2006 Bulldogs RLFC season

February 2014 February 2014 2006 2005 2007 The 2006 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 72nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 2nd out of 15 teams. They went on to come within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers the Brisbane Broncos. Season summary The Bulldogs lost a tight match in round 1 against the 2003 premiers Penrith Panthers 24-22. The Bulldogs only lost 4 games in the first half of the season. Played 12, Won 8, Lost 4, Byes 1. The Bulldogs biggest up set in the first half of the season was when they played Newcastle Knights at EnergyAustralia Stadium in round 3 they lost 46-22. The Bulldogs most strongest performance in the first half of the season was in round 2 against Wests Tigers they defeated them 47-12. The Bulldogs second half of the season was the same as the first Played 12, Won 8 Lost 4 Byes 1. In round 13 Hazem El Masri became the top scored tries for the Bulldogs. The old record was 123 which was set by Terry Lamb. Hazem currently holds it with 128 tries. Hazem El Masri was only 4 point shy of hitting the 300 mark again in total point in a season as he did in 2004 with 342points. The Bulldogs went into the final on the back of some poor performances but that certainly didn't affect them, they were on top of the Canberra Raiders the entire match. Even in the miserable conditions it didn't affect them. The Bulldogs did what they do best stuck together and ripped in. The Bulldogs got the luxury of having a week off the following week. In the preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos the Bulldogs showed some specular plays and tries in the first half and ended up winning the first half 20-6, but cannot say to much about the second half performance from the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs went down to the Broncos 37-20 Match results 2006 Season Results Round Opponent Result Bulldogs Opposition Date Venue Crowd 1 25px Penrith Panthers Loss 22 24 11 March Telstra Stadium 17,510 2 25px Wests Tigers Win 47 12 17 March Telstra Stadium 21,340 3 25px Newcastle Knights Loss 22 46 24 March EnergyAustralia Stadium 25,504 4 Bye 5 25px Canberra Raiders Win 30 12 9 April Canberra Stadium 12,125 6 25px South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 26 18 17 April Telstra Stadium 19,529 7 25px Manly Sea Eagles Loss 14 40 23 April Telstra Stadium 13,621 8 25px New Zealand Warriors Win 30 16 30 April Ericsson Stadium 11,664 9 25px Sydney Roosters Win 30 14 7 May Sydney Football Stadium 16,121 10 25px Parramatta Eels Win 22 18 14 May Telstra Stadium 13,159 11 25px Cronulla Sharks Win 32 24 21 May Telstra Stadium 12,728 12 25px Brisbane Broncos Loss 6 25 27 May Suncorp Stadium 30,589 13 25px Newcastle Knights Win 38 22 3 June Telstra Stadium 12,658 14 25px Canberra Raiders Loss 26 28 12 June Telstra Stadium 12,541 15 25px North Queensland Cowboys Won 20 12 18 June Carrara Stadium 16,231 16 25px Melbourne Storm Loss 12 16 23 June Olympic Park 10,373 17 25px Wests Tigers Win 32 10 2 July Telstra Stadium 22,515 18 25px New Zealand Warriors Win 22 18 9 July Telstra Stadium 14,067 19 25px St George Illawarra Dragons Win 22 16 14 July Oki Jubilee Stadium 18,223 20 25px Sydney Roosters Win 25 0 22 July Telstra Stadium 14,020 21 Bye 22 25px North Queensland Cowboys Win 54 14 5 August Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,486 23 25px St George Illawarra Dragons Win 26 10 13 August Telstra Stadium 31,256 24 25px Brisbane Broncos Loss 0 30 18 August Telstra Stadium 26,111 25 25px Manly Sea Eagles Loss 20 21 25 August Brookvale Oval 20,163 26 25px Penrith Panthers Win 30 22 3 September CUA Stadium 13,363 QF 25px Canberra Raiders Win 30 12 9 September Telstra Stadium 14,628 PF 25px Brisbane Broncos Loss 20 37 22 September Sydney Football Stadium 29,511 Round Position 1 9/15 2 5/15 3 8/15 4 6/15 5 5/15 6 3/15 7 6/15 8 8/15 9 4/15 10 5/15 11 5/15 12 5/15 13 3/15 14 5/15 15 4/15 16 5/15 17 2/15 18 4/15 19 2/15 20 2/15 21 2/15 22 2/15 23 2/15 24 2/15 25 2/15 26 2/15 Ladder Crowds The Canterbury Bulldogs average crowd (not including finals) for 2006 was 18,211 + *includes finals matches Games Played Crowd Total Average All Games* 26 481,219 18,508 Home Games 12 216,489 18,040 Away Games 12 220,591 18,382 Finals 2 44,139 22,069 All Games*: Played:26 Total: 481,219 Average: 18,508 Home Games: Played: 12 Total: 216,489 Average: 18,040 Away Games: Played:12 Total: 220,591 Average: 18,382 Finals*: Played: 2 Total: 44,139 Average: 22,069 Players (29) + Current to Season End, 2006 Player Appearance Tries Goals F Goals Points Chris Armit24 2 0 0 8 Roy Asotasi 23 2 0 0 8 Trent Cutler7 3 0 0 12 Ben Czislowski 1 0 0 0 0 Hazem El Masri26 17 114/132 0 296 Andrew Emelio 15 7 0 0 28 Jon Green2 0 0 0 0 Tony Grimaldi 21 2 0 0 8 Jarrad Hickey7 1 0 0 4 Daniel Holdsworth26 8 0 0 32 Corey Hughes 24 4 0 0 16 Daniel Irvine 3 0 0 0 0 Nick Kouparitsas 3 0 0 0 0 Reni Maitua 24 6 0 0 24 Willie Mason20 4 0 0 16 Dallas Mcilwain9 2 0 0 8 Brad Morrin13 1 0 0 4 Nate Myles 20 1 0 0 4 Billy Ngawini3 0 0 0 0 Mark O'Meley 20 1 0 0 4 Luke Patten 26 10 0 0 40 Adam Perry 12 0 0 0 0 Cameron Phelps12 1 0 0 4 Ben Roberts 6 0 0 0 0 Andrew Ryan 24 7 0 0 28 Brent Sherwin 19 4 0 2 18 Willie Tonga 16 8 0 0 32 Matt Utai16 7 0 0 28 Sonny Bill Williams21 8 0 0 32 Player movements Gains 2006Signings/Transfers Player Previous club Years signed Until the end of Daryl Millard St George Illawarra Dragons 3 Years 2009 Kane Cleal South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 Years 2008 Brent Crisp Canberra Raiders 2 Years 2008 Lee Te Maari St George Illawarra Dragons 2 Years 2008 Aaron Wheatley St George Illawarra Dragons 1 Years 2007 Ryan Millard St George Illawarra Dragons Unknown duration Unknown Year Leon Bott Cronulla Sharks Unknown duration Unknown Year Losses Losses Player Notes Roy Asotasi Contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs Daniel Irvine Contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs Nate Myles Contract with the Sydney Roosters Ben Czislowski Contract with the Wynnum Manly Daniel Conn Contract with the Gold Coast Titans Re-Signings Re-Signings Player Years signed Until the end of Reni Maitua 3 Years 2009 Jarrad Hickey 2 Years 2008 Chris Armit 2 Years 2008 Luke Patten 2 Years 2008 Willie Tonga 2 Years 2008 Andrew Emelio 2 Years 2008 Dallas McIlwain 1 Years 2007 Brad Morrin 1 Years 2007 Tony Grimaldi (in doubt because of injury) 1 Years 2007 Footnotes Woods B (2007). 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