2006 NAB Cup

The 2006 NAB Cup was held across Australia between 24 February and 18 March.^[1] The NAB Cup was won by Geelong who defeated Adelaide by 8 points in the Grand Final of the knock-out pre-season competition.

2006 NAB Cup
Season	2006
Teams	16
Winners	Geelong (1st title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	232,617 (average 15,508 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Simon Goodwin (Adelaide)
← 2005 2007 →

Prize money

• Winner: $220,000
• Runner-up: $110,000
• Round 3 losers: $55,000
• Round 2 losers: $27,000
• Round 1 losers: $16,500

$220,000 was awarded to the winning club (by comparison, the prize money for the winner of the 2005 AFL Grand Final was only slightly larger at $250,000). Smaller amounts were awarded to clubs based on participation and progression through the competition.

Games

Round 1

	Round 1
Friday, 24 February (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 1.8.13 (70)	def.	Essendon 1.8.12 (69)	Carrara Stadium (crowd: 13,269)
Friday, 24 February (8:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 1.7.12 (63)	def. by	Melbourne 0.9.15 (69)	Marrara Oval (crowd: 6,000)
Saturday, 25 February (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos 1.8.11 (68)	def.	Sydney 0.5.7 (37)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 5,336)
Saturday, 25 February (4:10 pm)	Hawthorn 1.11.10 (85)	def.	Richmond 0.11.9 (75)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 15,649)
Saturday, 25 February (7:40 pm)	Carlton 1.8.13 (70)	def. by	Geelong 0.15.8 (98)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 15,649)
Sunday, 26 February (1:40 pm)	Adelaide 2.16.13 (127)	def.	Port Adelaide 0.8.7 (55)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,012)
Sunday, 26 February (4:40 pm)	Collingwood 2.8.8 (74)	def.	St Kilda 1.9.10 (73)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 24,567)
Sunday, 26 February (4:10 pm)	West Coast 1.7.14 (65)	def. by	Fremantle 1.18.10 (127)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 36,686)

Round 2

	Round 2
Friday, 3 March (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 0.12.9 (81)	def. by	Melbourne 0.13.12 (90)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 11,612)
Saturday, 4 March (6:40 pm)	Hawthorn 1.7.7 (58)	def. by	Adelaide 2.7.11 (71)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 8,060)
Saturday, 4 March (7:45 pm)	Kangaroos 1.8.3 (60)	def. by	Geelong 1.10.17 (86)	Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 7,824)
Sunday, 5 March (4:10 pm)	Fremantle 0.15.10 (100)	def.	Collingwood 2.10.6 (84)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15,610)

Round 3

	Round 3
Friday, 10 March (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 1.16.21 (129)	def.	Melbourne 1.5.5 (44)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 12,594)
Saturday, 11 March (7:40 pm)	Geelong 3.10.14 (101)	def.	Fremantle 1.10.12 (81)	Telstra Dome (crowd: 12,042)

Grand Final

	2006 NAB Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 18 March (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Geelong	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 30,707)
	0.4.5 (29) 0.5.10 (40) 1.8.14 (71) 1.10.15 (84)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.1.1 (7) 0.5.3 (33) 2.6.4 (58) 3.10.5 (92)	Michael Tuck Medal: Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) Television broadcast: Network 10
Vince		Super Goals	Hunt, Ablett, Corey
Bode 3, Perrie 2, Hentschel, Burton, Knights, Vince, Goodwin		Goals	Mooney 3, Chapman 2, Ablett, Kelly, Rooke, Playfair, Byrnes
Goodwin, Thompson, Burton, Massie, Knights, McLeod		Best	Enright, Bartel, Chapman, Kelly, Mooney, Corey, Scarlett
		Injuries	Josh Hunt (knee)
Nil		Reports	The MRP cited Slade (Gee) with a Level Two offence for striking Burton (Ade) during Q3. Slade accepted a reprimand offered by the MRP and 93.75 points to his future record.
Geelong ended a 43 year premiership drought in all AFL senior men's competitions by winning the NAB Cup.

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Results

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Grand Final
	Brisbane Lions		70
	Essendon		69			Brisbane Lions		81
	Western Bulldogs		63			Melbourne		90
	Melbourne		69								Melbourne		44
	Hawthorn		85								Adelaide		129
	Richmond		75			Hawthorn		58
	Adelaide		127			Adelaide		71
	Port Adelaide		55													Adelaide		84
	Kangaroos		68													Geelong		92
	Sydney		37			Kangaroos		60
	Carlton		70			Geelong		86
	Geelong		98								Geelong		101
	Collingwood		74								Fremantle		81
	St Kilda		73			Collingwood		84
	West Coast		65			Fremantle		100
	Fremantle		127

NAB Challenge

	Practice match
Friday, 17 February (7:00pm)	Sydney 10.11 (71)	def. by	Essendon 13.11 (89)	North Sydney Oval (crowd: 8,461)	[3]

	Week 1
Friday, 3 March (4:00pm)	Essendon 12.13 (85)	def.	Sydney 8.5 (53)	Optus Oval (crowd: 2,000 est.)
Saturday, 4 March (1:30pm)	Carlton 5.9 (39)	def. by	Port Adelaide 20.18 (138)	Optus Oval (crowd: 4,000 est.)
Saturday, 4 March (2:00pm)	Richmond 26.18 (174)	def.	Western Bulldogs 15.6 (96)	Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (crowd: 4,500 est.)
Saturday, 4 March (3:45pm)	West Coast 12.12 (84)	def.	St Kilda 11.10 (76)	Rushton Park, Mandurah (crowd: 8,283)

	Week 2
Friday, 10 March (4:00pm)	St Kilda 12.10 (82)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93)	Optus Oval (crowd: 3,500 est.)
Friday, 10 March (7:00pm)	Essendon 16.13 (109)	def.	Hawthorn 11.6 (72)	Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo (crowd: 11,000 est.)
Friday, 10 March (7:15pm)	Carlton 13.9 (87)	def.	West Coast 9.7 (61)	Traeger Park (crowd: 8,500 est.)
Saturday, 11 March (2:00pm)	Kangaroos 13.9 (87)	def. by	Collingwood 14.8 (92)	Optus Oval (crowd: 4,000 est.)
Saturday, 11 March (2:00pm)	Port Adelaide 17.12 (114)	def.	Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 3,149)
Saturday, 11 March (7:10pm)	Sydney 7.7 (49)	def. by	Richmond 13.11 (89)	Carrara Stadium (crowd: 6,277)

	Week 3
Friday, 17 March (4:00pm)	Kangaroos 15.9 (99)	def. by	Melbourne 19.7 (121)	Optus Oval (crowd: 1,500 est.)
Friday, 17 March (4:30pm)	Richmond 11.8 (72)	def. by	Essendon 18.15 (123)	Red Cliffs Oval, Mildura (crowd: 10,000 est.)
Friday, 17 March (7:00pm)	Carlton 11.13 (79)	def.	Western Bulldogs 10.16 (76)	Lavington Sports Ground, Albury (crowd: 5,151)
Friday, 17 March (6:00pm)	West Coast 8.7 (55)	def. by	Hawthorn 13.10 (88)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 4,127)
Friday, 17 March (7:00pm)	Fremantle 19.9 (123)	def.	Port Adelaide 9.11 (65)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5,000 est.)
Saturday, 18 March (1:45pm)	Sydney 12.19 (91)	def.	St Kilda 11.8 (74)	Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground (crowd: 3,203)
Saturday, 18 March (7:10pm)	Brisbane Lions 14.15 (99)	def.	Collingwood 12.10 (82)	Carrara Stadium (crowd: 10,117)
The Richmond vs. Essendon match played in Red Cliffs near Mildura was in honour of the victims of the Cardross road crash that occurred a month prior.[4]

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See also

• 2006 AFL season