From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
2006 AFL finals series
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | afl |
| year | 2006 |
| image | 2006AFLFinalsSeries.png |
| imagesize | 320px |
| date | 8–30 September 2006 |
| teams | 8 |
| premiers | West Coast |
| count | 3 |
| minor premiers | West Coast |
| mpcount | 3 |
| matches | 9 |
| attendance | 532178 |
| highattend | 97,431 ([Grand Final](2006-afl-grand-final), vs. ) |
| prevseason | [2005](2005-afl-finals-series) |
| nextseason | [2007](2007-afl-finals-series) |
| runners-up | (14th grand final) |
| pre-season cup = |runners-up= (14th grand final)}}
The Australian Football League's 2006 finals series took place between the teams that finished in the top eight in the 2006 AFL season. It began on the weekend of 8 September 2006 and ended with the 110th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2006. The winner, West Coast Eagles, was crowned champion of the AFL after defeating Sydney by one point.
Eight teams qualified for the finals by finishing in the top eight of the premiership ladder.
With the top eight race effectively ending several rounds before the end of the season, the push for the final two positions in the top four heated up as all six teams below West Coast and Adelaide were vying for the crucial "double chance" with only a few rounds left. With wins in the final round, Fremantle and Sydney secured the "double chance" making it the first time in the game's history where the top four positions did not consist of a single Victorian team.
Ladder
Summary of results
|team-width=150 |score-width=70 |RD1-text1=Sep 9, Subiaco Oval |RD1-team1= |RD1-score1=12.12 (84) |RD1-team2=**** |RD1-score2=13.7 (85) |RD1-text2=Sep 10, MCG |RD1-team3= |RD1-score3=11.14 (80) |RD1-team4=**** |RD1-score4=18.13 (121) |RD1-text4=Sep 9, AAMI Stadium |RD1-team7=**** |RD1-score7=10.16 (76) |RD1-team8= |RD1-score8=7.4 (46) |RD1-text3=Sep 8, MCG |RD1-team5= |RD1-score5=10.12 (72) |RD1-team6=**** |RD1-score6=13.12 (90) |RD2-text1=Sep 16, Subiaco Oval |RD2-team1=**** |RD2-score1=16.17 (113) |RD2-team2= |RD2-score2=5.9 (39) |RD2-text2=Sep 15, Subiaco Oval |RD2-team3=**** |RD2-score3=14.18 (102) |RD2-team4= |RD2-score4=11.8 (74) |RD3-text1=Sep 22, Telstra Stadium |RD3-team1=**** |RD3-score1=19.13 (127) |RD3-team2= |RD3-score2=14.8 (92) |RD3-text2=Sep 23, AAMI Stadium |RD3-team3= |RD3-score3=11.9 (75) |RD3-team4=**** |RD3-score4=11.19 (85) |RD4-text1=Sep 30, MCG |RD4-team1= |RD4-score1=12.12 (84) |RD4-team2=**** |RD4-score2=12.13 (85)
The finals system
Main article: AFL final eight system
The system is a final eight system. This system is different from the McIntyre final eight system, which was previously used by the AFL.
The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance", meaning that they cannot be eliminated from the finals in the first week match, the qualifying final. In contrast the bottom four of the eight play elimination finals in the first week, where only the winners move on to week two.
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye (rest), while qualifying finals losers play the winners of the elimination finals. Home ground advantage goes to the team with the higher final 8 position.
In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week, with the latter receiving home-ground advantage. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Week One
The first week of the finals series would have significantly been different had not been successful in its appeal regarding the result of their controversially drawn match against in round five of the premiership season. Had the draw stood, St Kilda would have finished third, Fremantle fourth, defending premiers Sydney fifth and Collingwood sixth. Thus, instead of the below fixture, the week one finals fixture would have been:
;Qualifying finals
- West Coast vs Fremantle at Subiaco Oval
- Adelaide vs St Kilda at AAMI Stadium
;Elimination finals
- Sydney vs Western Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium
- Collingwood vs Melbourne at MCG
First Qualifying Final (West Coast vs. Sydney)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 (15) | 4.6 (30) | 9.9 (63) | 12.12 (84) | ||||||||||
| 3.2 (20) | 7.3 (45) | 10.6 (66) | 13.7 (85) | ||||||||||
| Subiaco Oval, Perth | |||||||||||||
| 9 September 2006 – 5:30PM AWST | |||||||||||||
| 43,116 | |||||||||||||
| Vozzo, McBurney, Ryan | |||||||||||||
| West Coast | **2:** Lynch, Hunter, Waters, Judd | ||||||||||||
| **1:** Staker, Stenglein, Cousins, Armstrong | |||||||||||||
| Sydney | **5:** Hall | ||||||||||||
| **4:** O'Loughlin | |||||||||||||
| **2:** Schneider | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Kirk, Goodes | |||||||||||||
| West Coast | Judd, R. Jones, Selwood, Wirrpanda, Hunter, B. Jones, Cox | ||||||||||||
| Sydney | Hall, Kirk, McVeigh, O'Loughlin, O'Keefe, Richards, Goodes | ||||||||||||
| **West Coast:** Chick (rough conduct, charge withdrawn by match review) | |||||||||||||
| **West Coast:** Chick (shin) |
Second Qualifying Final (Adelaide vs. Fremantle)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 (9) | 3.8 (26) | 5.12 (42) | 10.16 (76) | ||||||||||
| 4.2 (26) | 5.2 (32) | 7.4 (46) | 7.4 (46) | ||||||||||
| AAMI Stadium, Adelaide | |||||||||||||
| 9 September 2006 – 2:30PM ACST | |||||||||||||
| 42,208 | |||||||||||||
| Chamberlain, Ellis, McInery | |||||||||||||
| Adelaide | **2:** Bock, Torney, Biglands | ||||||||||||
| **1:** Clarke, Reilly, Welsh, Perrie | |||||||||||||
| Fremantle | **2:** Pavlich, Farmer | ||||||||||||
| **1:** Crowley, Black, Cook | |||||||||||||
| Adelaide | Doughty, Reilly, Torney, Thompson, Edwards, Bassett, Stevens, Bock, Johncock, Bode | ||||||||||||
| Fremantle | Black, Bell, Johnson, J. Carr, McPharlin | ||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||
| **Fremantle:** Grover (back) |
First Elimination Final (Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 (36) | 6.9 (45) | 6.13 (49) | 11.14 (80) | ||||||||||
| 4.2 (26) | 8.7 (55) | 14.10 (94) | 18.13 (121) | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||||||||||||
| 10 September 2006 – 2:30PM AEST | |||||||||||||
| 84,284 | |||||||||||||
| Kennedy, Allen, Jeffery | |||||||||||||
| Collingwood | **3:** Tarrant | ||||||||||||
| **2:** Holland | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Fraser, Egan, Rusling, Lockyer, Rocca, Licuria | |||||||||||||
| W. Bulldogs | **4:** Montgomery | ||||||||||||
| **3:** Cooney, Robbins | |||||||||||||
| **2:** Gilbee, Ray | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Johnson, Giansiracusa, Minson, Smith | |||||||||||||
| Collingwood | R. Shaw, Johnson, Clement, Fraser, H. Shaw, Buckley | ||||||||||||
| W. Bulldogs | West, Cross, Ray, Cooney, Morris, Montgomery, Johnson, Giansiracusa, Grant | ||||||||||||
| **Collingwood:** Holland (charging, received six-week suspension) | |||||||||||||
| **W. Bulldogs:** Gilbee (ankle) |
Second Elimination Final (St Kilda vs. Melbourne)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 (34) | 6.6 (42) | 9.8 (62) | 10.12 (72) | ||||||||||
| 2.2 (14) | 3.4 (22) | 8.5 (53) | 13.12 (90) | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||||||||||||
| 8 September 2006 – 7:30PM AEST | |||||||||||||
| 67,528 | |||||||||||||
| Rosebury, Schmitt, Goldspink | |||||||||||||
| St Kilda | **3:** Gehrig | ||||||||||||
| **2:** Milne, Riewoldt | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Koschitzke, Peckett, Baker | |||||||||||||
| Melbourne | **4:** Neitz | ||||||||||||
| **2:** McLean | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Miller, McDonald, Bruce, Robertson, Pickett, Bate, Yze | |||||||||||||
| St Kilda | Riewoldt, Harvey, Baker, S. Fisher, Milne, Ball, Gehrig | ||||||||||||
| Melbourne | McLean, Neitz, Bruce, Green, McDonald, White, Carroll | ||||||||||||
| **St Kilda:** A. Thompson (rough conduct, received reprimand) | |||||||||||||
| **St Kilda:** R. Clarke (hamstring), Gehrig (ankle), X. Clarke (back), Harvey (hamstring) | |||||||||||||
| **Melbourne:** Whelan (shoulder) |
Week Two
First Semi-final (West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs)
| West Coast Eagles vs Western Bulldogs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast Eagles | 4.3 (27) | 8.7 (55) | 9.12 (66) | 16.17 (113) | |||||||||
| Western Bulldogs | 3.4 (22) | 4.6 (30) | 4.9 (33) | 5.9 (39) | |||||||||
| Subiaco Oval, Perth | |||||||||||||
| 16 September 2006 – 5:30PM AWST | |||||||||||||
| 43,219 | |||||||||||||
| Kennedy, Allen, Schmitt | |||||||||||||
| West Coast | **6:** Lynch | ||||||||||||
| **4:** Hunter | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Waters, Hansen, Judd, Embley, Cousins, Cox | |||||||||||||
| W. Bulldogs | **3:** Johnson | ||||||||||||
| **1:** Grant, Robbins | |||||||||||||
| West Coast | Hunter, Judd, Lynch, Hansen, Kerr, Chick, Cousins, Selwood, Butler | ||||||||||||
| W. Bulldogs | West, Johnson, Morris, Smith | ||||||||||||
| **W. Bulldogs:** Harris (striking, received two-week suspension) | |||||||||||||
| **West Coast:** Wirrpanda (hamstring) |
Second Semi-final (Fremantle vs. Melbourne)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 (21) | 7.9 (51) | 11.15 (81) | 14.18 (102) | ||||||||||
| 3.0 (18) | 7.3 (45) | 10.4 (64) | 11.8 (74) | ||||||||||
| Subiaco Oval, Perth | |||||||||||||
| 15 September 2006 – 6:30PM AWST | |||||||||||||
| 42,505 | |||||||||||||
| Vozzo, McInerney, Goldspink | |||||||||||||
| Fremantle | **2:** Murphy, Farmer, M. Carr, Pavlich | ||||||||||||
| **1:** Cook, Webster, Schammer, Mundy, Longmuir, Headland | |||||||||||||
| Melbourne | **3:** Neitz, Robertson | ||||||||||||
| **2:** Davey | |||||||||||||
| **1:** McLean, Yze, Miller | |||||||||||||
| Fremantle | Black, J. Carr, Schammer, Bell, Parker, M. Carr, Sandilands | ||||||||||||
| Melbourne | Miller, Carroll, Brown, Green, McLean, Ward, Johnstone | ||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||
| **Fremantle:** McPharlin (ankle) |
Week Three
First Preliminary Final (Sydney vs. Fremantle)
| Sydney Swans vs Fremantle Dockers | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Swans | 3.6 (24) | 8.7 (55) | 14.8 (92) | 19.13 (127) | |||||||||
| Fremantle Dockers | 3.2 (20) | 6.2 (38) | 11.6 (72) | 14.8 (92) | |||||||||
| Telstra Stadium, Sydney | |||||||||||||
| 22 September 2006 – 8:00PM AEST | |||||||||||||
| 61,373 | |||||||||||||
| Vozzo, McBurney, Allen | |||||||||||||
| Sydney | **6:** Hall | ||||||||||||
| **4:** O'Keefe, O'Loughlin | |||||||||||||
| **2:** Bolton | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Davis, Dempster, Goodes | |||||||||||||
| Fremantle | **4:** Pavlich 4 | ||||||||||||
| **3:** Bell | |||||||||||||
| **2:** Cook, Crowley | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Farmer, Murphy, Peake | |||||||||||||
| Sydney | Hall, Kirk, O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, C. Bolton, J. Bolton, Goodes | ||||||||||||
| Fremantle | Pavlich, Bell, J. Carr, Crowley, Hayden, Sandilands | ||||||||||||
| **Fremantle:** Jeff Farmer (Fre) for striking Craig Bolton (Syd), reprimand with 95.85 carryover points; Justin Longmuir (Fre) for striking Barry Hall (Syd), reprimand with 42.18 carryover points. | |||||||||||||
| **Fremantle:** Farmer (leg), M.Carr (knee) |
Second Preliminary Final (Adelaide vs. West Coast)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date and time: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 (21) | 6.5 (41) | 8.8 (56) | 11.9 (75) | ||||||||||
| 0.4 (4) | 2.7 (19) | 6.12 (48) | 11.19 (85) | ||||||||||
| AAMI Stadium, Adelaide | |||||||||||||
| 23 September 2006 – 3:00PM ACST | |||||||||||||
| 50,514 | |||||||||||||
| Ellis, Ryan, Goldspink | |||||||||||||
| Adelaide | **3:** Bock | ||||||||||||
| **2:** Bode, Burton | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Edwards, Welsh, Clarke, McLeod | |||||||||||||
| West Coast | **4:** Hunter | ||||||||||||
| **2:** Embley | |||||||||||||
| **1:** Lynch, Kerr, Cousins, Butler, Hansen | |||||||||||||
| Adelaide | Johncock, Goodwin, McLeod, Edwards, Reilly, Burton, Thompson | ||||||||||||
| West Coast | Cox, Judd, Cousins, Embley, Hunter, Butler, Kerr | ||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||
| **Adelaide:** Biglands (knee) |
Week Four
Main article: 2006 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final (Sydney vs. West Coast)
| vs | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Venue: | Date: | Attendance: | Umpires: | Goal scorers: | Best: | Reports: | Injuries: | Coin toss winner: | Norm Smith Medal: | Australian television broadcaster: | National Anthem: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 (10) | 4.6 (30) | 8.11 (59) | 12.12 (84) | ||||||||||||||
| 4.2 (26) | 8.7 (55) | 10.10 (70) | 12.13 (85) | ||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 September 2006 – 2:30PM AEST | |||||||||||||||||
| 97,431 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vozzo, Allen, Goldspink | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | **3:** O'Loughlin, Davis | ||||||||||||||||
| **1:** Mathews, Roberts-Thomson, Goodes, Schneider, O'Keefe, Malceski | |||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | **3:** Lynch | ||||||||||||||||
| **2:** Embley, Hansen, Cousins | |||||||||||||||||
| **1:** Judd, Armstrong, Hunter | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | Fosdike, Richards, Kennelly, O'Loughlin, McVeigh, Kirk, Goodes | ||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | Embley, Chick, Judd, Glass, Lynch, Selwood, Braun, Cox, Cousins, Kerr | ||||||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||||||
| **Sydney:** Ablett (shoulder) | |||||||||||||||||
| West Coast Eagles | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Embley | |||||||||||||||||
| Network Ten | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Mannix, John Paul Young, Daryl Braithwaite and Shane Howard |
Notes
References
Week One
-
{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
-
{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
-
{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
-
{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
Week Two
- {{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
- {{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
Week Three
-
{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
-
{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164408/http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news | archive-date = 9 May 2006 | url-status = dead
References
- (31 July 2010). "The final 8 system explained (AFL.com.au)".
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 2006 AFL finals series — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report