2006 Bulldogs RLFC season explained

Year:	2006
Next Season:	2007

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

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

2006 Season Results
Round	Opponent	Result	Bulldogs	Opposition	Date	Venue	Crowd
1		Loss	22	24	11 March		17,510
2		Win	47	12	17 March		21,340
3		Loss	22	46	24 March		25,504
4
5		Win	30	12	9 April		12,125
6		Win	26	18	17 April		19,529
7		Loss	14	40	23 April		13,621
8		Win	30	16	30 April		11,664
9		Win	30	14	7 May		16,121
10		Win	22	18	14 May		13,159
11		Win	32	24	21 May		12,728
12		Loss	6	25	27 May		30,589
13		Win	38	22	3 June		12,658
14		Loss	26	28	12 June		12,541
15		Won	20	12	18 June		16,231
16		Loss	12	16	23 June		10,373
17		Win	32	10	2 July		22,515
18		Win	22	18	9 July		14,067
19		Win	22	16	14 July		18,223
20		Win	25	0	22 July		14,020
21
22		Win	54	14	5 August		20,486
23		Win	26	10	13 August		31,256
24		Loss	0	30	18 August		26,111
25		Loss	20	21	25 August		20,163
26		Win	30	22	3 September		13,363
QF		Win	30	12	9 September		14,628
PF		Loss	20	37	22 September		29,511

Round	Position
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

Crowds

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

+ *includes finals matches	Games	Played	Crowd Total	Average
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)

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

Gains

2006Signings/Transfers
Player	Previous Club	Years Signed	Until the End of
Daryl Millard		3 Years	2009
		2 Years	2008
		2 Years	2008
		2 Years	2008
		1 Years	2007
		Unknown duration	Unknown Year
		Unknown duration	Unknown Year

Losses

Losses
Player	Notes
	Contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
	Contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
	Contract with the Sydney Roosters
	Contract with the Wynnum Manly
	Contract with the Gold Coast Titans

Re-Signings

Re-Signings
Player	Years Signed	Until the End of
	3 Years	2009
	2 Years	2008
	2 Years	2008
	2 Years	2008
	2 Years	2008
	2 Years	2008
	1 Years	2007
	1 Years	2007
Tony Grimaldi (in doubt because of injury)	1 Years	2007

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