2006 Bulldogs RLFC season

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2006 Bulldogs RLFC season

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The 2006 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 72nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 2nd out of 15 teams. They went on to come within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers the Brisbane Broncos.

## Season summary

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The Bulldogs lost a tight match in round 1 against the 2003 premiers Penrith Panthers 24-22. The Bulldogs only lost 4 games in the first half of the season. Played 12, Won 8, Lost 4, Byes 1. The Bulldogs biggest up set in the first half of the season was when they played Newcastle Knights at EnergyAustralia Stadium in round 3 they lost 46-22. The Bulldogs most strongest performance in the first half of the season was in round 2 against Wests Tigers they defeated them 47-12. The Bulldogs second half of the season was the same as the first Played 12, Won 8 Lost 4 Byes 1. In round 13 Hazem El Masri became the top scored tries for the Bulldogs. The old record was 123 which was set by Terry Lamb. Hazem currently holds it with 128 tries. Hazem El Masri was only 4 point shy of hitting the 300 mark again in total point in a season as he did in 2004 with 342points. The Bulldogs went into the final on the back of some poor performances but that certainly didn't affect them, they were on top of the Canberra Raiders the entire match. Even in the miserable conditions it didn't affect them. The Bulldogs did what they do best stuck together and ripped in. The Bulldogs got the luxury of having a week off the following week. In the preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos the Bulldogs showed some specular plays and tries in the first half and ended up winning the first half 20-6, but cannot say to much about the second half performance from the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs went down to the Broncos 37-20

## Match results

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2006 Season Results

Round | Opponent | Result | Bulldogs | Opposition | Date | Venue | Crowd
1 |  Penrith Panthers | Loss | 22 | 24 | 11 March | Telstra Stadium | 17,510
2 |  Wests Tigers | Win | 47 | 12 | 17 March | Telstra Stadium | 21,340
3 |  Newcastle Knights | Loss | 22 | 46 | 24 March | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 25,504
4 | Bye |  |  |  |  |  |
5 |  Canberra Raiders | Win | 30 | 12 | 9 April | Canberra Stadium | 12,125
6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 26 | 18 | 17 April | Telstra Stadium | 19,529
7 |  Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 14 | 40 | 23 April | Telstra Stadium | 13,621
8 |  New Zealand Warriors | Win | 30 | 16 | 30 April | Ericsson Stadium | 11,664
9 |  Sydney Roosters | Win | 30 | 14 | 7 May | Sydney Football Stadium | 16,121
10 |  Parramatta Eels | Win | 22 | 18 | 14 May | Telstra Stadium | 13,159
11 |  Cronulla Sharks | Win | 32 | 24 | 21 May | Telstra Stadium | 12,728
12 |  Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 6 | 25 | 27 May | Suncorp Stadium | 30,589
13 |  Newcastle Knights | Win | 38 | 22 | 3 June | Telstra Stadium | 12,658
14 |  Canberra Raiders | Loss | 26 | 28 | 12 June | Telstra Stadium | 12,541
15 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Won | 20 | 12 | 18 June | Carrara Stadium | 16,231
16 |  Melbourne Storm | Loss | 12 | 16 | 23 June | Olympic Park | 10,373
17 |  Wests Tigers | Win | 32 | 10 | 2 July | Telstra Stadium | 22,515
18 |  New Zealand Warriors | Win | 22 | 18 | 9 July | Telstra Stadium | 14,067
19 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 22 | 16 | 14 July | Oki Jubilee Stadium | 18,223
20 |  Sydney Roosters | Win | 25 | 0 | 22 July | Telstra Stadium | 14,020
21 | Bye |  |  |  |  |  |
22 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 54 | 14 | 5 August | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 20,486
23 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 26 | 10 | 13 August | Telstra Stadium | 31,256
24 |  Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 0 | 30 | 18 August | Telstra Stadium | 26,111
25 |  Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 20 | 21 | 25 August | Brookvale Oval | 20,163
26 |  Penrith Panthers | Win | 30 | 22 | 3 September | CUA Stadium | 13,363
QF |  Canberra Raiders | Win | 30 | 12 | 9 September | Telstra Stadium | 14,628
PF |  Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 20 | 37 | 22 September | Sydney Football Stadium | 29,511
Round | Position

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1 | 9/15
2 | 5/15
3 | 8/15
4 | 6/15
5 | 5/15
6 | 3/15
7 | 6/15
8 | 8/15
9 | 4/15
10 | 5/15
11 | 5/15
12 | 5/15
13 | 3/15
14 | 5/15
15 | 4/15
16 | 5/15
17 | 2/15
18 | 4/15
19 | 2/15
20 | 2/15
21 | 2/15
22 | 2/15
23 | 2/15
24 | 2/15
25 | 2/15
26 | 2/15

## Ladder

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2006 NRL season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 605 | 404 | +201 | 441
2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 608 | 468 | +140 | 36
3 |  Brisbane Broncos (P) | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 497 | 392 | +105 | 32
4 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 608 | 538 | +70 | 32
5 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 534 | 493 | +41 | 32
6 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 481 | +38 | 32
7 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 525 | 573 | -48 | 30
8 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 506 | 483 | +23 | 28
9 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 450 | 463 | -13 | 26
10 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 552 | 463 | +89 | 242
11 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 490 | 565 | -75 | 24
12 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 510 | 587 | -77 | 24
13 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 515 | 544 | -29 | 22
14 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 650 | -122 | 20
15 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 429 | 772 | -343 | 10

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.

## Crowds

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The Canterbury Bulldogs average crowd (not including finals) for 2006 was 18,211

*includes finals matches  Games | Played | Crowd Total | Average

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All Games* | 26 | 481,219 | 18,508
Home Games | 12 | 216,489 | 18,040
Away Games | 12 | 220,591 | 18,382
Finals | 2 | 44,139 | 22,069

All Games*: Played:26 Total: 481,219 Average: 18,508
Home Games: Played: 12 Total: 216,489 Average: 18,040
Away Games: Played:12 Total: 220,591 Average: 18,382
Finals*: Played: 2 Total: 44,139 Average: 22,069

## Players (29)

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Current to Season End, 2006 Player | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F Goals | Points

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Chris Armit | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8
Roy Asotasi | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8
Trent Cutler | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12
Ben Czislowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Hazem El Masri | 26 | 17 | 114/132 | 0 | 296
Andrew Emelio | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28
Jon Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tony Grimaldi | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8
Jarrad Hickey | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Daniel Holdsworth | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32
Corey Hughes | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16
Daniel Irvine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Nick Kouparitsas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Reni Maitua | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24
Willie Mason | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16
Dallas Mcilwain | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8
Brad Morrin | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Nate Myles | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Billy Ngawini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Mark O'Meley | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Luke Patten | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40
Adam Perry | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cameron Phelps | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
Ben Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Andrew Ryan | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28
Brent Sherwin | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18
Willie Tonga | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32
Matt Utai | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28
Sonny Bill Williams | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32

### Player movements

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Gains

2006Signings/Transfers

Player | Previous Club | Years Signed | Until the End of
Daryl Millard | St George Illawarra Dragons | 3 Years | 2009
Kane Cleal | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 Years | 2008
Brent Crisp | Canberra Raiders | 2 Years | 2008
Lee Te Maari | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2 Years | 2008
Aaron Wheatley | St George Illawarra Dragons | 1 Years | 2007
Ryan Millard | St George Illawarra Dragons | Unknown duration | Unknown Year
Leon Bott | Cronulla Sharks | Unknown duration | Unknown Year

Losses

Losses

Player | Notes
Roy Asotasi | Contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
Daniel Irvine | Contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
Nate Myles | Contract with the Sydney Roosters
Ben Czislowski | Contract with the Wynnum Manly
Daniel Conn | Contract with the Gold Coast Titans

Re-Signings

Re-Signings

Player | Years Signed | Until the End of
Reni Maitua | 3 Years | 2009
Jarrad Hickey | 2 Years | 2008
Chris Armit | 2 Years | 2008
Luke Patten | 2 Years | 2008
Willie Tonga | 2 Years | 2008
Andrew Emelio | 2 Years | 2008
Dallas McIlwain | 1 Years | 2007
Brad Morrin | 1 Years | 2007
Tony Grimaldi (in doubt because of injury) | 1 Years | 2007

## Footnotes

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* Woods B (2007). El Magic - The Life of Hazem El Masri. Harper Collins Publishing. ISBN 0-7322-8402-3
* Andrews M (2006). The ABC of Rugby League. ABC Publishing. ISBN 0-7333-1946-7
* Whiticker A & Hudson G (2005). Canterbury Bulldogs - The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Bas Publishing. ISBN 1-920910-50-6
* Whittaker A & Collis I (2004). The History of Rugby League Clubs. ISBN 978-1-74110-470-7
* Lane D (1996). A Family Betrayal - One Man's Super League War - Jarred McCracken. Ironbark Publishing. ISBN 0-330-35839-1
* Chesterton R (1996). Good as Gould - Phil Gould's Stormy Life in Football. Ironbark Publishing. ISBN 0-330-35873-1
* Lester G (1991). The Bulldog Story. Playright Publishing. ISBN 0-646-04447-8
* Whiticker A (1992). The Terry Lamb Story. Gary Allen Publishing. ISBN 1-875169-14-8
* Tasker N (1988). Top-Dog - The Steve Mortimer Story. Century Hutchinson Publishing. ISBN 0-09-169231-8
* Lester G (1985). Berries to Bulldogs. Lester - Townsend Publishing. ISBN 0-949853-06-2
* NRL Official Information Handbook (2001–2007). Season Guide.
* Middleton D (1987–2006). The Official NSWRL, ARL, NRL Yearbook / Annual.
* Christensen EE (1946–1977). NSWRL Yearbook.
* Rugby League Review (2003–2007).
* Big League (1974–2007).
* Rugby League Week (1970–2007).
* The Rugby League News.

## See also

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List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs seasons

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