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. Attend.15,265
High. Attend.31,105 (vs. Roosters, round 7)
Top scorers
TriesMark Gasnier (18)
GoalsAaron Gorrell (55)
PointsAaron Gorrell (130)
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Squad gains and losses

or Player 2005 Club 2006 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 Dragons Retirement
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

Team Pld W D L B F A PD Pts
1 Melbourne 2420042605404+201441
2 Bulldogs 2416082608468+14036
3 Brisbane 24140102497392+10532
4 Newcastle 24140102608538+7032
5 Manly Warringah 24140102534493+4132
6 St. George Illawarra 24140102519481+3832
7 Canberra 24130112525573-4830
8 Parramatta 24120122506483+2328
9 North Queensland 24110132450463-1326
10 New Zealand 24120122552463+89242
11 Wests Tigers 24100142490565-7524
12 Penrith 24100142510587-7724
13 Cronulla-Sutherland 2490152515544-2922
14 Sydney 2480162528650-12220
15 South Sydney 2430212429772-34310

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

Ladder Progression

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ladder Position 10th 13th 7th 5th 10th 9th 7th 9th 11th 9th 9th 8th 8th 7th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 6th 7th 7th 6th 6th
Source:[1]

Season results

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Wests Tigers 24 – 15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 March Stadium Australia Paul Simpkins 27,865 [2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 13 Penrith Panthers 19 March Wollongong Showground Shayne Hayne 12,098 [3]
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 – 44 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 March Stadium Australia Jason Robinson 16,049 [4]
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 – 12 Brisbane Broncos 2 April Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 13,708 [5]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 6 – 54 Newcastle Knights 8 April Wollongong Showground Tony Archer 17,467 [6]
6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15 April Brookvale Oval Shayne Hayne 18,069 [7]
7 (ANZAC Day) St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 12 Sydney Roosters 25 April Sydney Football Stadium Steve Clark 31,105 [8]
8 Melbourne Storm 24 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 April Olympic Park Stadium Tony Archer 8,694 [9]
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 7 May Endeavour Field Steve Clark 18,845 [10]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 – 16 New Zealand Warriors 13 May Wollongong Showground Gavin Badger 10,117 [11]
11 BYE
12 Newcastle Knights 12 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 May Newcastle International Sports Centre Tony Archer 23,356 [12]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 – 1 Parramatta Eels 2 June Jubilee Oval Sean Hampstead 9,075 [13]
14 Penrith Panthers 10 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 June Penrith Stadium Jared Maxwell 9,422 [14]
15 Brisbane Broncos 16 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 June Lang Park Tony Archer 32,914 [15]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 14 North Queensland Cowboys 24 June Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 13,289 [16]
17 BYE
18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 38 – 28 South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 July Jubilee Oval Jason Robinson 13,126 [17]
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14 July Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 18,223 [18]
20 Canberra Raiders 31 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 23 July Canberra Stadium Paul Simpkins 13,504 [19]
21 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 34 Melbourne Storm 30 July Jubilee Oval Sean Hampstead 13,866 [20]
22 Parramatta Eels 28 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 August Parramatta Stadium Steve Clark 19,137 [21]
23 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 13 August Stadium Australia Sean Hampstead 31,256 [22]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 46 – 16 Wests Tigers 20 August Jubilee Oval Shayne Hayne 14,211 [23]
25 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 August Wollongong Showground Paul Simpkins 16,897 [24]
26 Sydney Roosters 16 – 36 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 September Sydney Cricket Ground Russell Smith 17,142 [25]
FW1 Brisbane Broncos 4 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 9 September Lang Park Paul Simpkins 50,387 [26]
FW2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 15 September Sydney Football Stadium Paul Simpkins 30,907 [27]
FW3 Melbourne Storm 24 – 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 23 September Stadium Australia Steve Clark 40,901 [28]

References

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