2006 Brisbane Lions season explained

Club:Brisbane Lions
Season:2006
Coach:Leigh Matthews
Captain:Michael Voss
Regularseason Comp:AFL season
Regularseason Result:13th
Club B&Amp;F:Best and fairest
Best And Fairest:Simon Black
Leading Goalscorer:Daniel Bradshaw (59 goals)
Highest Attendance:34,357 vs. (8 April 2006)[1]
Lowest Attendance:23,764 vs. (20 August 2006)
Average Attendance:28,629
Club Membership:26,459
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The Brisbane Lions' 2006 season was its tenth season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

2005 off-season list changes

Ins

National draft

Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from Ref
19Mitch ClarkWAForward / RuckmanEast FremantleWAFL
225Wayde MillsQLDFull-back / Half-backSouthportQAFL
341Rhan HooperQLDUtilityMt GravattQAFL
456Joel PatfullSADefenderNorwoodSANFL

Rookie draft

Round Overall pick Player State Position Team from League from Ref
16Jason RoeNTDefenderNorth AdelaideSANFL
222Leonard ClarkSARuckmanWest AdelaideSANFL
337Luke ForsythVICRuckmanBrisbane LionsAFL
449Cheynee StillerVICRuckmanNorthern EaglesQAFL

Outs

Retirements and delistings

DatePlayer ReasonClub gamesClub goalsCareer goalsCareer gamesRef
3 August 2005Martin PikeRetired10667247126[2]
25 August 2005Darryl WhiteRetired17859268165[3]
31 October 2005Dylan McLarenDelisted466466[4]
31 October 2005Llane SpaandermanDelisted3131
31 October 2005Tom LoganDelisted3131
31 October 2005Travis BairdDelisted2121
31 October 2005Leigh RyswykDelisted1010
31 October 2005Luke ForsythDelisted0000

Season summary

Premiership Season

Home and away season

See also: 2006 AFL season.

Rd Date and local timeOpponentScoresVenueAttendance
BrisbaneOpponent
1align=left Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm)align=left 38115Kardinia Park (A)23,029
2align=left Saturday, 8 April (7:10 pm)align=left 11597The Gabba (H)34,357
3align=left Thursday, 13 April (7:40 pm)align=left 87124Docklands Stadium (A)35,760
4align=left Saturday, 22 April (7:10 pm)align=left 8296The Gabba (H)30,266
5align=left Saturday, 29 April (5:40 pm)align=left 63122Subiaco Oval (A)40,519
6align=left Sunday, 7 May (1:10 pm)align=left 70102The Gabba (H)29,872
7align=left Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm)align=left 10666Carrara Stadium (A)12,315
8align=left Sunday, 21 May (12:40 pm)align=left 14778Football Park (A)21,970
9align=left Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm)align=left 14173The Gabba (H)29,999
10align=left Saturday, 3 June (7:10 pm)align=left 83109MCG (A)54,820
11align=left Saturday, 10 June (7:10 pm)align=left 6075The Gabba (H)27,516
12align=left Saturday, 17 June (7:10 pm)align=left 103145The Gabba (H)27,745
13align=left Saturday, 1 July (7:10 pm)align=left 7156The Gabba (H)29,516
14align=left Saturday, 8 July (7:10 pm)align=left 9098The Gabba (A)25,541
15align=left Saturday, 15 July (7:10 pm)align=left 8584Docklands Stadium (A)22,947
16align=left Saturday, 22 July (7:10 pm)align=left 8474The Gabba (H)26,738
17align=left Saturday, 29 July (7:10 pm)align=left 123160Docklands Stadium (A)32,761
18align=left Sunday, 6 August (1:10 pm)align=left 87104The Gabba (H)28,055
19align=left Saturday, 12 August (7:10 pm)align=left 60142Docklands Stadium (A)27,211
20align=left Sunday, 20 August (1:10 pm)align=left 52114The Gabba (H)23,764
21align=left Saturday, 26 August (7:10 pm)align=left 4097Stadium Australia (A)37,659
22align=left Saturday, 2 September (7:10 pm)align=left 57108The Gabba (H)27,101
Round 22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season. AFL Tables. 26 February 2016.
  2. News: Lion calls it quits . 16 June 2021 . Sunshine Coast Daily . News Corp Australia . 3 August 2005.
  3. News: Lions' White announces retirement . 16 June 2021 . ABC Australia . ABC Australia . 25 August 2005.
  4. News: Lions de-list McLaren . 16 June 2021 . Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Australia . 31 October 2005.