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This article is about the 2006 season of the Canterbury Bulldogs. It is the Bulldogs 72nd season since their inception in 1935. They are in the National Rugby League season 2006. The bulldogs finished 2nd after the regular season and 3rd overall
[edit] 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 Energy Australia in round 3 they lost 46-22. The Bulldogs most strongest performance in the first half of the season was in round 2 against West 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 wining 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
[edit] 2006 Season Results
| Round |
Opponent |
Result |
Bulldogs |
Opposition |
Date |
Venue |
Crowd |
| 1 |
Penrith Panthers |
Loss |
22 |
24 |
11 March |
Telstra Stadium |
17,510 |
| 2 |
West Tigers |
Win |
47 |
12 |
17 March |
Telstra Stadium |
21,340 |
| 3 |
Newcastle Knights |
Loss |
22 |
46 |
24 March |
Energy Australia |
25,504 |
| 4 |
Bye |
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| 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 |
Won |
30 |
14 |
7 May |
Aussie 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 |
West Tigers |
Win |
32 |
10 |
2 July |
Telstra Stadium |
22,515 |
| 18 |
New Zealand Warriors |
Won |
4 |
10 |
9 July |
Telstra Stadium |
14,067 |
| 19 |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Won |
22 |
16 |
14 July |
Oki Jubilee |
18,223 |
| 20 |
Sydney Roosters |
Won |
25 |
0 |
22 July |
Telstra Stadium |
14,020 |
| 21 |
BYE |
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| 22 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Won |
54 |
14 |
5 August |
Dairy Farmers Stadium |
20,486 |
| 23 |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Won |
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 |
Won |
30 |
22 |
3 September |
CUA Stadium |
13,363 |
| QF |
Canberra Raiders |
Won |
30 |
12 |
9 September |
Telstra Stadium |
14,628 |
| PF |
Brisbane Broncos |
Loss |
20 |
37 |
22 September |
Aussie Stadium |
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 |
[edit] 2006 Season Ladder
*Warriors deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches
[edit] 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
[edit] 2006 Season Players
Full Backs
Trent Cutler (also played wing)
Luke Patten
Wingers
Hazem El Masri
Matt Utai
Centres
Namila Davua (also played wing)
Andrew Emelio (also played wing)
Cameron Phelps
Willie Tonga
Halves
Daniel Holdsworth
Billy Ngawini (also played at Hooker)
Ben Roberts
Brent Sherwin
Hookers
Corey Hughes
Daniel Irvine
Adam Perry
Props
Chris Armit
Roy Asotasi
Ben Czislowski
Jarrad Hickey (also played at Second Row)
Nate Myles (also played at Second Row)
Mark O'Meley
Jamie Small
Second Rowers
Daniel Conn
John Green (also played Prop)
Willie Mason (also played Prop)
Brad Morrin
Andrew Ryan(c)
Locks
Tony Grimaldi (also played at Hooker)
Nick Kouparitsas (also played at Five-Eighth)
Reni Maitua (also played at Centre)
Dallas Mcilwain
Sonny Bill Williams(also played at centre and second row)
[edit] Scorers
[edit] 2006/2007 Signings/Transfers
[edit] Losses
[edit] Re-Signings
[edit] References
