2006 WAFL season

Australian rules football season December 2017 December 2017 wafl 2006 9 Sub 9 Sub 11 94 Troy Wilson (EP) Matt Priddis (Sub) 2005 2007 The 2006 WAFL season was the 122nd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League. Owing to low crowds making the city's traditional big-match venue, Subiaco Oval, uneconomic due to high overheads, the WAFL followed the AFL since 1991 by scheduling finals (except the Grand Final) at the home ground of the club higher on the ladder. It saw the three top clubs of 2005 – Subiaco, South Fremantle and Claremont – intensify their dominance of the competition, being five games and a large percentage ahead of the remaining six clubs and losing only four games to any of the other six clubs. The only major disappointment on-field was East Perth, who for their centenary season invested considerably in recruiting but won only one extra match vis-à-vis 2005 despite widespread expectation the Royals would be the main threat to the power clubs.WAFL Clubs Ready for Battle The West Australian 22 March 2006 121 The Royals had numerous injury problems with their recruits and coach Warren Mahoney resigned after the club lost its first seven games for its longest losing streak since 1929.Lewis Ross Peos Takes Reins in Rebuilding the Royals The West Australian 17 May 2006 112 West Perth after a poor pre-seasonReid Russell Bulldogs, Sharks, Falcons, Lions Mop-up Pre-Season The West Australian 20 March 2006 63 comfortably took the final place in the four, and Peel Thunder, who suffered from predictions of extreme doom despite having won the past two colts premierships,Pedler Ryan Waterman Vows to Keep Youngsters after Upset Win: Child's Play for Peel The Game 11 The West Australian 27 March 2006 doubled their 2005 win tally with some excellent football in July and August. Swan Districts, finalists in 2004 and 2005, began well but a horror run with injuries after MayReid Russell Swans in Top Shape after Upset The Game 14 The West Australian 5 June 2006 whereby they lost sole ruckman Taylan Ames,Townsend John Taylor Flies Flag for Code and Claremont The Game 15 The West Australian 19 June 2006 Shane Beros, Craig Callaghan and Daniel WulfLewis Ross Seaby and Falcons Both End Up Winners The Game 11 The West Australian 26 June 2006 meant that after inflicting the first defeat upon Subiaco the Swans could win only one of their final eleven matches, losing many of the others in spectacular fashion. A record dry yearAustralian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current//annual/wa/archive/2006.perth.shtml Perth Annual Climate Summary 2006: Perth's driest year on recordAustralian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/wa/archive/200606.perth.shtml Perth Monthly Climate Summary June 2006: Driest June on Record helped produce a marked increase in scoring compared with the past decade, with the average score of 99.41 points per team per game as much as thirteen points higher than the previous season and the highest in the WAFL or Westar Rules since 1991. Included in this was a record half-time margin and the highest score in the WAFL since 1987 by South Fremantle against their struggling derby rivals, who took their second wooden spoon in three years as a dwindling support base and severe financial deficits meant the Sharks could not compete for the best players with the stronger clubs.Townsend John Lions Make Light Work of Toothless Sharks The West Australian 22 April 2006 182Lewis Ross Sharks Rule Dunbar Safe: disappointed East Fremantle Fans Smell Coach's Blood But Not Club Bosses The Game 15 The West Australian 24 April 2006 Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 25 March (2:15 pm) EP 10.11 (71) A WP 10.16 (76) Leederville Oval 2585 Saturday, 25 March (2:15 pm) EF 5.10 (40) A SF 20.18 (138) East Fremantle Oval 2736 Reid Russell Bulldogs Start Where They Ended The Game 10 The West Australian 27 March 2006 Saturday, 25 March (2:15 pm) PT 17.9 (111) H Per 13.9 (87) Rushton Park 1137 Saturday, 25 March (2:15 pm) SD 12.16 (88) A Sub 18.9 (117) Bassendean Oval 2048 Lamond David Lions Off with a Roar as Swans Show Fights The Game 11 The West Australian 27 March 2006 Cla *West Perth's seemingly undersized defenders Josh Pearce, Dion Fleay and Darren Atkinson win the match against the clubs expected to be the biggest challenger to 2005's elite.Townsend John Falcons Break Ice for Curley The Game 10 The West Australian 27 March 2006 Peel coach Chris Waterman vows to keep playing the club's 2004 and 2005 colts premiership players, as the Thunder win a fast-paced and entertaining duel between the cellar-dwellers of the modern WAFL. Round 2 Round 2 Friday, 31 March (6:45 pm) SF 14.13 (97) H EP 11.5 (71) Fremantle Oval 2183 Saturday, 1 April (2:15 pm) WP 17.22 (124) H PT 10.8 (68) Arena Joondalup 1639 Townsend John Falcons' Speed Just the Ticket'; The Game 15, from The West Australian, 3 April 2006 Saturday, 1 April (2:15 pm) Sub 16.9 (105) H Cla 8.9 (57) Leederville Oval 2286 Saturday, 1 April (2:15 pm) Per 17.21 (123) H EF 8.11 (59) Lathlain Park 1375 SD *Former ACT player David Mapleston's excellent marking shows Subiaco – established as the richest and most professional club in the WAFL – have replaced former Bernie Naylor Medallists Brad Smith and Lachlan Oakley with remarkable efficiency, and it shows in the manner by which they overcome the Tigers.Lewis Ross Subiaco Find the Answer Up-Front The Game 14 The West Australian 3 April 2006 Despite 37 possessions – 79 in two games – from 2000 Brownlow Medallist Shane Woewodin, East Fremantle are never in the hunt against a solid Perth team who are warned of the task ahead against Subiaco.Lamond David Rookie Says Demons Must Take the Next Step The Game 15 The West Australian 3 April 2006 Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 8 April (2:15 pm) Cla 16.14 (110) H SD 16.7 (103) Claremont Oval 1447 Saturday, 8 April (2:15 pm) Per 13.10 (88) A Sub 24.10 (154) Lathlain Park 1585 Saturday, 8 April (2:15 pm) PT 6.16 (52) A SF 19.20 (134) Rushton Park 1571 Lamond David Duffield Reaps Dividends from Docker Pre-Season The Game 15 The West Australian 10 April 2006 Saturday, 8 April (2:15 pm) EF 20.14 (134) H EP 7.15 (57) East Fremantle Oval 1319 WP *Subiaco take advantage of Hawthorn's failure to draft Caine Hayes – recommended to the Hawks by Subiaco coach Peter German – as he returns to a running-type role to crush the improved Demons.Lewis Ross Hawk Loss Is Subiaco's Gain The Game 14 The West Australian 10 April 2006 Improved support for the prolific 34-possession Woewodin from Joel Sofi, Nic Polce and Kris Miller, means East Fremantle after two big losses upset the still-winless Royals, who are clear last with three tough matches to come.Reid Russell Veteran Bounces Back for Sharks The Game 15 The West Australian 10 April 2006 Round 4 (Easter weekend) Round 4 Saturday, 15 April (2:15 pm) WP 17.10 (112) A SD 18.13 (121) Arena Joondalup 2543 Townsend John Swans Fight Back to Win for Beros The Game 14 The West Australian 17 April 2006 Saturday, 15 April (2:15 pm) PT 20.16 (136) H EF 15.7 (97) Rushton Park 1666 Lewis Ross Sharks Ripped Apart by Thunder's Bolton The Game 14 The West Australian 17 April 2006 Monday, 17 April (2:15 pm) EP 7.11 (53) A Cla 16.14 (110) Leederville Oval 2620 Monday, 17 April (2:15 pm) SF 20.19 (139) H Per 9.9 (63) Fremantle Oval 2342 Sub *Peel Thunder's opening of 10.5 (65) is their record score for any quarter.See Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_scores/Peel%2BThunder/186 Peel Thunder: Highest Scores Darren Bolton's fleet-footed movement shows coach Waterman knew what he was doing when he offered the overweight 29-year-old a lifeline. Peel, however, do lose key on-baller Daniel Haines for the rest of 2006. Swan Districts' 40-point deficit at half-time is the biggest overcome to win at Arena Joondalup.See http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/rnd_14_review.html WAFL Footy Facts Round 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131031052658/http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/rnd_14_review.html 31 October 2013 East Perth fail to keep up with the speedy Tigers and suffer their tenth consecutive defeat, adding to severe financial problems associated with their off-season recruiting.Lewis Ross Fleet-Footed Tigers Run Weary Royals Ragged The West Australian 18 April 2006 53 Round 5 Round 5 Friday, 21 April (6:45 pm) Sub 19.15 (129) H EF 2.5 (17) Leederville Oval 2067 Saturday, 22 April (2:15 pm) WP 13.9 (87) A SF 16.18 (114) Arena Joondalup 1731 Saturday, 22 April (2:15 pm) SD 18.9 (117) H EP 11.13 (79) Bassendean Oval 2256 Lewis Ross Veterans Still Good Value for Swans The Game 15 The West Australian 24 April 2006 Saturday, 22 April (2:15 pm) Cla 21.7 (133) H PT 10.16 (76) Claremont Oval 1257 Townsend John If It's Not Broken it Won't Stop Tough Toia The Game 15 The West Australian 24 April 2006 Per *In an embarrassing thrashing where Subiaco never hit peak form but are under no pressure at any stage after the Sharks had only one kick in the first twelve minutes, East Fremantle kicked: their second-lowest score since 1915Their sole lower score in this period was 2.4 (16) at Lathlain Park in Round 15 of 1967, when Old Easts did not score between the first and last ten minutes of the match. when they kicked 2.2 (14) with a scoreless second half against Perth their second-lowest ever against Subiaco ahead of 2.4 (16) in 1912.Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/lowest_scores/East%2BFremantle/96 East Fremantle Lowest Scores the lowest score ever by a visiting team at Leederville Oval and the second-lowest in the history of the ground.http://waflfootyfacts.net/LeedervilleOval.html WAFL Footy Facts Leederville Oval https://web.archive.org/web/20130921082534/http://waflfootyfacts.net/LeedervilleOval.html 21 September 2013 Coach John Dimmer dismisses talk of South Fremantle going through the season undefeated after a fourteenth consecutive victory against a depleted West Perth, who finish with seventeen fit men and cannot counter eight-goal Ryan Murphy or forty-possession Daniel Gilmore.Reid Russell Bulldogs Look Invincible After 14th Straight Win The Game 14 The West Australian 24 April 2006 Round 6 Round 6 Friday, 28 April (6:45 pm) SF 23.10 (148) H SD 12.12 (84) Fremantle Oval 2202 Friday, 28 April (6:45 pm) EP 10.14 (74) A Sub 14.8 (92) Leederville Oval 2279 Saturday, 29 April (2:15 pm) Per 5.15 (45) A Cla 18.11 (119) Lathlain Park 1544 Saturday, 29 April (2:15 pm) EF 16.5 (101) A WP 19.7 (121) East Fremantle Oval 1350 Lewis Ross Falcons Survive Despite Missing Veterans The Game 14 The West Australian 1 May 2006 PT *East Perth's “flooding” tactics hold out Subiaco apart from a burst of five goals in time-on of the second quarter that consign the Royals to a twelfth consecutive loss when they were threatening the upset of the season to that point.Lewis Ross Royals Give Subiaco a Fright The West Australian 29 April 2006 176 South Fremantle extend their winning run to fifteen matches as they run away with three goals in the last two minutes of the half after Swans score only 0.5 (5) from a long period of sustained attack in the second quarter.Townsend John Bulldogs Find Extra Gear to Roll Past Swans The West Australian 29 April 2006 176 Daniel Bandy is heckled by the Lathlain crowd after he joined several former AFL teammates at Claremont rather than the Demons where he began his senior football, but still plays a critical role – both in the ruck and attack – in the Tigers' big win.Reid Russell Bandy Was Torn, but Shines for Claremont The Game 15 The West Australian 1 May 2006 Round 7 Round 7 Friday, 5 May (6:45 pm) Sub 28.9 (177) H PT 8.7 (55) Leederville Oval 1514 Saturday, 6 May (2:15 pm) SD 13.17 (95) H EF 11.8 (74) Bassendean Oval 1599 Lamond David Hansen Shows He's Ready for Recall The Game 15 The West Australian 8 May 2006 Saturday, 6 May (2:15 pm) Per 15.11 (101) H WP 15.8 (98) Mukinbudin 2008 Lewis Ross Cooks Spoil Falcon Broth The Game 15 The West Australian 8 May 2006 Sunday, 7 May (2:15 pm) Cla 19.13 (127) H SF 6.10 (46) Claremont Oval 2182 EP *Claremont break South's fifteen-match winning streak thanks to a miserly defence that allows no goals after quarter-time except one brief three-goal burst, plus an amazing display by ex-Docker centre half-forward Anthony Jones. Jones finished with 25 possessions, 14 marks, and kicks 6.2 (38).Reid Russell Tigers Break Bulldog Streak The Game 14 The West Australian 8 May 2006 A concrete-and-matting based cricket strip across the centre of Mukinbudin's oval caused rival captains Simon Duckworth (West Perth) and Chris Bossong (Perth) to imagine they were tossing for innings, and caused much criticism of the WAFL for taking the league to towns lacking the requisite infrastructure.Lewis Ross WAFL Drops Ball as Players Risk Pitch The Game 15 The West Australian 8 May 2006 Perth won a thriller after being behind narrowly most of the afternoon. Round 8 Round 8 Friday, 12 May (6:45 pm) Sub 20.18 (138) H WP 14.6 (90) Leederville Oval 2325 Saturday, 13 May (2:15 pm) EF 15.9 (99) A Cla 21.15 (141) East Fremantle Oval 1129 Townsend John Harper Makes Most of Tall Order The Game 14 The West Australian 15 May 2006 Saturday, 13 May (2:15 pm) PT 12.12 (84) A SD 27.19 (181) Rushton Park 1169 Saturday, 13 May (2:15 pm) Per 19.12 (126) H EP 11.9 (75) Lathlain Park 1663 SF *Perth comfortably win to create a surprise challenge for the finals but rookie coach Simon Eastaugh is not happy with his team's skill against the winless Royals, whose thirteenth consecutive loss was their longest run of “outs” since 1929.Reid Russell Demons in Canter but Coach Not Happy The Game 15 The West Australian 15 May 2006 Ex-St. Kilda defender Daniel Wulf constantly streaks into attack to decimate Peel after half-time, when he scores an amazing three goals amongst Swans' 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) romp for the half.Lewis Ross Backman Wulf Adds Vital Bite Up-Front The Game 15 The West Australian 15 May 2006 Round 9 Round 9 Friday, 19 May (6:45 pm) SF 19.7 (121) A Sub 19.14 (128) Fremantle Oval 2125 Saturday, 20 May (2:15 pm) Cla 16.18 (114) H WP 8.12 (60) Claremont Oval 1535 Saturday, 20 May (2:15 pm) SD 17.17 (119) H Per 12.10 (82) Bassendean Oval 2101 Saturday, 20 May (2:15 pm) EP 22.14 (146) H PT 12.11 (83) Manjimup 1965 EF East Perth's strong forward give them an easy first win for 2006 under new coach Peos. Troy Wilson scores nine goals to justify his state selection, but Andrew Merrington and Ben McKinley play equally well.Townsend John Relief for Peos as Royals Find Water The Game 15 The West Australian 22 May 2006 Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 3 June (2:15 pm) Sub 18.7 (115) A SD 21.11 (137) Leederville Oval 1953 Saturday, 3 June (2:15 pm) Per 20.14 (134) H PT 9.6 (60) Lathlain Park 1815 Townsend John Maher Leads Perth Romp on Red-Letter Day The Game 15 The West Australian 5 June 2006 Monday, 5 June (2:15 pm) WP 11.7 (73) A EP 14.12 (96) Arena Joondalup 6477 Lewis Ross Revitalised Royals in Line to Have a Say The West Australian 6 June 2006 61 Monday, 5 June (2:15 pm) SF 35.13 (223) H EF 9.12 (66) Fremantle Oval 8129 Townsend John Sharks Defend Dunbar after Record Demolition The West Australian 6 June 2006 60 Cla *In inflicting Subiaco's first defeat of the season, Swan Districts break a record losing streak of thirteen against the Lions, with their previous win being in Kununurra during the fourteenth round of 2000.http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Swans/Swans_streaksvs.html#2 WAFL Footy Facts Swan Districts Most Consecutive Losses v Each Opponent 18 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020231410/http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Swans/Swans_streaksvs.html#2 20 October 2013 Swans' win is amazing given they were without Daniel Wulf, Shane Beros, Morris Coppin and Daniel Piani, and leading goalkicker Chris Maguires scores only two behinds. Adam Lange, overlooked by state selectors, gave a dominant 28-possession display. In front of the season's biggest non-Grand Final crowd and the unveiling of a statue to commemorate John Gerovich's famous mark in the 1956 Preliminary Final between the two clubs, South Fremantle achieve the biggest half-time lead in open-age WA(N)FL competition, leading by 20.6 (126) to 1.8 (14).http://waflfootyfacts.net/QtrHalfRecords.html WAFL Footy Facts Largest Margins at Half-Time 18 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071109/http://waflfootyfacts.net/QtrHalfRecords.html#18 4 November 2013 They finished with the highest score in the WAFL since Claremont kicked 33.28 (226) against East Perth in 1987. South Fremantle set records for highest score and biggest margin over their derby rivals,http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/SouthFremantle/SouthFrem_vsgamer.html WAFL Footy Facts South Fremantle v East Fremantle 18 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191538/http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/SouthFremantle/SouthFrem_vsgamer.html#3 29 October 2013 beating 107 points from 1980 and 28.21 (189) from 1976.Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_wins/South%2BFremantle/223 South Fremantle: Biggest Wins Seven Bulldogs score three or more goals, with Ryan Murphy kicking five in the second half after starting in defence, and Daniel Gilmore score two from seven shots and over 40 possessions. Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 10 June (2:15 pm) PT 12.13 (85) A WP 20.16 (136) Rushton Park 955 Saturday, 10 June (2:15 pm) Cla 14.12 (96) H Sub 12.8 (80) Claremont Oval 2724 Lewis Ross Gardiner Shows He Can Walk the Talk The Game 15 The West Australian 12 June 2006 Saturday, 10 June (2:15 pm) EF 9.13 (67) A Per 10.13 (73) East Fremantle Oval 1313 Lamond David Sharks Lift Spirits as Demons Keep Eye on Finals The Game 15 The West Australian 12 June 2006 Saturday, 10 June (2:15 pm) EP 12.8 (80) A SF 16.12 (108) Leederville Oval 1808 SD *Perth win only their fifth game at East Fremantle Oval since 1980 to rise to clear fifth when the siren sounded before Tim Malseed could kick an easy goal that would have produced the WAFL's first drawn match since the opening round of 2003.Had Malseed been able to kick the goal, he would have produced Perth's first draw since the opening round of 1986, the first draw between the two clubs since 1923, and East Fremantle's first home-and-away draw since the third round of 1974. The latter two streaks remain unbroken as of 2025, whilst Perth would have its – and the league's – next draw in mid-2008. Key forwards Ryan Hewitt and Ryan Murphy each kick five goals and take nineteen marks between them as South Fremantle kick the first seven goals, which proves enough to win despite tough East Perth resistance.Townsend John High-Flying Hewitt Directs the Traffic The Game 14 The West Australian 12 June 2006 Round 12 Round 12 Friday, 16 June (2:15 pm) SF 22.10 (142) H PT 11.14 (80) Fremantle Oval 1068 Saturday, 17 June (2:15 pm) SD 11.16 (82) A Cla 23.14 (152) Bassendean Oval 1674 Saturday, 17 June (2:15 pm) Sub 19.13 (127) H Per 13.7 (85) Kambalda 1529 Saturday, 17 June (2:15 pm) EP 18.16 (124) H EF 14.14 (98) Leederville Oval 1449 Reid Russell Royals Emerging as Roughies for Finals The Game 14 The West Australian 19 June 2006 WP *Perth coach Simon Eastaugh is pleased with his club's effort, saying they showed the ability to match it with Subiaco until three quick goals midway through the third quarter moved the Lions clear for good.Lamond David Lions Made to Work The Game 14 The West Australian 19 June 2006 Swans' loss of ruckman Ames allowed Tiger follower Michael Gardiner to run rings around the black and whites and leave the top three twelve points clear. Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 24 June (2:15 pm) EF 22.13 (145) H PT 7.9 (51) East Fremantle Oval 1893 Saturday, 24 June (2:15 pm) SD 11.3 (69) A WP 20.21 (141) Bassendean Oval 4314 Saturday, 24 June (2:15 pm) Cla 15.8 (98) A EP 19.6 (120) Claremont Oval 1853 Saturday, 24 June (2:15 pm) Per 12.15 (87) H SF 8.8 (56) Lathlain Park 1605 Sub *Perth's impressive commitment moves them within a game of the four, but coach Eastaugh refused to talk “finals”. South Fremantle challenge and early Demon lead for a brief period during the final quarter before a Richard Kelly tackle in defence leads to a goal to Shane Paap, which that player immediately duplicates.Lamond David Demons Waiting to Have Their Final Say The Game 10 The West Australian 26 June 2006 With eleven goals against Eagle-listed Brett Jones,Duffield Mark Wilson Turns Up the Laser The Game 11 The West Australian 26 June 2006 Troy Wilson becomes the first Royal to kick double figures in a match for a decade as East Perth, winless after eight weeks, record a major upset. West Coast interchange ruckman Mark Seaby takes advantage of Gardiner's AFL recall to decimate a Swan Districts ruck duo with eight WAFL matches between them and leave Swans in the four only on percentage. Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 1 July (2:15 pm) PT 13.11 (89) A Cla 14.11 (95) Rushton Park 936 Saturday, 1 July (2:15 pm) EP 20.16 (136) H SD 8.9 (57) Leederville Oval 2804 Saturday, 1 July (2:15 pm) SF 15.10 (100) H WP 10.18 (78) Fremantle Oval 1814 Saturday, 1 July (2:15 pm) EF 11.4 (70) A Sub 21.21 (147) East Fremantle Oval 1380 O‘Connell Ronan Subiaco Turn It On after Slow Start The Game 15 The West Australian 3 July 2006 Per *East Perth coach Peos talks “finals” for the first time as a crushing win, led by Craig Wulff and Andrew Merrington, over Swan Districts leaves the victims inside the four by only 0.5 percent.Lewis Ross Peos Dares to Look at a Finals Berth The Game 15 The West Australian 3 July 2006 A harsh training session after the Perth loss has a South Fremantle team depleted by injuries and Docker calls holding out an inaccurate West Perth to stay second and keep the Falcons a game out of the four.Reid Russell Bulldogs Respond to Brutal Training Run The Game 14 The West Australian 3 July 2006 Peel coach Waterman laments injuries after an inspired third quarter has the Thunder on track to defeat one of the pacesetters before “one-on-one” tactics that Peel cannot handle win the game for the Tigers in the last.Lamond David Injuries Steal Peel's Thunder The Game 15 The West Australian 3 July 2006 Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 8 July (2:15 pm) WP 16.15 (111) H EF 14.15 (99) Arena Joondalup 1245 Saturday, 8 July (2:15 pm) SD 14.10 (94) A SF 18.14 (122) Bassendean Oval 1956 Lamond David Swans Out of Four an Injury Troubles Mount The Game 15 The West Australian 10 July 2006 Saturday, 8 July (2:15 pm) Sub 17.13 (115) H EP 8.17 (65) Leederville Oval 2623 Saturday, 8 July (2:15 pm) Cla 22.17 (149) H Per 9.6 (60) Claremont Oval 1525 Townsend John New Era in Triple Threat of Tigerish Jones Boys The Game 15 The West Australian 10 July 2006 PT *East Perth fade out after a very tough three quarters, with ex-Royals Caine Hayes and Paul Ridley booed for their sparking of the Lions when they are rested late in the match.Reid Russell Hayes, Ridley Have Last Laugh on Royals The Game 15 The West Australian 10 July 2006 East Fremantle fall apart after a strong start, but the match analysis is dominated by coach Dunbar's accusation that playmaker Shane Woewodin, who was kept quiet by Ray Bartholemew, was illegally impeded for most of the match.Lewis Ross Sharks Take Action on Woewodin Treatment The Game 14 The West Australian 10 July 2006 Round 16 Round 16 Friday, 14 July (6:45 pm) SF 9.11 (65) H Cla 9.8 (62) Fremantle Oval 2859 Saturday, 15 July (2:15 pm) Per 7.10 (52) A WP 16.20 (116) Lathlain Park 1809 Saturday, 15 July (2:15 pm) PT 10.11 (71) A Sub 15.8 (98) Rushton Park 1172 Saturday, 15 July (2:15 pm) EF 29.7 (181) H SD 12.9 (81) East Fremantle Oval 1573 Lamond David Dead-Eye McCarrey Slaughters Swans The Game 14 The West Australian 17 July 2006 EP *South Fremantle move ahead in the battle for second position as they just hold off a Claremont team that in dewy conditions did not goal between quarter-time and ten minutes into the last quarter.Reid Russell Fading Bulldogs Hold Off the Flying Tigers The West Australian 15 July 2006 187 Despite midweek predictions that Perth and East Perth would fight out fourth position, West Perth are the team to take advantage of Swan Districts' thrashing by jumping the Demons and never being threatened even when Andrew McDougall kicks his four goals for the game in the third quarter.Reid Russell Falcons Keep Demons at Bay The Game 15 The West Australian 17 July 2006 East Fremantle, with only two wins in thirteen matches, kick their most accurate score by excess of goals over behinds and the most accurate against Swan Districts.http://waflfootyfacts.net/GameRecords.html#MoreGoalsThanBehinds WAFL Footy Facts More Goals Than Behinds https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193428/http://waflfootyfacts.net/GameRecords.html 29 October 2013 It is their second highest score and most goals ever against Swan Districts.http://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_scores/East%2BFremantle/96 East Fremantle: Highest Scores Australian Football Former defender Andrew McCarrey kicks eleven goals straight and Michael Griffiths against shows Swans' ruck weakness and gives Woewodin and Kris Miller complete midfield control. Peel Thunder lead Subiaco for all but the first thirteen and last thirteen minutes – before the Lions escape a giant upset by kicking 10.1 (61) in the final quarter of what was previously a low-scoring match.Lewis Ross Peel Eye Senior On-Baller The Game 15 The West Australian 17 July 2006 Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 22 July (2:15 pm) WP 13.15 (93) A Sub 21.9 (135) Arena Joondalup 1901 Lamond David Lions Gain Whip Hand on Fading Falcons The Game 15 The West Australian 24 July 2006 Saturday, 22 July (2:15 pm) EP 13.15 (93) A Per 16.9 (105) Leederville Oval 1887 Saturday, 22 July (2:15 pm) Cla 23.8 (146) H EF 9.9 (63) Claremont Oval 1622 O‘Connell Ronan Gardy and Bandy Show Has Tigers Salivating The Game 15 The West Australian 24 July 2006 Saturday, 22 July (2:15 pm) SD 12.10 (82) A PT 14.15 (99) Bassendean Oval 1458 Lewis Ross WAFL Probes Ugly Clashes The Game 15 The West Australian 24 July 2006 SF *Perth move to within percentage of the four with a favourable draw remaining whilst East Perth are eliminated after a slow start and the loss of key defender Craig Wulff.Reid Russell Demons Have Eye on Place in Finals The Game 14 The West Australian 24 July 2006 Peel end a run of ten consecutive losses in a spiteful match, whereby young rover Haydn Ballantyne overcomes being hit and treated in the opening quarter to be the dominant player for the remainder of the match. Owing to Peel's failure to formally complain, Ballantyne was the only player reported on video evidence and was suspended for headbutting despite his great performance.Lewis Ross Thunder Rumble over First-Quarter Clashes The West Australian 25 July 2006 52 Round 18 Round 18 Saturday, 29 July (2:15 pm) Sub 16.10 (106) H SF 13.10 (88) Leederville Oval 1215 Lewis Ross Lions Answer All Challenges The Game 14 The West Australian 31 July 2006 Saturday, 29 July (2:15 pm) PT 16.14 (110) H EP 9.11 (65) Rushton Park 911 Lamond David Peel's Welcome Change of Fortune The Game 15 The West Australian 31 July 2006 Saturday, 29 July (2:15 pm) Per 9.11 (65) A SD 16.13 (109) Lathlain Park 1517 Saturday, 29 July (2:15 pm) WP 15.3 (93) H Cla 12.12 (84) Arena Joondalup 1198 EF *Former Perth spearhead Chris Maguire returns after one week in the reserves to end a Swan Districts horror stretch with four of eight final quarter goals against a passionless Demon team.Reid Russell Maguire Returns to Lead Swans' Charge The Game 15 The West Australian 31 July 2006 Anthony Tsalikis, who trained at Hopetoun and worked in Ravensthorpe as an engineer, gives West Perth an upset win to move clear in the four against expectations of Perth taking their place.Townsend John Finals Loom as Frequent Flyer Boots Home Four The Game 14 The West Australian 31 July 2006 Returned forward Dean Buszan kicks eight goals in a match for the second time, being as of 2013 one of only two Thunder players to do this.http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Peel/Peel_vsgamer.html WAFL Footy Facts Peel Thunder vs Each Opponent Game Records 18 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131031053301/http://www.waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Peel/Peel_vsgamer.html 31 October 2013 As of 2014, Buszan holds the record for most goals in a match on both sides of Peel v East Perth. Round 19 Round 19 Saturday, 5 August (2:15 pm) EF 12.7 (79) A SF 15.11 (101) East Fremantle Oval 1740 Saturday, 5 August (2:15 pm) EP 12.9 (81) A WP 23.17 (155) Leederville Oval 2228 Saturday, 5 August (2:15 pm) Per 10.10 (70) A Sub 18.15 (123) Lathlain Park 1318 Saturday, 5 August (2:15 pm) Cla 22.17 (149) H SD 13.12 (90) Broome 3950 Reid Russell Gardiner and Bandy too Hot for Swans The Game 15. The West Australian 7 August 2006 PT *For the third occasion in four matches, Subiaco race away after being in difficulties for most of the contest, as a “wall of players” in the Demon midfield stops Subiaco's running game until Josh Wooden is moved into the centre and uses his skill to break the “wall” down.Lewis Ross Lions Find Way to Break Down Wall The Game 15 The West Australian 7 August 2006 Mark LeCras' 7.5 (47) from over thirty possessions – including thirteen in the first quarter – leaves West Perth two wins clear inside the four, virtually sealing the finalists with a month of the home-and-away season remaining.Lamond David Falcons' Brood a Mirror on Past The Game 14 The West Australian 7 August 2006 Round 20 Round 20 Friday, 11 August (6:45 pm) SF 22.14 (146) H PT 8.6 (54) Fremantle Oval 1557 Saturday, 12 August (2:15 pm) EF 9.14 (68) A EP 21.9 (135) East Fremantle Oval 1212 Lewis Ross Agostino Steps Up to Leads Young Royals to Rout The Game 15 The West Australian 14 August 2006 Cla, Per, Sub, SD, WP Debutant Callum Wilson's five goals leads South Fremantle to a brilliant win after having trailed by fifteen points early in the second quarter.Townsend John South Turn Up Heat as New Boy Shows Class The West Australian 12 August 2006 185 Round 21 Round 21 Saturday, 19 August (2:15 pm) WP 8.15 (63) A PT 11.11 (77) Arena Joondalup 1022 Saturday, 19 August (2:15 pm) SD 8.8 (56) A SF 11.11 (77) Bassendean Oval 1288 Reid Russell Bulldogs Bolt as Swans Rue Early Lapses The Game 15 The West Australian 21 August 2006 Saturday, 19 August (2:15 pm) Sub 16.11 (107) H Cla 8.14 (62) Leederville Oval 1351 Saturday, 19 August (2:15 pm) Per 6.10 (46) A EF 17.15 (117) Lathlain Park 1109 EP *Cameron Heise's ability to put pressure on Paul Medhurst, along with Subiaco's ability to spread the goalscoring with ten single goalkickers all but seals the double chance and Subiaco's “home” final.Lewis Ross Medhurst Shut Out as Lions Rampage The Game 15 The West Australian 21 August 2006 Peel's commitment and efficient ball use have them ahead of the Falcons almost all afternoon on the only wet day of the seasonAustralian Bureau of Meterology Climate Data Online http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataDGraph&p_stn_num=009225&p_nccObsCode=136&p_month=08&p_startYear=2006 Perth Metro (Mount Lawley) (009225) August 2006 rainfall despite a few bad discipline errors, in the process virtually sealing the wooden spoon with East Fremantle's last hope to defeat almost invincible Subiaco.Townsend John Peel Absorb Pressure for First Win over Top-Four Side: Thunder Hold Sway The Game 14 The West Australian 21 August 2006 Port Melbourne recruits Michael Griffiths, Joel Sofi and James Kondarovskis combine for the first time to end the finals hopes of an uninspiring Perth and mathematically keep the Sharks' hopes of avoiding the wooden spoon alive.Lamond David Fit Port Melbourne Trio Add Bite to Sharks The Game 15 The West Australian 21 August 2006 Round 22 Round 22 Saturday, 26 August (2:15 pm) Sub 26.17 (173) H EF 13.7 (85) Leederville Oval 1826 Reid Russell No Finals Talk for Rampant Subiaco The Game 14 The West Australian 28 August 2006 Saturday, 26 August (2:15 pm) PT 14.16 (100) H Per 11.11 (77) Rushton Park 1076 Lamond David Phillips Proves Sparkling Debut Was No Fluke The Game 15 The West Australian 28 August 2006 Saturday, 26 August (2:15 pm) WP 19.12 (126) H SD 7.12 (54) Arena Joondalup 1531 Saturday, 26 August (2:15 pm) Cla 22.15 (147) H EP 10.9 (69) Claremont Oval 1722 SF Eight goals from in-form Mark LeCras – an Eagle emergency in Brisbane when the Falcons lost to Peel – fails to add confidence because of the prospect of a permanent AFL call-up weakening the club.Lewis Ross Mystery Final for In-Form LeCras The Game 15 The West Australian 28 August 2006 Round 23 Round 23 Friday, 1 September (6:45 pm) SF 17.11 (113) H WP 5.16 (46) Fremantle Oval 1989 Saturday, 2 September (2:15 pm) SD 11.11 (77) A Sub 22.17 (149) Bassendean Oval 1661 Reid Russell Ruthless Lions Fire Up for Nine Finals in a Row The Game The West Australian 4 September 2006 15 Saturday, 2 September (2:15 pm) EP 24.8 (152) H Per 13.10 (88) Leederville Oval 1764 Lamond David Dread Debut for Teenage Royal The Game The West Australian 4 September 2006 15 Saturday, 2 September (2:15 pm) PT 18.13 (121) A Cla 20.14 (134) Rushton Park 1116 EF *With Mark LeCras kicking five goals for West Coasthttp://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_LeCras.html AFL Tables Mark LeCras and Josh Head blanketing Tsalikis, West Perth's attack fails completely and give no sign they can match the top three in the finals.Townsend John South Fremantle Take Time to Shake Falcons The West Australian 2 September 2006 192 Peel record the second highest losing score in their historyhttp://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Peel/Peel_gamer.html#21 WAFL Footy Facts Peel Thunder Highest Losing Scores 18 November 2013 11 October 2013 https://archive.today/20131011165818/http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Peel/Peel_gamer.html%2320#21 as Buszan kicks eight goals in a match for the third time, remaining the sole Thunder player to do so until 2008. He did this despite having a dog chew up his football boots six weeks beforehand. The Thunder trailed by 64 points early in the third quarter after Claremont kicked 10.7 (67) to 1.0 (6) in the second quarter, but their determination has them come back strongly in the best form in their WAFL history.Lewis Ross Dogged Peel Make Final Statement The Game The West Australian 4 September 2006 15 Ladder main WDL 2006 WAFL ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 Sub Sub 18 2 0 2515 1589 P SF SF 16 4 0 2278 1540 Cla Cla 15 5 0 2285 1626 WP WP 10 10 0 1999 1873 EP EP 7 13 0 1842 2057 SD SD 7 13 0 1896 2318 Per Per 7 13 0 1657 2143 PT PT 6 14 0 1662 2396 EF EF 4 16 0 1759 2351 Premiers #CCFFCC Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete 2006 Ladder http://waflfootyfacts.net/season/games/results.php?Season=2006#Ladder WAFL Footy Facts Finals First semi-final First semi-final Sunday, 10 September (2:15 pm) Cla 21.18 (144) H WP 8.10 (58) Claremont Oval 3,302 This was the first final ever played at Claremont Oval, and underlined the superiority of the top three with the Falcons' heaviest defeat since 1997,West Perth: Biggest Losses http://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_losses/West%2BPerth%2B/279 Australian Football despite Claremont losing Paul Medhurst to the AFL.Lewis Ross Haunted Tigers Fire Up: Falcons Pay Price as Tigers Remember Bitter Grand Final Losses The Game 15 The West Australian 11 September 2006 Second semi-final Second semi-final Sunday, 10 September (2:15 pm) Sub 15.7 (97) H SF 12.18 (90) Leederville Oval 5,084 *This was the first final at Leederville since the 1935 First Semi between East Perth and East Fremantle – the last season before all finals were played at Subiaco due to the league establishing permanent headquarters there.New Football Headquarters The West Australian 7 September 1936 7 Subiaco came from 25 points down to beat a South Fremantle team that kicked only five goals in the second half from sixty entries inside their forward fifty metres.Townsend John Wayward Bulldogs Punished The Game 15 The West Australian 11 September 2006 Preliminary final Preliminary final Sunday, 17 September (2:15 pm) SF 16.13 (109) H Cla 16.10 (106) Subiaco Oval 4,811 South Fremantle hang on when a Claremont kick on the siren does not make the distance but have problems with the availability of key players Andrew Siegert, Ashton Hams, Travis Gaspar and Daniel Gilmore.Lewis Ross Bulldogs' Top Team Far from Settled The Game 10 The West Australian 18 September 2006 Grand Final 2006 WAFL Grand Final 2006 WAFL Grand Final Saturday, 23 September Sub 5.0 (30) 9.2 (56) 14.5 (89) 24.9 (153) Larkins 7, Keevers 3, Mapleston 3, Hall 2, Cossom, Holmes, Haynes, Hayes, Webb, Schofield, Broughton, Pickett, Robbins Newick, Webb, Parker, Randall, Schofield, Haynes, Larkins H SF 3.6 (24) 5.8 (38) 8.9 (57) 10.10 (70) Sampi 3, White 2, McGrath 2, Hewitt, Ashton Hams, Adams Duffield, Jones, Head, Thornton, Adams, Kyle Hams David Gault for unduly rough play Subiaco Oval 21,291 Lewis Ross Grateful Lions to Give German Free Rein The Game 10-11 The West Australian 25 September 2006 Greg Bandy, Gareth Parker, Todd Keating Simpson Medal Marc Webb (Sub) Subiaco completely dominate against a Bulldog side with Gaspar, Siegert and Gilmore under fitness clouds, kicking 15.7 (97) to 5.2 (32) after half-time. Notes "note" References 3 External links 2006 Matches http://www.wafl.com.au/games/year/2006 Official WAFL website 20 May 2020 2 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120702041933/http://www.wafl.com.au/games/year/2006 dead http://waflfootyfacts.net/season/idx.php?Season=2006 WAFLFootyFacts 2006 Season Review http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/WAFL/2006 West Australian Football League (WAFL), 2006 Australian Football 5 September 2018 11 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004743/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/WAFL/2006 dead Category:West Australian Football League seasons WAFL