2006 NRL season results

October 2011 January 2020 May 2011 2006 NRL season The 2006 National Rugby League season consisted of 25 weekly regular season rounds starting on 11 March, followed by four weeks of play-offs that culminated in a grand final on 1 October. Regular season Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Wests Tigers24-15 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons11 March 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumP. Simpkins27,865 23x23px Newcastle Knights25-6 23x23px Parramatta Eels12 March 2006 5:30 pmEnergy Australia StadiumR. Smith26,198 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs22-24 23x23px Penrith Panthers12 March 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumS. Hampstead17,510 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles14-27 23x23px Canberra Raiders12 March 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalS. Hayne17,135 23x23px New Zealand Warriors16-22 23x23px Melbourne Storm13 March 2006 2:00 pmEricsson StadiumS. Clark10,031 23x23px Brisbane Broncos4-36 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys13 March 2006 2:00 pmSuncorp StadiumT. Archer46,229 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs22-40 23x23px Sydney Roosters13 March 2006 2:30 pmTelstra StadiumJ. Robinson16,741 23x23px Cronulla SharksBye Round 2 Many records were broken in this round. The Cowboy's Matt Sing scores his 150th try in first-grade, the sixth player to do so. Canterbury's Hazem El Masri scored 34 points, a club record. The extremely hot conditions on the Sunday afternoon of this round affected two games in particular. In Wollongong, a slow-moving, somewhat sloppy game saw St George Illawarra in their first ever period of golden point extra time, going down to Penrith 13-12. On the other hand, at Canberra, an all-time premiership record 102 points were scored between Newcastle and Canberra. This surpasses the previous record of 97 points scored in St. George's 91-6 defeat of Canterbury in 1935. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs47-12 23x23px Wests Tigers18 March 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumStephen Clark32,578 23x23px New Zealand Warriors14-22 23x23px Parramatta Eels19 March 2006 5:30 pmEricsson StadiumSean Hampstead16,089 23x23px Cronulla Sharks12-16 23x23px Brisbane Broncos19 March 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkRussell Smith14,221 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys20-16 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles19 March 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumPaul Simpkins23,296 23x23px Sydney Roosters18-22 23x23px Melbourne Storm20 March 2006 2:00 pmSydney Football StadiumTony Archer10,841 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons12-13 23x23px Penrith Panthers20 March 2006 3:00 pmWIN StadiumShayne Hayne12,098 23x23px Canberra Raiders32-70 23x23px Newcastle Knights20 March 2006 2:30 pmCanberra StadiumJason Robinson11,606 23x23px South Sydney RabbitohsBye Round 3 The Newcastle Knights scored 116 points in the last two weeks with a 46-22 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs The Brisbane Broncos won their first back to back wins since rounds 18 and 19 of the previous season. The Raiders conceded 126 points in their last two games after a 56-20 loss to the Roosters. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Newcastle Knights46-22 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs24 March 2006 7:30 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumSteve Clark25,504 23x23px New Zealand Warriors26-10 23x23px Wests Tigers25 March 2006 5:30 pmJade StadiumRussel Smith21,346 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles20-18 23x23px Cronulla Sharks25 March 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalSean Hampstead13,114 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys40-8 23x23px Melbourne Storm25 March 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumPaul Simpkins14,675 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons44-14 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs26 March 2006 2:00 pmTelstra StadiumJason Robinson16,049 23x23px Sydney Roosters56-20 23x23px Canberra Raiders26 March 2006 2:30 pmSydney Football StadiumShayne Hayne9,826 23x23px Brisbane Broncos30-10 23x23px Parramatta Eels26 March 2006 3:00 pmSuncorp StadiumTony Archer25,525 23x23px Penrith PanthersBye Round 4 Cronulla Sharks won their first game of the season win a 24-22 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs The Panthers became the first team to play back to back Golden Point matches. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Parramatta Eels18-26 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys31 March 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumPaul Simpkins14,131 23x23px Cronulla Sharks24-22 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs1 April 2006 5:30 pmToyota ParkShayne Hayne12,274 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles30-22 23x23px Sydney Roosters1 April 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalTony Archer17,117 23x23px Canberra Raiders21-20 23x23px Penrith Panthers2 April 2006 7:30 pmCanberra StadiumGavin Badger9,399 23x23px Wests Tigers30-28 23x23px Melbourne Storm3 April 2006 2:00 pmLeichhardt OvalJason Robinson17,803 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons26-12 23x23px Brisbane Broncos3 April 2006 2:30 pmWIN StadiumSean Hampstead13,708 23x23px Newcastle Knights22-26 23x23px New Zealand Warriors3 April 2006 3:00 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumRussell Smith18,359 23x23px Canterbury BulldogsBye Round 5 It was a Grand Final rematch between the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers, this time the previous season's runners-up North Queensland taking the game 32-12. The Bulldogs became the first team to win after a Bye this year with a comprehensive 12-30 drubbing of the Raiders in Canberra HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys32-12 23x23px Wests Tigers7 April 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumS. Clark20,262 23x23px Brisbane Broncos30-12 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs8 April 2006 5:30 pmSuncorp StadiumG. Badger20,816 23x23px Cronulla Sharks24-28 23x23px Sydney Roosters8 April 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkS. Hampstead12,331 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons6-54 23x23px Newcastle Knights8 April 2006 7:30 pmWIN StadiumT. Archer17,367 23x23px New Zealand Warriors8-22 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles9 April 2006 2:00 pmEricsson StadiumR. Smith7,888 23x23px Canberra Raiders12-30 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs9 April 2006 2:00 pmCanberra StadiumJ. Robertson12,125 23x23px Parramatta Eels18-44 23x23px Penrith Panthers9 April 2006 2:30 pmParramatta StadiumS. Hayne14,194 23x23px Melbourne StormBye Round 6 A very rare event occurred in Round 6 – a referee was injured during a match. In the 28th minute of the Newcastle vs Nth Qld match, referee Paul Simpkins blew time off and made his way off the field with an injured calf muscle. A replacement referee was organised – Tony De Las Heras, who had refereed the Jersey Flegg (third-tier competition) match earlier, was brought onto the field to take control of the rest of the match. Coincidentally, De Las Heras was the subject of the next instance a referee was injured in an NRL match, in Round 19, 2009. Also, for the first time in 8 years, first grade competitive rugby league returned to Adelaide after the Adelaide Rams were excluded from the competition after the 1998 season. The Penrith Panthers hosted the Melbourne Storm at Hindmarsh Stadium, which was won by Melbourne 40-18. However, Rugby league officials were hoping for an attendance of at least 10,000, and were disappointed with the attendance of only 7,017. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Sydney Roosters6-24 23x23px Brisbane Broncos14 April 2006 7:30 pmSydney Football StadiumS. Clark21,246 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles24-26 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons15 April 2006 5:30 pmBrookvale OvalS. Hayne18,069 23x23px Canberra Raiders18-14 23x23px New Zealand Warriors15 April 2006 7:30 pmCanberra StadiumG. Badger7,174 23x23px Penrith Panthers18-40 23x23px Melbourne Storm15 April 2006 7:30 pmHindmarsh StadiumT. Archer7,017 23x23px Wests Tigers42-16 23x23px Cronulla Sharks16 April 2006 2:00 pmCampbelltown StadiumJ. Robinson15,550 23x23px Newcastle Knights16-18 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys16 April 2006 2:00 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumP. Simpkins, Tom Les Das Heras26,048 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs26-18 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs17 April 2006 2:30 pmTelstra StadiumR. Smith19,529 23x23px Parramatta EelsBye Round 7 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Parramatta Eels28-16 23x23px Wests Tigers21 April 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumT. Archer21,141 23x23px New Zealand Warriors46-14 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs22 April 2006 5:30 pmEricsson StadiumJ. Robinson8,015 23x23px Cronulla Sharks24-22 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys22 April 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkG. Badger9,025 23x23px Melbourne Storm52-6 23x23px Newcastle Knights22 April 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkR. Smith9,084 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs14-40 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles23 April 2006 2:00 pmTelstra StadiumS. Hampstead13,621 23x23px Brisbane Broncos30-6 23x23px Penrith Panthers23 April 2006 3:00 pmSuncorp StadiumS. Hayne25,133 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons22-12 23x23px Sydney Roosters25 April 2006 2:30 pmSydney Football StadiumS. Clark31,105 23x23px Canberra RaidersBye Round 8 Brisbane Broncos recorded their biggest comeback in the club's history when they came from 18-0 down at halftime to win 30-28 against the Canberra Raiders at Suncorp Stadium. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Cronulla Sharks40-12 23x23px Penrith Panthers28 April 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkS. Hampstead16,268 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys18-22 23x23px Sydney Roosters29 April 2006 5:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumS. Hayne21,175 23x23px Melbourne Storm24-10 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons29 April 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkT. Archer8.694 23x23px Brisbane Broncos30-28 23x23px Canberra Raiders29 April 2006 7:30 pmSuncorp StadiumR. Smith23,582 23x23px New Zealand Warriors16-30 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs30 April 2006 12:00 pmEricsson StadiumG. Badger11,604 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs18-24 23x23px Newcastle Knights30 April 2006 2:00 pmTelstra StadiumJ. Robinson8,649 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles23-22 23x23px Parramatta Eels30 April 2006 3:00 pmSCGS. Clark19,208 23x23px Wests TigersBye Round 9 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys22-6 23x23px Penrith Panthers6 May 2006 5:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumBen Cummins16,808 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs14-38 23x23px Melbourne Storm6 May 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumGavin Badger8,083 23x23px Parramatta Eels10-30 23x23px Canberra Raiders6 May 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumJason Robinson10,146 23x23px Cronulla Sharks30-12 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons7 May 2006 12:00 pmToyota ParkStephen Clark18,845 23x23px Wests Tigers24-18 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles7 May 2006 2:00 pmLeichhardt OvalRussell Smith20,231 23x23px Newcastle Knights32-30 23x23px Brisbane Broncos7 May 2006 2:00 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumTony Archer21,252 23x23px Sydney Roosters14-30 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs7 May 2006 3:00 pmSydney Football StadiumSean Hampstead16,121 23x23px New Zealand WarriorsBye Round 10 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons22-16 23x23px New Zealand Warriors13 May 2006 5:30 pmWIN StadiumG. Badger10,117 23x23px Melbourne Storm18-6 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys13 May 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkS. Clark10,830 23x23px Brisbane Broncos32-10 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles13 May 2006 7:30 pmSuncorp StadiumJ. Robinson24,991 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs22-18 23x23px Parramatta Eels14 May 2006 2:30 pmTelstra StadiumS. Hayne13,159 23x23px Penrith Panthers32-20 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs14 May 2006 3:00 pmCUA StadiumJ. Maxwell10,991 23x23px Wests Tigers16-18 23x23px Newcastle Knights14 May 2006 3:00 pmCampbelltown StadiumS. Hampstead14,499 23x23px Canberra Raiders28-38 23x23px Cronulla Sharks14 May 2006 3:00 pmCanberra StadiumB. Cummins9,695 23x23px Sydney RoostersBye Round 11 Parramatta played their first game under stand-in coach Jason Taylor, following Brian Smith's resignation earlier in the week.National Rugby League Smith Resigns as Eels CoachApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Monday, 15 May 2006 – 5:22 pm Following this announcement, star Parramatta players Mark Riddell and Tim Smith were fined $5000 each and relegated to Premier League by Parramatta after turning up to Monday morning training intoxicated.National Rugby League Riddell and Smith FinedApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Monday, Tuesday, 16 May 2006 – 3:11 pm All six home teams won their respective matches over the weekend. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Penrith Panthers30-20 23x23px Parramatta Eels19 May 2006 7:30 pmCUA StadiumS. Clark16,764 23x23px New Zealand Warriors34-12 23x23px Wests Tigers20 May 2006 7:30 pmEricsson StadiumJ. Maxwell8,210 23x23px Newcastle Knights22-12 23x23px Canberra Raiders20 May 2006 7:30 pmEnergy Australia StadiumJ. Robinson18,236 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles34-12 23x23px Melbourne Storm20 May 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalG. Badger9,338 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs32-24 23x23px Cronulla Sharks21 May 2006 2:30 pmTelstra StadiumT. Archer12,728 23x23px Sydney Roosters28-26 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs21 May 2006 3:00 pmSydney Football StadiumS. Hayne13,221 23x23px Brisbane BroncosBye 23x23px St George Illawarra DragonsBye 23x23px North Queensland CowboysBye Round 12 Cronulla Sharks hooker Tevita Latu is stood down from the club on Monday 22 May after claims from 19-year-old Brooke Peninton that the player punched her in the face.Sydney Morning Herald Claims Sharks' Tevita Latu punched woman Monday, 22 May 2006 After being arrested on late on Monday, he was granted police bail to face Sutherland Local Court on 15 June.Sydney Morning Herald NRL sacks Latu for bashing woman Wednesday, 24 May 2006 He was later sacked by the Cronulla club and deregistered by the National Rugby League the following Wednesday. For just the 3rd time since its inception in 2003, there were 2 Golden Point games in the same round. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Newcastle Knights12-38 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons26 May 2006 7:30 pmEnergy Australia StadiumT. Archer23,356 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys14-15 23x23px Canberra Raiders27 May 2006 5:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumG. Badger16,971 23x23px Cronulla Sharks34-20 23x23px New Zealand Warriors27 May 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkB. Cummins9,490 23x23px Brisbane Broncos25-6 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs27 May 2006 7:30 pmSuncorp StadiumS. Clark30,589 23x23px Melbourne Storm17-16 23x23px Penrith Panthers28 May 2006 2:30 pmOlympic ParkS. Hayne7,899 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs4-44 23x23px Wests Tigers28 May 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumP. Simpkins13,640 23x23px Parramatta Eels22-20 23x23px Sydney Roosters28 May 2006 3:00 pmParramatta StadiumS. Hampstead13,044 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBye Round 13 It took 70 minutes to score a point in the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Parramatta Eels game with Parramatta's five-eighth John Morris popped over a field goal to make it 1-0 to Parramatta. Eventually St. George Illwarra found their rhythm to go out 8-1 winners. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons8-1 23x23px Parramatta Eels2 June 2006 7:30 pmOki Jubilee StadiumS. Hampstead9,075 23x23px Melbourne Storm20-16 23x23px Sydney Roosters3 June 2006 5:30 pmOlympic ParkB. Cummins8,491 23x23px Canberra Raiders24-22 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs3 June 2006 7:30 pmCanberra StadiumJ. Maxwell10,150 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs38-22 23x23px Newcastle Knights3 June 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumP. Simpkins12,658 23x23px New Zealand Warriors18-23 23x23px Brisbane Broncos4 June 2006 2:00 pmEricsson StadiumS. Hayne7,746 23x23px Penrith Panthers22-29 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles4 June 2006 2:30 pmCUA StadiumT. Archer10,256 23x23px Wests Tigers24-14 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys4 June 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumS. Clark15,736 23x23px Cronulla SharksBye Round 14 The South Sydney Rabbitohs were able to record their first victory for the 2006 season, taking advantage of Brisbane's depleted line-up due to State of Origin commitments to prevail 34-14 at Telstra Stadium. A crowd of just 6,537, the smallest crowd to date in 2006, braved the cold, wet weather to witness this intriguing game.First win starting point for Rabbitohs 12 June 2006 The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19438960-2722,00.htmlMarch 2025 medicmedic It was also the Rabbitohs' first victory over Brisbane in 17 years. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles16-12 23x23px Wests Tigers9 June 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalS. Hayne11,588 23x23px Penrith Panthers10-20 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons10 June 2006 5:30 pmCUA StadiumJ. Maxwell9,422 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs 34-14 23x23px Brisbane Broncos10 June 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumB. Cummins6,537 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys 4-26 23x23px Cronulla Sharks10 June 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumS. Hampstead16,778 23x23px Sydney Roosters12-22 23x23px New Zealand Warriors11 June 2006 2:30 pmSydney Football StadiumR. Smith6,807 23x23px Parramatta Eels22-34 23x23px Melbourne Storm11 June 2006 3:00 pmParramatta StadiumP. Simpkins7,139 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs26-28 23x23px Canberra Raiders12 June 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumG. Badger12,541 23x23px Newcastle KnightsBye Round 15 St George Illawarra hooker Shaun Timmins is charged by Brisbane police on Saturday 17 June with public nuisance. Having not even played in the Dragon's match against the Brisbane Broncos the night earlier, it was alleged Timmins sat on a street sweeper whilst making his way back to his hotel room at around 3:30 am. Early reports quote the club's chief executive Peter Doust as saying that Timmins was not intoxicated at the time as far as he was aware.Sydney Morning Herald Timmins arrested in Brisbane 17 June 2006 – 3:16 pm Media figures later summed this up as an over-reaction and, while not encouraging Timmins' actions, noted that it was an act of larrikinism rather than malice. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Brisbane Broncos16-18 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons16 June 2006 7:30 pmSuncorp StadiumT. Archer32,914 23x23px Wests Tigers26-14 23x23px Sydney Roosters17 June 2006 5:30 pmTelstra StadiumG. Badger19,914 23x23px Parramatta Eels30-10 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs17 June 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumRussell Smith10,097 23x23px Cronulla Sharks15-12 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles17 June 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkS. Hampstead11,083 23x23px New Zealand Warriors30-18 23x23px Newcastle Knights18 June 2006 2:00 pmEricsson StadiumJ. Maxwell6,240 23x23px Melbourne Storm22-12 23x23px Canberra Raiders18 June 2006 2:30 pmOlympic Park, MelbourneP. Simpkins7,954 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs20-12 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys18 June 2006 3:00 pmCarrara StadiumS. Hayne16,231 23x23px Penrith PanthersBye Round 16 For the third week in a row, the Friday night game was won in the last minute, this time it was the Melbourne Storm winning 16-12 after trailing 12-10 with 3 seconds to go against the Canterbury Bulldogs.https://www.thefanatics.com/sports.news.view.php?id=295648 Fanatics Wests Tigers' five-eighth Benji Marshall dislocated his right shoulder yet again, which ended his season. The Sydney Roosters' Craig Fitzgibbon and Brett Finch got into a swearing match during their match against the Canberra Raiders. The South Sydney Rabbitohs suffered their worst defeat in the club's history with a humiliating 66-0 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Melbourne Storm16-12 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs23 June 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkS. Hampstead 10,373 23x23px Newcastle Knights16-26 23x23px Cronulla Sharks24 June 2006 5:30 pmEnergy Australia StadiumB. Cummins 18,2121 23x23px Penrith Panthers24-20 23x23px Wests Tigers24 June 2006 7:30 pmCUA StadiumRussell Smith16,120 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons34-14 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys24 June 2006 7:30 pmWIN StadiumP. Simpkins13,289 23x23px Canberra Raiders42-10 23x23px Sydney Roosters25 June 2006 2:30 pmCanberra StadiumJ. Robinson 11,876 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles10-16 23x23px Brisbane Broncos25 June 2006 3:00 pmBrookvale OvalS. Hayne16,084 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs0-66 23x23px New Zealand Warriors25 June 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumG. Badger6,597 23x23px Parramatta EelsBye Round 17 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles12-26 23x23px Newcastle Knights30 June 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalSean Hampstead13,284 23x23px New Zealand Warriors28-22 23x23px Penrith Panthers1 July 2006 5:30 pmEricsson StadiumBen Cummins8,723 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys16-14 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs1 July 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumTony Archer17,506 23x23px Canberra Raiders12-18 23x23px Parramatta Eels1 July 2006 7:30 pmCanberra StadiumRussell Smith8,824 23x23px Brisbane Broncos26-12 23x23px Cronulla Sharks2 July 2006 2:30 pmSuncorp StadiumShayne Hayne25,863 23x23px Wests Tigers10-32 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs2 July 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumPaul Simpkins22,511 23x23px Melbourne StormBye 23x23px St George Illawarra DragonsBye 23x23px Sydney RoostersBye Round 18 Newcastle Knights captain Andrew Johns became the all-time highest pointscorer in the 98-year history of top grade Rugby League in Australia, but caused controversy after his sides horrific 46-12 loss to the Parramatta Eels, by walking off field and ignoring a special presentation organised by the Eels officials, including Parramatta Eels coach Jason Taylor, who previously held the record. The Bulldogs gave themselves one of their biggest comebacks in the Club's history and the Warriors one of their worst collapses in their Club's history when the Bulldogs came from 16-0 down midway through the first half to win 22-18 in extra time at ANZ Stadium. Also, the Tigers appeared to be back on track with a 22-10 victory over the Cronulla Sharks at Toyota Park. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Melbourne Storm10-4 23x23px Brisbane Broncos7 July 2006 7:30 pmOlympic Park StadiumSean Hampstead15,479 23x23px Sydney Roosters16-33 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles8 July 2006 5:30 pmSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins8,824 23x23px Parramatta Eels46-12 23x23px Newcastle Knights8 July 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumBen Cummins13,167 23x23px Penrith Panthers24-12 23x23px Canberra Raiders8 July 2006 7:30 pmCUA StadiumTony Archer9,111 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs22-18 23x23px New Zealand Warriors9 July 2006 2:30 pmTelstra StadiumShayne Hayne14,076 23x23px Cronulla Sharks10-22 23x23px Wests Tigers9 July 2006 3:00 pmToyota ParkSteven Clark15,070 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons38-28 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs9 July 2006 3:00 pmOKI Jubilee StadiumJason Robinson13,126 23x23px North Queensland CowboysBye Round 19 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons16-22 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs14 July 2006 7:30 pmOKI Jubilee StadiumSteven Clark18,223 23x23px New Zealand Warriors12-20 23x23px Parramatta Eels15 July 2006 5:30 pmMt Smart StadiumSean Hampstead 14,499 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs20-26 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles15 July 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumJ. Maxwell7,509 23x23px Penrith Panthers17-8 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys15 July 2006 7:30 pmCUA StadiumBen Cummins 8,212 23x23px Newcastle Knights16-24 23x23px Melbourne Storm16 July 2006 2:00 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumPaul Simpkins21,655 23x23px Canberra Raiders20-18 23x23px Wests Tigers16 July 2006 3:00 pmCanberra StadiumTony Archer 9,125 23x23px Sydney Roosters38-32 23x23px Cronulla Sharks16 July 2006 3:00 pmSydney Football StadiumJason Robinson 9,241 23x23px Brisbane BroncosBye Round 20 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Melbourne Storm28-12 23x23px Cronulla Sharks21 July 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkSteven Clark 11,486 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs25-0 23x23px Sydney Roosters22 July 2006 5:30 pmTelstra StadiumJ. Maxwell 14,020 23x23px Newcastle Knights24-18 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs22 July 2006 7:30 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumG. Badger14,599 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys26-10 23x23px Brisbane Broncos22 July 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumTony Archer 24,658 23x23px Wests Tigers6-34 23x23px Parramatta Eels23 July 2006 2:00 pmTelstra StadiumShayne Hayne21,456 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles32-30 23x23px Penrith Panthers23 July 2006 3:00 pmBrookvale OvalJason Robinson 15,177 23x23px Canberra Raiders31-12 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons23 July 2006 3:00 pmCanberra StadiumPaul Simpkins13,504 23x23px New Zealand WarriorsBye This was the first time that the Sydney Roosters were held scoreless since Round 15 1994, Ending A 311 Game Run Scoring at Least One Point. Round 21 The South Sydney Rabbitohs recorded only their second win for the season with a 21-8 win over the Canberra Raiders at Telstra Stadium. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Cronulla Sharks18-22 23x23px Newcastle Knights28 July 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkShayne Hayne17,574 23x23px Penrith Panthers36-6 23x23px New Zealand Warriors29 July 2006 5:30 pmCUA StadiumTony Archer 9,725 23x23px Parramatta Eels31-18 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles29 July 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumSteven Clark 15,404 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs21-8 23x23px Canberra Raiders29 July 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumJason Robinson 6,152 23x23px Brisbane Broncos6-20 23x23px Wests Tigers30 July 2006 2:30 pmSuncorp StadiumPaul Simpkins31,500 23x23px St. George Illawarra Dragons24-34 23x23px Melbourne Storm30 July 2006 3:00 pmOKI Jubilee StadiumSean Hampstead 13,866 23x23px Sydney Roosters40-20 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys20 July 2006 3:00 pmSydney Football StadiumG. Badger7,617 23x23px Canterbury BulldogsBye Round 22 Rugby league returned to the Central Coast for the first time in 2006, with over 18,000 packing into the picturesque Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at Gosford to witness the Roosters play the Knights. Parramatta continued their winning streak with a victory over the Dragons, Cronulla slumped to another loss, whilst Melbourne and the Bulldogs all but extinguished the hopes of the 2005 Grand Finalists with big victories over the Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys respectively. South Sydney recorded back-to-back victories for the only time this season. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Parramatta Eels28-6 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons4 August 2006 7:30 pmParramatta StadiumSteven Clark19,137 23x23px New Zealand Warriors12-10 23x23px Cronulla Sharks5 August 2006 7:30 pmMt Smart StadiumJason Robinson4,850 23x23px Melbourne Storm46-4 23x23px Wests Tigers5 August 2006 5:30 pmOlympic Park StadiumSean Hampstead12,481 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys14-54 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs5 August 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumPaul Simpkins20,486 23x23px Canberra Raiders30-18 23x23px Brisbane Broncos6 August 2006 2:30 pmCanberra StadiumGavin Badger13,137 23x23px Sydney Roosters18-32 23x23px Newcastle Knights6 August 2006 3:00 pmBluetongue Central Coast StadiumTony Archer18,124 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs32-26 23x23px Penrith Panthers6 August 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumBen Cummins9,126 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBye Round 23 Refereeing woes continues in a thrilling Golden Point clash at Campbelltown, marred by referee Steve Clark's incorrect interpretation of the offside rule. Failure to penalise resulted in a late field goal to Canberra Raiders, winning them the match. The Cronulla Sharks and North Queensland Cowboys fell further out of favour for a top eight berth with poor performances on Saturday night, whilst the Bulldogs extended their run to six straight with a victory over the Dragons. The Tigers and Raiders became the first teams (and so far, only) to play two Golden Point games over the course of the season, it was also the Raiders' record 4th game in Golden Point in 2006, remarkably winning all of them, the Raiders record of most Golden Point games in a season has not been bettered, but has since been equalled by The Eels in 2011 who did not win any, drew one and lost the other three and the Tigers in 2012 winning two and losing the remaining two. Craig Fitzgibbon became the highest scoring forward this round, overtaking David Furner's previous record of 1218. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Newcastle Knights14-16 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles11 August 2006 7:30 pmEnergyAustralia StadiumPaul Simpkins25,105 23x23px New Zealand Warriors26-0 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys12 August 2006 7:30 pm Mt Smart StadiumGavin Badger5,425Cronulla 23 Cronulla Sharks14-34 23x23px Parramatta Eels12 August 2006 7:30 pmToyota ParkTony Archer12,830 23x23px Penrith Panthers20-40Sydney 23 Sydney Roosters12 August 2006 7:30 pmCUA StadiumJason Robinson11,704 23x23px Brisbane Broncos12-18 23x23px Melbourne Storm13 August 2006 2:30 pmSuncorp StadiumShayne Hayne40,159 Canterbury 23 Canterbury Bulldogs26-10 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons13 August 2006 3:00 pmTelstra StadiumSean Hampstead31,256 23x23px Wests Tigers18-19 Canberra Raiders13 August 2006 3:00 pmCampbelltown StadiumSteven Clark18,474 23x23px South Sydney RabbitohsBye *Extra time was played. Round 24 Several surprising results changed the face of the competition in Round 24. The most notable of these was the fall of first and second placed Melbourne and the Bulldogs to much less fancied opponents. The latter side suffered greatly in their 30-0 loss to the Brisbane Broncos, with two players suffering major injuries and their star forward Willie Mason receiving a two match suspension. Penrith's victory over Cronulla in the dying moments saw the clear eight cut and dried, although the Panthers did have a small chance of making the final eight had results gone their way. St George Illawarra fought their way back to form with a 30-point victory over the Wests Tigers. Despite the fact they lost their first game since Round 11, and their first match at home all season, the Storm secured the Minor Premiership this round after the Broncos beat the 2nd placed Bulldogs. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs0-30 23x23px Brisbane Broncos18 August 2006 7:30 pmTelstra StadiumS. Clark26,111 23x23px Cronulla Sharks28-32 23x23px Penrith Panthers19 August 2006 5:30 pmToyota ParkJ. Robinson7,827 23x23px Melbourne Storm20-24 23x23px New Zealand Warriors19 August 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkT. Archer13,477 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys12-19 23x23px Newcastle Knights19 August 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumS. Hampstead17,898 23x23px Sydney Roosters26-40 23x23px Parramatta Eels20 August 2006 2:30 pmSydney Football StadiumP. Simpkins15,142 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles38-16 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs20 August 2006 3:00 pmBrookvale OvalR. Smith19,253 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons46-16 23x23px Wests Tigers20 August 2006 3:00 pmOki Jubilee StadiumS. Hayne14,211 23x23px Canberra RaidersBye Round 25 Controversy struck the NRL again when North Queensland Cowboys player Mitchell Sargent testing positive for cocaine.NRL star tests positive to cocaine 24 August 2006 news.com.au http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20237477-2,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060909122141/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20237477-2,00.html dead 9 September 2006 He was immediately sacked from the club. The Panthers were the only team outside the eight before Round 25 with a slight chance of becoming finalists. However, with the Panthers losing, the top eight became set in stone, meaning no other team was able to make the final series. For the second week in a row, the Broncos held their opponents scoreless, beating Parramatta 23-0. This was the first time this had happened since Round 13 and 14 1999; that time was also Brisbane. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles21-20 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs25 August 2006 7:30 pmBrookvale OvalS. Hampstead20,163 23x23px Canberra Raiders18-22 23x23px Melbourne Storm26 August 2006 5:30 pmCanberra StadiumS. Clark23,665 23x23px Newcastle Knights40-4 23x23px Penrith Panthers26 August 2006 7:30 pmEnergy Australia StadiumS. Hayne21,255 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons18-4 23x23px Cronulla Sharks26 August 2006 7:30 pmWIN StadiumP. Simpkins16,897 23x23px New Zealand Warriors42-16 23x23px Sydney Roosters27 August 2006 2:00 pmMt Smart StadiumR. Smith12,711 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs12-34 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys27 August 2006 2:30 pmTelstra StadiumT. De Las Heras8,914 23x23px Parramatta Eels0-23 23x23px Brisbane Broncos27 August 2006 3:00 pmParramatta StadiumT. Archer20,353 23x23px Wests TigersBye Round 26 With one round to go, the top eight had already settled, with no team outside the top eight able to make the final series. Teams between positions three and six were all in with a chance to host a home semi final at the start at the round and the jostling for positions continued over the weekend. The top eight was finalised on Sunday when the Brisbane Broncos defeated the New Zealand Warriors 36-12. The Melbourne Storm and Bulldogs had their final positions locked in going into the final round. Coaching dramas engulfed the game leading into Round 26, with the news that Ricky Stuart was to be dumped as the coach of the Sydney Roosters for the 2007 NRL Season. Whilst a replacement was yet to be found, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were quick to tie up any chance of losing incoming assistant coach Jason Taylor by promoting him to head coach for the coming season. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd 23x23px North Queensland Cowboys22-8 23x23px Parramatta Eels1 September 2006 7:30 pmDairy Farmers StadiumS. Hayne18,351 23x23px Cronulla Sharks24-26 23x23px Canberra Raiders2 September 2006 5:30 pmToyota ParkS. Clark9,289 23x23px Melbourne Storm30-20 23x23px Manly Warringah Sea Eagles2 September 2006 7:30 pmOlympic ParkP. Simpkins13,991 23x23px Sydney Roosters16-36 23x23px St George Illawarra Dragons2 September 2006 7:30 pmSydney Cricket GroundR. Smith17,142 23x23px Penrith Panthers22-30 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs3 September 2006 3:00 pmCUA StadiumT. Archer13,363 23x23px Wests Tigers52-18 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs3 September 2006 3:00 pmLeichhardt OvalT. De Les Heras18,440 23x23px Brisbane Broncos36-12 23x23px New Zealand Warriors3 September 2006 2:30 pmSuncorp StadiumS. Hampstead47,193 23x23px Newcastle KnightsBye Finals Week One First Qualifying Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (4) Newcastle Knights 0 25 25 (5) Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12 6 18 Date Friday, 8 September 2006 7:30 pm AEST Tries (Newcastle Knights) 2 K. Gidley1: A. Johns, B. Carney Tries (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) 1: C. Hicks B. Stewart, S. Matai Goals (Newcastle Knights) 4 from 4: A. Johns Goals (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) 3 from 4: M. Orford Field goals (Newcastle Knights) 1: J. Mullen Field goals (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) None Venue EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle, NSW Attendance 23,572 Referee Sean Hampstead Second Qualifying Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (3) Brisbane Broncos 4 0 4 (6) St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 10 20 Date Saturday, 9 September 2006 5:30 pm AEST Tries (Brisbane Broncos) 1: D. Boyd Tries (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 1: C. Greenshields A. Gorrell, L. Bailey, M. Cooper Goals (Brisbane Broncos) 0 from 1: C. Parker Goals (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 2 from 3: A. Gorrell 0 from 1: M. Head Field goals (Brisbane Broncos) None Field goals (St. George Illawarra Dragons) None Venue Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD Attendance 50,387 Referee Paul Simpkins Third Qualifying Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (2) Canterbury Bulldogs 12 18 30 (7) Canberra Raiders 6 6 12 Date Saturday, 9 September 2006 7:30 pm AEST Tries (Canterbury Bulldogs) 1: L. Patten, H. El Masri, A. Ryan, D. Holdsworth, A. Emelio Tries (Canberra Raiders) 1: P. Graham, A. Purtell Goals (Canterbury Bulldogs) 5 from 5: H. El Masri Goals (Canberra Raiders) 2 from 2: C. Schifcofske Field goals (Canterbury Bulldogs) None Field goals (Canberra Raiders) None Venue Telstra Stadium, Sydney, NSW Attendance 14,628 Referee Shayne Hayne Fourth Qualifying Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (1) Melbourne Storm 12 0 12 (8) Parramatta Eels 0 6 6 Date Sunday, 10 September 2006 4:00 pmAEST Tries (Melbourne Storm) 1: A. Kaufusi, S. Turner Tries (Parramatta Eels) 1: D. Wagon Goals (Melbourne Storm) 2 from 2: C. Smith Goals (Parramatta Eels) 1 from 1: L. Burt Field goals (Melbourne Storm) None Field goals (Parramatta Eels) None Venue Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC Attendance 15,690 Referee Steven Clark There was major controversy in this match when, approximately 15 minutes from full-time, Parramatta second-rower Glenn Morrison crashed over the Melbourne Storm line. With the decision sent to the video referee (Bill Harrigan), it appeared that Morrison deserved a try - benefit of the doubt. However, Harrigan ruled he had been held up by Storm fullback Billy Slater and the try was not awarded. Week Two First Semi Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (6) St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 20 28 (5) Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0 0 0 Date Friday, 15 September 2006 7:45 pm AEST Tries (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 2: B. Morris 1: B. Hornby, D. Millard, M. Cooper Tries (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) None Goals (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 3 from 3: A. Gorrell 1 from 1 W. Naiqama 0 from 2 M. Head Goals (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) None Field goals (St. George Illawarra Dragons) None Field goals (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles) None Venue Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW Attendance 30,907 Referee Paul Simpkins Second Semi Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (4) Newcastle Knights 0 6 6 (3) Brisbane Broncos 24 26 50 Date Saturday, 16 September 2006 7:45 pm AEST Tries (Newcastle Knights) 1 K. Gidley Tries (Brisbane Broncos) 1: D. Stagg, B. Tate, J. Hodges, K. Hunt, P. Civoniceva, S. Berrigan, D. Lockyer, D. Boyd Goals (Newcastle Knights) 1 from 2: A. Johns Goals (Brisbane Broncos) 8 from 8: C. Parker 1 from 1: D. Lockyer Field goals (Newcastle Knights) None Field goals (Brisbane Broncos) None Venue Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW Attendance 22,081 Referee Steven Clark Week Three First Preliminary Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (2) Canterbury Bulldogs 20 0 20 (3) Brisbane Broncos 6 31 37 Date Friday, 22 September 2006 7:45 pm AEST Tries (Canterbury Bulldogs) 1 D. Holdsworth, H. El Masri, B. Shewin, M. Utai Tries (Brisbane Broncos) 2: S. Berrigan 1: D. Carlaw, D. Boyd, D. Lockyer, B. Tate, C. Parker Goals (Canterbury Bulldogs) 4 from 4: H. El Masri Goals (Brisbane Broncos) 3 from 6: C. Parker 2 from 2: D. LockyerField goals (Canterbury Bulldogs) NoneField goals (Brisbane Broncos) 1: D. Lockyer Venue Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW Attendance 29,511 Referee Paul Simpkins Second Preliminary Final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (1) Melbourne Storm 12 12 24 (6) St. George Illawarra Dragons 6 4 10 Date Saturday, 23 September 2006 7:45 pm AEST Tries (Melbourne Storm) 1 G. Inglis, M. King, S. Turner, A. Kaufusi Tries (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 1: M. Cooper, B. Morris Goals (Melbourne Storm) 3 from 3: C. Smith 1 from 1: M. Geyer Goals (St. George Illawarra Dragons) 1 from 1: A. Gorrell 0 from 1: B. MorrisField goals (Melbourne Storm) NoneField goals (St. George Illawarra Dragons) None Venue Telstra Stadium, Sydney, NSW Attendance 40,901 Referee Steven Clark Grand final Team 1st half 2nd half Total (1) Melbourne Storm 4 4 8 (3) Brisbane Broncos 8 7 15 Date Sunday, 1 October 2006 7:45 pm AEST Tries (Melbourne Storm) 1 S. Turner, M. King Tries (Brisbane Broncos) 1: J. Hodges, B. Tate Goals (Melbourne Storm) 0 from 1: C. Smith 0 from 1 M. Geyer Goals (Brisbane Broncos) 2 from 2: D. Lockyer 1 from 2: C. ParkerField goals (Melbourne Storm) NoneField goals (Brisbane Broncos) 1: D. Lockyer Venue Telstra Stadium, Sydney, NSW Attendance 79,609 Referee Paul Simpkins This was the first Grand Final where there were no Sydney teams featuring in the Grand Final. This was the first Grand Final meeting between these two sides. References 40em Results Category:National Rugby League season results