Aaron Gorrell (130) | |||
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The 2006 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the eighth in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2006 premiership season. The team finished sixth in the regular season, making finals but getting knocked out in the preliminary finals against the Melbourne Storm, losing 24–10.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 605 | 404 | +201 | 441 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 608 | 468 | +140 | 36 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Broncos (P) | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 497 | 392 | +105 | 32 |
| 4 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 608 | 538 | +70 | 32 |
| 5 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 534 | 493 | +41 | 32 |
| 6 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 481 | +38 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 525 | 573 | -48 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 506 | 483 | +23 | 28 |
| 9 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 450 | 463 | -13 | 26 |
| 10 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 552 | 463 | +89 | 242 |
| 11 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 490 | 565 | -75 | 24 |
| 12 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 510 | 587 | -77 | 24 |
| 13 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 515 | 544 | -29 | 22 |
| 14 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 650 | -122 | 20 |
| 15 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 429 | 772 | -343 | 10 |
1The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches.
2The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Ladder Position | 10th | 13th | 7th | 5th | 10th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th |
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