2006 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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|league=NRL|league_champions=|league_draws=0|league_losses=10|league_rank=6th|league_wins=14|list=|next_season=[[2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season|2007]]|playoff_result=Preliminary Finals|points_against=481|points_for=519|prev_season=[[2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons season|2005]]|stadium=[[Jubilee Oval]],
[[Wollongong Showground]]|top_goals=[[Aaron Gorrell]] (55)|top_points=[[Aaron Gorrell]] (130)|top_tries=[[Mark Gasnier]] (18)|year=2006}}The '''2006 St. George Illawarra Dragons season''' was the eighth in the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|joint venture club]]'s history. The Dragons competed in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]'s [[2006 NRL season|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.

== Squad gains and losses ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:700px;"
! or
!Player
!2005 Club
!2006 Club
|-
|
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| [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|-
|
|
| [[Newcastle Knights]]
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Castleford Tigers]] ([[Super League]])
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|Retirement
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Penrith Panthers]]
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Huddersfield Giants]] ([[Super League]])
|-
|
|
| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
| [[Penrith Panthers]]
|}

== Ladder ==


=== Ladder Progression ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |10th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |13th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |7th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |5th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |10th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |9th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |7th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |9th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |11th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |9th
| style="text-align:center; background:#99ccff" |9th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |8th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |8th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |7th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |5th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |4th
| style="text-align:center; background:#99ccff" |3rd
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |2nd
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |4th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |4th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |4th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |6th
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF" |7th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |7th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |6th
| style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |6th
|-
| colspan="27" |'''Source:'''<ref></ref>
|}

== Season results ==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
! rowspan="2" width="1%" |Round
! rowspan="2" width="19%" |Home
! rowspan="2" width="8%" |Score
! rowspan="2" width="19%" |Away
! colspan="6" |Match Information
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! width="17%" |Date
! width="22%" |Venue
! width="50%" |Referee
! width="7%" |Attendance
|'''Source'''
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|1
| align="left" |[[File:Wests_Tigers_colours.svg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wests_Tigers_colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]
|24 – 15
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|10 March
|[[Stadium Australia]]
|[[Paul Simpkins]]
|27,865
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|2
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|12 – 13
| align="left" | [[Penrith Panthers]]
|19 March
|[[Wollongong Showground]]
|[[Shayne Hayne]]
|12,098
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|3
| align="left" | [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|14 – 44
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|26 March
|[[Stadium Australia]]
|Jason Robinson
|16,049
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|4
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|26 – 12
| align="left" | [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|2 April
|[[Wollongong Showground]]
|Sean Hampstead
|13,708
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|5
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|6 – 54
| align="left" | [[Newcastle Knights]]
|8 April
|[[Wollongong Showground]]
|[[Tony Archer (referee)|Tony Archer]]
|17,467
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|6
| align="left" | [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|24 – 26
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|15 April
|[[Brookvale Oval]]
|[[Shayne Hayne]]
|18,069
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|7 ([[ANZAC Day Cup|ANZAC Day]])
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|22 – 12
| align="left" | [[Sydney Roosters]]
|25 April
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|Steve Clark
|31,105
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|8
| align="left" | [[Melbourne Storm]]
|24 – 10
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|29 April
|[[Olympic Park Stadium]]
|[[Tony Archer (referee)|Tony Archer]]
|8,694
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|9
| align="left" | [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
|30 – 12
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|7 May
|[[Endeavour Field]]
|Steve Clark
|18,845
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|10
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|22 – 16
| align="left" | [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|13 May
|[[Wollongong Showground]]
|[[Gavin Badger]]
|10,117
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#99ccff;"
|11
| align="left" |
|BYE
| align="left" |
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|12
| align="left" | [[Newcastle Knights]]
|12 – 38
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|26 May
|[[Newcastle International Sports Centre]]
|[[Tony Archer (referee)|Tony Archer]]
|23,356
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|13
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|8 – 1
| align="left" | [[Parramatta Eels]]
|2 June
|[[Jubilee Oval]]
|Sean Hampstead
|9,075
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|14
| align="left" | [[Penrith Panthers]]
|10 – 20
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|10 June
|[[Penrith Stadium]]
|Jared Maxwell
|9,422
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|15
| align="left" | [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|16 – 18
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|16 June
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Tony Archer (referee)|Tony Archer]]
|32,914
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|16
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|34 – 14
| align="left" | [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|24 June
|[[Wollongong Showground]]
|[[Paul Simpkins]]
|13,289
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#99ccff;"
|17
| align="left" |
|BYE
| align="left" |
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|18
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|38 – 28
| align="left" | [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|9 July
|[[Jubilee Oval]]
|Jason Robinson
|13,126
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|19
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|16 – 22
| align="left" | [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|14 July
|[[Jubilee Oval]]
|Steve Clark
|18,223
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|20
| align="left" | [[Canberra Raiders]]
|31 – 12
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|23 July
|[[Canberra Stadium]]
|[[Paul Simpkins]]
|13,504
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|21
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|24 – 34
| align="left" | [[Melbourne Storm]]
|30 July
|[[Jubilee Oval]]
|Sean Hampstead
|13,866
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|22
| align="left" | [[Parramatta Eels]]
|28 – 6
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|4 August
|[[Parramatta Stadium]]
|Steve Clark
|19,137
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|23
| align="left" | [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|26 – 10
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|13 August
|[[Stadium Australia]]
|Sean Hampstead
|31,256
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|24
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|46 – 16
| align="left" |[[File:Wests_Tigers_colours.svg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wests_Tigers_colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]
|20 August
|[[Jubilee Oval]]
|[[Shayne Hayne]]
|14,211
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|25
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|18 – 4
| align="left" | [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
|26 August
|[[Wollongong Showground]]
|[[Paul Simpkins]]
|16,897
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|26
| align="left" | [[Sydney Roosters]]
|16 – 36
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|2 September
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|[[Russell Smith (referee)|Russell Smith]]
|17,142
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|FW1
| align="left" | [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|4 – 20
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|9 September
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Paul Simpkins]]
|50,387
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|FW2
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|28 – 0
| align="left" | [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|15 September
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Paul Simpkins]]
|30,907
|<ref></ref>
|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFCFCF;"
|FW3
| align="left" | [[Melbourne Storm]]
|24 – 10
| align="left" | [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
|23 September
|[[Stadium Australia]]
|Steve Clark
|40,901
|<ref></ref>
|}

== References ==
<references />
2006
[[Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons]]
[[Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons seasons]]
[[Category:2006 in rugby league by club]]

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