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.
Squad gains and losses
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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.
Round
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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Ladder Position
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10th
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13th
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7th
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5th
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10th
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9th
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7th
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9th
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11th
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9th
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9th
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8th
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8th
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7th
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5th
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4th
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3rd
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2nd
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4th
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4th
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4th
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6th
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7th
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7th
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6th
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6th
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Source:[1]
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Round
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Home
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Score
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Away
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Match Information
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Date
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Venue
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Referee
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Attendance
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Source
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1
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Wests Tigers
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24 – 15
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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10 March
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Stadium Australia
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Paul Simpkins
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27,865
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[2]
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2
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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12 – 13
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Penrith Panthers
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19 March
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Wollongong Showground
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Shayne Hayne
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12,098
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[3]
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3
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South Sydney Rabbitohs
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14 – 44
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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26 March
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Stadium Australia
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Jason Robinson
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16,049
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[4]
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4
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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26 – 12
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Brisbane Broncos
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2 April
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Wollongong Showground
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Sean Hampstead
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13,708
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[5]
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5
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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6 – 54
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Newcastle Knights
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8 April
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Wollongong Showground
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Tony Archer
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17,467
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[6]
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6
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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24 – 26
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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15 April
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Brookvale Oval
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Shayne Hayne
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18,069
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[7]
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7 (ANZAC Day)
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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22 – 12
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Sydney Roosters
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25 April
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Sydney Football Stadium
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Steve Clark
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31,105
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[8]
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8
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Melbourne Storm
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24 – 10
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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29 April
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Olympic Park Stadium
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Tony Archer
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8,694
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[9]
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9
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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30 – 12
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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7 May
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Endeavour Field
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Steve Clark
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18,845
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[10]
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10
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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22 – 16
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New Zealand Warriors
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13 May
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Wollongong Showground
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Gavin Badger
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10,117
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[11]
|
11
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BYE
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|
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12
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Newcastle Knights
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12 – 38
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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26 May
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Newcastle International Sports Centre
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Tony Archer
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23,356
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[12]
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13
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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8 – 1
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Parramatta Eels
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2 June
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Jubilee Oval
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Sean Hampstead
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9,075
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[13]
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14
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Penrith Panthers
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10 – 20
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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10 June
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Penrith Stadium
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Jared Maxwell
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9,422
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[14]
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15
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Brisbane Broncos
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16 – 18
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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16 June
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Lang Park
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Tony Archer
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32,914
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[15]
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16
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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34 – 14
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North Queensland Cowboys
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24 June
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Wollongong Showground
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Paul Simpkins
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13,289
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[16]
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17
|
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BYE
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|
|
|
|
|
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18
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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38 – 28
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South Sydney Rabbitohs
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9 July
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Jubilee Oval
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Jason Robinson
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13,126
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[17]
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19
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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16 – 22
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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14 July
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Jubilee Oval
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Steve Clark
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18,223
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[18]
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20
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Canberra Raiders
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31 – 12
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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23 July
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Canberra Stadium
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Paul Simpkins
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13,504
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[19]
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21
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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24 – 34
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Melbourne Storm
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30 July
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Jubilee Oval
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Sean Hampstead
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13,866
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[20]
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22
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Parramatta Eels
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28 – 6
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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4 August
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Parramatta Stadium
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Steve Clark
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19,137
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[21]
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23
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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26 – 10
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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13 August
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Stadium Australia
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Sean Hampstead
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31,256
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[22]
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24
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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46 – 16
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Wests Tigers
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20 August
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Jubilee Oval
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Shayne Hayne
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14,211
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[23]
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25
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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18 – 4
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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26 August
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Wollongong Showground
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Paul Simpkins
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16,897
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[24]
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26
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Sydney Roosters
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16 – 36
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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2 September
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Sydney Cricket Ground
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Russell Smith
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17,142
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[25]
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FW1
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Brisbane Broncos
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4 – 20
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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9 September
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Lang Park
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Paul Simpkins
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50,387
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[26]
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FW2
|
St. George Illawarra Dragons
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28 – 0
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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15 September
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Sydney Football Stadium
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Paul Simpkins
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30,907
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[27]
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FW3
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Melbourne Storm
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24 – 10
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
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23 September
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Stadium Australia
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Steve Clark
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40,901
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[28]
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- ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 24 v St George Illawarra 15 / Round 1, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Penrith 13 / Round 2, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Souths 14 v St George Illawarra 44 / Round 3, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Brisbane 12 / Round 4, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 6 v Newcastle 54 / Round 5, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Manly 24 v St George Illawarra 26 / Round 6, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 12 v St George Illawarra 22 / Round 7, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 24 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 8, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Cronulla 30 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 9, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 22 v New Zealand 16 / Round 10, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 12 v St George Illawarra 38 / Round 12, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 8 v Parramatta 1 / Round 13, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 10 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 14, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Brisbane 16 v St George Illawarra 18 / Round 15, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 34 v North Queensland 14 / Round 16, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 38 v Souths 28 / Round 18, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v Bulldogs 22 / Round 19, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Canberra 31 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 20, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Melbourne 34 / Round 21, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 28 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 22, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Bulldogs 26 v St George Illawarra 10 / Round 23, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 46 v Wests Tigers 16 / Round 24, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v Cronulla 4 / Round 25, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 36 v Sydney Roosters 16 / Round 26, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 20 v Brisbane 4 / Qualifying Final, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Manly 0 / Semi Final, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 24 v St George Illawarra 10 / Preliminary Final, 2006". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.