Wests Tigers 2006
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Trial Games and World Club Challenge
The Tigers played a trial game in Gunnedah against a local country side which they won easily. This was the only trial the team played before leaving for England to contest the 2006 World Club Challenge2006 World Club Challenge
The 2006 World Club Challenge was a Rugby League match held on Friday, 3 February, 2006, at Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield, UK. The game was contested by Bradford Bulls and Wests Tigers.-Bradford Bulls:...
. This game pitted the 2005 NRL Premiers against Bradford who won the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
title in 2005. The Tigers side were without many of the players from their grand final victory with notable absentees being Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall is a professional rugby league footballer with the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League . A goal-kicking five-eighth, he is the current captain of the New Zealand national team, with whom he won the 2008 World Cup and 2010 Four Nations tournaments...
and Pat Richards
Pat Richards
Pat Richards is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of Europe's Super League. An Ireland and Exiles international representative winger, he previously played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers, winning the 2005...
. An early try to fill-in 5/8 Daniel Fitzhenry
Daniel Fitzhenry
Daniel Fitzhenry is a former Australian professional rugby league player in Australia's NRL. He played for Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition before his switch to Hull KR before his release in October 2009. He returned to Wests Tigers in 2010...
gave some hope but the Bulls dominated to eventually win 30-10.
Trial Results
v Combined Group 4 W 64-4 at Gunnedah (A)
v Bradford Bulls (Eng) L 10-30 at Huddersfield (A)
v Manly L 18-42 at Brookvale (A)
Season summary
A series of close losses and a long list of injuries stymied the Tigers bid to defend their NRL premiership. In three games (Manly, Penrith, Newcastle) the Tigers led with less than 5 minutes to go only to concede late tries. In all three losses the game sealing tries came from kicks often involving freakish bounces or rebounds. Another two losses were from golden point (extra time) against Canberra, both in controversial circumstances. In the second game at Campbelltown the Daily Telegraph published a photograph showing Canberra players several metres offside which should have warranted a penalty. The referee Steven Clark later said he was reluctant to see a penalty decide the game. In the first game Tigers forward Todd PaytenTodd Payten
Todd Payten is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the Canberra Raiders, and played junior football with the Temora Dragons...
was penalised for a ball stripping offence with there being some debate whether a second player was involved.
The major injury loss was the star playmaker Benji Marshall. A cheekbone injury in round one was followed by another major shoulder injury against the Cowboys. These injuries meant Marshall played very little football. Captain and fullback Brett Hodgson missed the latter part of the season and Paul Whatuira also suffered long term injuries. One highlight was the successful debut of several players including Chris Lawrence and Ben Jeffery who starred in an upset win over eventual premiers Brisbane in Brisbane.
The Tigers eventually missed the play offs but would have made the finals had they won the close losses referred to above.
Round 1, v Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons was the first assignment for the Tigers, and despite trailing 10-8 at halftime, the Tigers fought back with two tries to Paul Whatuira (who also scored the first try of the season proper) and s try to rookie Michael Crockett. All of the Dragons' tries had come from Mark Gasnier. The Wests Tigers won the match 24-15 after a late surge led by Marshall. It was later revealed Marshall had suffered a facial injury during the game.
Round 5, v Cowboys (2005 Grand Final Replay)
The Tigers headed to Townsville four weeks later, and despite a 2-0 lead early, the Tigers trailed 22-2 at halftime. Not helping their cause was the sin binning of centre Paul Whatuira in the 35th minute for a professional foul on Cowboys' Justin Smith. After enduring a try-less first half, the Tigers' tries came from Benji Marshall (who was booked for a high shot on Smith) and Isaac de Gois, playing one of only five games for the Tigers. The Tigers lost 32-12.
Round 6, v Sharks
The Tigers played their first home game at Campbelltown Stadium and thrashed the Cronulla Sharks who were missing skipper Brett Kimmorley who had injured his ankle in the previous week's 28-24 home loss to the Sydney Roosters. Brett Hodgson, playing in one of his finest games, broke the point-scoring record previously held by Joel Caine. The Tigers won the match 42-16, bringing them back on level terms for the season (3-3).
Round 14, v Sea Eagles
Wests Tigers headed into this Friday night blockbuster at Brookvale Oval having won their last two games including a 44-4 thrashing of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 12 and a morale-boosting win over the Cowboys in round 13. They led 12-10 with moments to go until a Matt Orford banana kick was fielded by full-back Brett Stewart who juggled the ball and scored the match-winning try. This broke the hearts of the Wests Tigers, who were headed for victory.
Round 16, v Panthers
With moments to go in the round 16 game at CUA Stadium, Benji Marshall painfully dislocated his shoulder whilst attempting a tackle on forward Frank Pritchard. The tackle ruled him out for the rest of the season and put the Tigers' premiership defence on tatters. The Tigers lost the game 24-20 after a Luke Lewis try sealed the game for the Panthers.
Round 21, v Broncos
Heading into this game as huge underdogs, the Wests Tigers arrived at Suncorp Stadium and were without skipper Hodgson, five-eighth Marshall, centre Whatuira (who reinjured his hamstring during training), and forwards Gibbs and Fulton. But they were never headed. Rookies Ben Jeffery and Chris Lawrence made their debuts and marked them with memorable tries. Centre Dean Collis scored two tries as the Tigers won 20-6.
Round 26, v Rabbitohs
Two traditional sides out of finals contention had something to play for at this Leichhardt Oval clash. Among those who played their last games in the Tigers colours included Anthony Laffranchi and Scott Prince (both Gold Coast Titans), John Skandalis and Shane Elford (both Huddersfield Giants). The Tigers were merciless, leading 30-0 at halftime and getting the job done in the second half, resulting in a 52-18 win.
Season results
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| Round | Opponent | Result | Date | Venue | Crowd | Referee | Position/15 |
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 10 March 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (H) |
27,865 | Paul Simpkins | 5th |
| 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Whatuira 3, Laffranchi, Crockett; Goals: Hodgson 2) 15 - Dragons (Tries: Gasnier 3; Goals: Naiqama; Fields Goals: Barrett) |
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| 2 | Bulldogs Canterbury Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions... |
Loss | 17 March 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (A) |
32,578 | Steve Clark | 11th |
| 47 - Bulldogs (Tries: El Masri 4, Mason, Patten, Maitua; Goals: El Masri 9; Field Goals: Sherwin)) 12 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Hodgson; Goals: Hodgson 2) |
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| 3 | New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
Loss | 25 March 2006 | Jade Stadium Jade Stadium Lancaster Park, formerly Jade Stadium and currently known as AMI Stadium through sponsorship rights, is a sports stadium situated in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand.... (A) |
14,675 | Paul Simpkins | 12th |
| 26 - Warriors (Tries: Ropati, Webb, Toopi, Vatuvei, Guttenbeil; Goals: Martin 3) 10 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Crockett, Fitzhenry; Goals: Hodgson) |
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| 4 | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
Win | 2 April 2006 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... (H) |
17,803 | Jason Robinson | 11th |
| 30 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry 3, Elford 2, Laffranchi, Whatuira; Goals: Hodgson) 28 - Storm (Tries: Slater 2, Inglis, Hoffman, Cronk; Goals: C Smith 4) |
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| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
Loss | 7 April 2006 | Dairy Farmers Stadium Dairy Farmers Stadium The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as Dairy Farmers Stadium due to sponsorship rights, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has historically been used mainly for rugby league, and is the home ground of the National Rugby League club the North... (A) |
20,262 | Steve Clark | 11th |
| 32 - Cowboys (Tries: Jensen 2, Sing, Cooper, Thurston; Goals: Thurston 6) 12 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall, de Gois; Goals: Hodgson 2) |
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| 6 | Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales... |
Win | 16 April 2006 | Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers... (H) |
15,550 | Jason Robinson | 10th |
| 42 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Whatuira 2, Crockett 2, Trimarchi, Galea, O'Hara; Goals: Hodgson 6, Prince) 16 - (Tries: Kearney, Simmons, Vagana; Goals: Covell 2) |
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| 7 | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Loss | 21 April 2006 | Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.The stadium is used primarily as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League club the Parramatta Eels... (A) |
21,141 | Tony Archer | 12th |
| 28 - Eels (Tries: Tahu, Robinson, Morrison, T Smith; Goals: Delaney 6) 16 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Whatuira, Collis, McDonnell; Goals: Prince 2) |
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| 8 | Bye Bye Bye may refer to:*Bye , a special type of run scored in the game of cricket*Bye , when a player or team is allowed to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing*"Bye", a song by Elliott Smith from Figure 8... |
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| 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
Win | 7 May 2006 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... (H) |
20,231 | Russell Smith | 8th |
| 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Payten, Fitzhenry, Prince, Collis; Goals: Hodgson 4) 18 - Sea Eagles (Tries: Menzies, Monaghan, Bell, Stephenson; Goals: Orford) |
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| 10 | Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
Loss | 14 May 2006 | Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers... (H) |
14,499 | Sean Hampstead | 10th |
| 16 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Elford, Heighington; Goals: Hodgson 2) 18 - Knights (Tries: Seage, Simpson, Carney; Goals: Johns 3) |
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| 11 | New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
Loss | 20 May 2006 | Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors... (A) |
8,210 | Jarrad Maxwell | 11th |
| 34 - Warriors (Tries: Faumuina, Webb, Mannering, Rovelli, L Anderson, Tuimavave; Goals: Martin 5) 12 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 2; Goals: Marshall 2) |
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| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
Win | 28 May 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (A) |
13,460 | Paul Simpkins | 10th |
| 4 - Rabbitohs (Tries: Merritt) 44 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Prince 3, Farah, Collis, Heighington, Tuiaki, Hodgson; Goals: Hodgson 6) |
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| 13 | North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
Win | 4 June 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (H) |
15,736 | Steve Clark | 9th |
| 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis, Marshall, Laffranchi, Crockett; Goals: Hodgson 4) 14 - Cowboys (Tries: Bowman, Cooper, Thurston; Goals: Thurston) |
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| 14 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
Loss | 9 June 2006 | Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Warringah Council and is primarily used by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team... (A) |
11,588 | Shayne Hayne | 10th |
| 16 - Sea Eagles (Tries: B Stewart, Matai, Hicks; Goals: Burns 2) 12 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Crockett, Laffranchi; Goals: Marshall 2) |
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| 15 | Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
Win | 17 June 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (H) |
19,360 | Gavin Badger | 9th |
| 26 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Galea, Farah, Marshall, Crockett, Collis; Goals: Hodgson 3) 14 - Roosters (Tries: Foley, Cross, Flannery; Goals: Fitzgibbon) |
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| 16 | Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
Loss | 24 June 2006 | CUA Stadium (A) | 16,120 | Russell Smith | 10th |
| 24 - Panthers (Tries: Gordon, Galea, Lewis, Campbell; Goals: Campbell 4) 20 - Wests Tigers (Tries: McDonnell 2, Heighington, Galea; Goals: Hodgson 2) |
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| 17 | Bulldogs Canterbury Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions... |
Loss | 2 July 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (H) |
22,511 | Paul Simpkins | 10th |
| 10 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Chase, Tuikai; Goals: Prince) 32 - Bulldogs (Tries: Patten, Tonga, Hickey, Ryan, El Masri; Goals: El Masri 6) |
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| 18 | Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales... |
Win | 9 July 2006 | Toyota Park (A) | 15,070 | Steve Clark | 9th |
| 10 - Sharks (Tries: Kingston; Goals: Covell 3) 22 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Elford, Collis, Fitzhenry, Galea; Goals: Hodgson 3) |
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| 19 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
Loss | 16 July 2006 | Bruce Stadium (A) | 9,125 | Tony Archer | 11th |
| 20 - Raiders (Tries: Graham, Chalk, Carney; Goals: Schifcofske 4) 18 - Wests Tigers (Tries: McDonnell, Collis, Hodgson; Goals: Hodgson 3) in golden point extra time. |
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| 20 | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Loss | 23 July 2006 | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... (H) |
21,456 | Shayne Hayne | 12th |
| 6 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah; Goals: Prince) 34 - Eels (Tries: Hayne 2, N Hindmarsh, J Smith, O'Dwyer, McKinnon; Goals: Riddell 4, Hayne) |
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| 21 | Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
Win | 30 July 2006 | Lang Park (A) | 31,500 | Paul Simpkins | 12th |
| 6 - Broncos (Tries: Webcke; Goals: Lockyer) 20 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis 2, Jeffery, Lawrence; Goals: Prince 2) |
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| 22 | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
Loss | 5 August 2006 | Olympic Park Stadium Olympic Park Stadium Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG, which served as the Olympic Stadium... (A) |
12,481 | Sean Hampstead | 12th |
| 46 - Storm (Tries: Webster 4, Turner 2, Geyer, Inglis; Goals: C Smith 6, Inglis) 4 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lolesi) |
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| 23 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
Loss | 13 August 2006 | Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers... (H) |
18,474 | Steve Clark | 14th |
| 18 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Heighington, Prince; Goals: Prince 3) 19 - Raiders (Tries: Graham, Mogg, Tongue; Goals: Schifcofske 3; Field Goals: Carney) in golden point extra time. |
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| 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 20 August 2006 | Oki Jubilee Stadium Oki Jubilee Stadium Jubilee Oval is one of two home stadiums used by the St. George Illawarra Dragons team, a rugby league club that plays in Australasia's National Rugby League. The R2K entity was instrumental in ensuring that NRL matches were played at Kogarah from 2003 onwards... (A) |
14,211 | Shayne Hayne | 14th |
| 46 - Dragons (Tries: Gasnier 3, B Morris 2, Greenshields, Bickerstaff, Gorrell, Naiqama; Goals: Gorrell 3, Naiqama 2) 16 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence, Farah, Heighington; Goals: Prince 2) |
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| 25 | Bye Bye Bye may refer to:*Bye , a special type of run scored in the game of cricket*Bye , when a player or team is allowed to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing*"Bye", a song by Elliott Smith from Figure 8... |
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| 26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
Win | 3 September 2006 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... (H) |
18,440 | Tony de las Heras | 11th |
| 52 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Heighington 2, Fitzhenry 2, Farah, Payten, Elford, McDonnell, Skandalis; Goals: Prince 8) 18 - Rabbitohs (Tries: Gordon, Geddes, Peachey; Goals: Paea, Williams, Merritt) |
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Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Melbourne Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 605 | 404 | 44 |
| 2 | Bulldogs Canterbury Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions... |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 608 | 468 | 36 |
| 3 | Brisbane Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 497 | 392 | 32 |
| 4 | Newcastle Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 608 | 538 | 32 |
| 5 | Manly Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 534 | 493 | 32 |
| 6 | St George Illawarra St George Illawarra Dragons The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the... |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 481 | 32 |
| 7 | Canberra Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 525 | 573 | |
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| 8 | Parramatta Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 506 | 483 | 28 |
| 9 | North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 450 | 463 | |
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| 10 | New Zealand New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 552 | 463 | 24 |
| 11 | Wests Tigers Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 490 | 565 | |
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| 12 | Penrith Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
24 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 510 | 587 | |
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| 13 | Cronulla Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales... |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 515 | 544 | |
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| 14 | Sydney Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 650 | |
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| 15 | South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 429 | 772 | |
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- New Zealand Warriors were stripped of four competition points due to breaches of the National Rugby League salary cap.
Team Season statistics
Overall: Played 24 Won 10 Lost 14 Competition Points 24 (11th) Points For 490 Against 565Home: Played 12 Won 7 Lost 5
(Leichhardt Oval - Won 3 Lost 0)
(Campbelltown Stadium - Won 1 Lost 2)
(Telstra Stadium (Won 3 Lost 2)
(Jade Stadium NZ Won 0 Lost 1)
Away: Played 12 Won 3 Lost 9
Golden Point: Played 2 Lost 2
Highest Position: 5th (Rd 1)
Lowest Position: 14th (Rd 21)
Biggest Win: 44-4 v South Sydney (A) Rd 12 (highest score 52 v South Sydney (H) Rd 26)
Worst Defeat: 4-46 v Melbourne (A) Rd 22 (most points conceded 47 v Bulldogs (A) Rd 2)
Home Crowd Average: 18 883 (LO 18 824)
Individual statistics
Most tries: Daniel Fitzhenry (11)Most points: Brett Hodgson (94)