2006 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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.

2006 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultPreliminary Finals
2006 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 519; against: 481
Team information
CoachNathan Brown
Captain
StadiumJubilee Oval,Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance15,265
High attendance31,105 (vs. Roosters, round 7)
Top scorers
TriesMark Gasnier (18)
GoalsAaron Gorrell (55)
PointsAaron Gorrell (130)
← 20052007 →

Squad gains and losses

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or Player2005 Club2006 Club
Sam Isemonger Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Andrew Price Newcastle Knights St. George Illawarra Dragons
Michael Ennis St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane Broncos
Daniel Holdsworth St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Willie Manu St. George Illawarra Dragons Castleford Tigers (Super League)
Shane Marteene St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
Bryan Norrie St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
Lance Thompson St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Albert Torrens St. George Illawarra Dragons Huddersfield Giants (Super League)
Nick Youngquest St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers

Ladder

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PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne Storm2420042605404+201441
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2416082608468+14036
3 Brisbane Broncos (P)24140102497392+10532
4 Newcastle Knights24140102608538+7032
5 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles24140102534493+4132
6 St George Illawarra Dragons24140102519481+3832
7 Canberra Raiders24130112525573-4830
8 Parramatta Eels24120122506483+2328
9 North Queensland Cowboys24110132450463-1326
10 New Zealand Warriors24120122552463+89242
11 Wests Tigers24100142490565-7524
12 Penrith Panthers24100142510587-7724
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2490152515544-2922
14 Sydney Roosters2480162528650-12220
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs2430212429772-34310

1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches.
2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.

Ladder Progression

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ladder Position10th13th7th5th10th9th7th9th11th9th9th8th8th7th5th4th3rd2nd4th4th4th6th7th7th6th6th
Source:[1]

Season results

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RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 Wests Tigers24 – 15 St. George Illawarra Dragons10 MarchStadium AustraliaPaul Simpkins27,865[2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons12 – 13 Penrith Panthers19 MarchWollongong ShowgroundShayne Hayne12,098[3]
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs14 – 44 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 MarchStadium AustraliaJason Robinson16,049[4]
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 – 12 Brisbane Broncos2 AprilWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead13,708[5]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons6 – 54 Newcastle Knights8 AprilWollongong ShowgroundTony Archer17,467[6]
6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles24 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons15 AprilBrookvale OvalShayne Hayne18,069[7]
7 (ANZAC Day) St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 12 Sydney Roosters25 AprilSydney Football StadiumSteve Clark31,105[8]
8 Melbourne Storm24 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons29 AprilOlympic Park StadiumTony Archer8,694[9]
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks30 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons7 MayEndeavour FieldSteve Clark18,845[10]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons22 – 16 New Zealand Warriors13 MayWollongong ShowgroundGavin Badger10,117[11]
11BYE
12 Newcastle Knights12 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 MayNewcastle International Sports CentreTony Archer23,356[12]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons8 – 1 Parramatta Eels2 JuneJubilee OvalSean Hampstead9,075[13]
14 Penrith Panthers10 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons10 JunePenrith StadiumJared Maxwell9,422[14]
15 Brisbane Broncos16 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 JuneLang ParkTony Archer32,914[15]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons34 – 14 North Queensland Cowboys24 JuneWollongong ShowgroundPaul Simpkins13,289[16]
17BYE
18 St. George Illawarra Dragons38 – 28 South Sydney Rabbitohs9 JulyJubilee OvalJason Robinson13,126[17]
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14 JulyJubilee OvalSteve Clark18,223[18]
20 Canberra Raiders31 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons23 JulyCanberra StadiumPaul Simpkins13,504[19]
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 34 Melbourne Storm30 JulyJubilee OvalSean Hampstead13,866[20]
22 Parramatta Eels28 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons4 AugustParramatta StadiumSteve Clark19,137[21]
23 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs26 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons13 AugustStadium AustraliaSean Hampstead31,256[22]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons46 – 16 Wests Tigers20 AugustJubilee OvalShayne Hayne14,211[23]
25 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 – 4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks26 AugustWollongong ShowgroundPaul Simpkins16,897[24]
26 Sydney Roosters16 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons2 SeptemberSydney Cricket GroundRussell Smith17,142[25]
FW1 Brisbane Broncos4 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons9 SeptemberLang ParkPaul Simpkins50,387[26]
FW2 St. George Illawarra Dragons28 – 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles15 SeptemberSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins30,907[27]
FW3 Melbourne Storm24 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons23 SeptemberStadium AustraliaSteve Clark40,901[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 24 v St George Illawarra 15 / Round 1, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Penrith 13 / Round 2, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Souths 14 v St George Illawarra 44 / Round 3, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Brisbane 12 / Round 4, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 6 v Newcastle 54 / Round 5, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  7. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Manly 24 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 6, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  8. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 12 v St George Illawarra 22 / Round 7, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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  10. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Cronulla 30 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 9, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  11. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 22 v New Zealand 16 / Round 10, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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  13. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 8 v Parramatta 1 / Round 13, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  14. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 10 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 14, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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  16. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 34 v North Queensland 14 / Round 16, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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  18. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v Bulldogs 22 / Round 19, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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  24. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v Cronulla 4 / Round 25, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  25. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 36 v Sydney Roosters 16 / Round 26, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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  27. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Manly 0 / Semi Final, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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