2006 NAB Cup
# 2006 NAB Cup

The 2006 NAB Cup was held across Australia between 24 February and 18 March. The NAB Cup was won by Geelong who defeated Adelaide by 8 points in the Grand Final of the knock-out pre-season competition.

## Prize money

* Winner: $220,000
* Runner-up: $110,000
* Round 3 losers: $55,000
* Round 2 losers: $27,000
* Round 1 losers: $16,500

$220,000 was awarded to the winning club (by comparison, the prize money for the winner of the 2005 AFL Grand Final was only slightly larger at $250,000). Smaller amounts were awarded to clubs based on participation and progression through the competition.

## Games

### Round 1

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brisbane Lions | 1.8.13 (70) | Essendon | 1.8.12 (69) | Carrara Stadium | 13,269 | 24 February | 7:40 PM |
| Western Bulldogs | 1.7.12 (63) | Melbourne | 0.9.15 (69) | Marrara Oval | 6,000 | 24 February | 8:10 PM |
| Kangaroos | 1.8.11 (68) | Sydney Swans | 0.5.7 (37) | Manuka Oval | 5,336 | 25 February | 2:10 PM |
| Hawthorn | 1.11.10 (85) | Richmond | 0.11.9 (75) | Telstra Dome | 15,649 | 25 February | 4:10 PM |
| Carlton | 1.8.13 (70) | Geelong | 0.15.8 (98) | Telstra Dome | 15,649 | 25 February | 7:40 PM |
| Adelaide | 2.16.13 (127) | Port Adelaide | 0.8.7 (55) | AAMI Stadium | 17,012 | 26 February | 1:40 PM |
| Collingwood | 2.8.8 (74) | St Kilda | 1.9.10 (73) | Telstra Dome | 24,567 | 26 February | 4:40 PM |
| West Coast Eagles | 1.7.14 (65) | Fremantle | 1.18.10 (127) | Subiaco Oval | 36,686 | 26 February | 4:10 PM |

### Round 2

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brisbane Lions | 0.12.9 (81) | Melbourne | 0.13.12 (90) | Telstra Dome | 11,612 | 3 March | 7:40 PM |
| Hawthorn | 1.7.7 (58) | Adelaide | 2.7.11 (71) | Aurora Stadium | 8,060 | 4 March | 6:40 PM |
| Fremantle | 0.15.10 (100) | Collingwood | 2.10.6 (84) | Subiaco Oval | 15,610 | 5 March | 4:10 PM |
| Kangaroos | 1.8.3 (60) | Geelong | 1.10.17 (86) | Cazaly Stadium | 7,824 | 4 March | 7:45 PM |

### Round 3

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide | 1.16.21 (129) | Melbourne | 1.5.5 (44) | AAMI Stadium | 12,594 | 10 March | 7:10 PM |
| Geelong | 3.10.14 (101) | Fremantle | 1.10.12 (81) | Telstra Dome | 12,042 | 11 March | 7:40 PM |

### Grand Final

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide | 1.10.15 (84) | Geelong | 3.10.5 (92) | AAMI Stadium | 30,707 | 18 March | 7:10 PM |

## Summary of results

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brisbane Lions | 1 | 8 | 13 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Essendon | 1 | 8 | 12 | 69 | Brisbane Lions | 0 | 12 | 9 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 7 | 12 | 63 | Melbourne | 0 | 13 | 12 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Melbourne | 0 | 9 | 15 | 69 | | | | | | Melbourne | 1 | 5 | 5 | 44 | | | | | |
| Hawthorn | 1 | 11 | 10 | 85 | | | | | | Adelaide | 1 | 16 | 21 | 129 | | | | | |
| Richmond | 0 | 11 | 9 | 75 | Hawthorn | 1 | 7 | 7 | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelaide | 2 | 16 | 13 | 127 | Adelaide | 2 | 7 | 11 | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Port Adelaide | 0 | 8 | 7 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | Adelaide | 1 | 10 | 15 | 84 |
| Kangaroos | 1 | 8 | 11 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | Geelong | 3 | 10 | 5 | 92 |
| Sydney | 0 | 5 | 7 | 37 | Kangaroos | 1 | 8 | 3 | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlton | 1 | 8 | 13 | 70 | Geelong | 1 | 10 | 17 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Geelong | 0 | 15 | 8 | 98 | | | | | | Geelong | 3 | 10 | 14 | 101 | | | | | |
| Collingwood | 2 | 8 | 8 | 74 | | | | | | Fremantle | 1 | 10 | 12 | 81 | | | | | |
| St Kilda | 1 | 9 | 10 | 73 | Collingwood | 2 | 10 | 6 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Coast | 1 | 7 | 14 | 65 | Fremantle | 0 | 15 | 10 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fremantle | 1 | 18 | 10 | 127 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
