2006 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2006 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Telstra Dome
Team Results
Ladder Position:
15th (W-D-L: 3-1-18, P%: 81.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton, Mark | #23 | 19 | 8 | R03, R05-22 |
| Bradley, Kepler | #16 | 21 | 8 | R01-10, R12-22 |
| Camporeale, Scott | #17 | 12 | 3 | R01-03, R06, R12-19 |
| Cartledge, Tristan | #22 | 3 | 0 | R13, R21-22 |
| Cole, Richard | #28 | 4 | 0 | R17-18, R21-22 |
| Dempsey, Courtenay | #15 | 5 | 1 | R07, R09, R11, R21-22 |
| Dyson, Ricky | #2 | 17 | 9 | R02, R04, R07-11, R13-22 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-14, R17-20 |
| Heffernan, Chris | #26 | 19 | 6 | R01-13, R15-16, R19-22 |
| Hille, David | #19 | 21 | 13 | R01-02, R04-22 |
| Hird, James | #5 | 13 | 19 | R03-07, R12-13, R17-22 |
| Johns, Courtney | #21 | 10 | 12 | R08-12, R14, R19-22 |
| Johnson, Jason | #14 | 19 | 12 | R01-08, R11-20, R22 |
| Johnson, Mark | #1 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Jolley, Ben | #35 | 4 | 0 | R15, R18-20 |
| Laycock, Jason | #27 | 6 | 4 | R06-11 |
| Lee, Andrew | #32 | 5 | 2 | R13-16, R22 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 3 | 13 | R01-03 |
| Lonergan, Sam | #36 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Lovett, Andrew | #13 | 13 | 17 | R01-08, R14-18 |
| Lovett-Murray, Nathan | #42 | 19 | 7 | R01-14, R18-22 |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 22 | 67 | R01-22 |
| McPhee, Adam | #33 | 20 | 8 | R01-15, R17, R19-22 |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 21 | 9 | R01-06, R08-22 |
| Monfries, Angus | #6 | 21 | 22 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Nash, Jay | #38 | 7 | 1 | R10-11, R15-19 |
| Peverill, Damien | #11 | 17 | 4 | R01-02, R05, R07-08, R10-12, R14-22 |
| Reynolds, Joel | #29 | 11 | 6 | R07-09, R11-17, R21 |
| Rioli, Dean | #43 | 4 | 3 | R04, R06, R20-21 |
| Ryder, Paddy | #30 | 9 | 2 | R01-05, R09, R12, R14, R16 |
| Slattery, Henry | #20 | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R10, R12, R16 |
| Solomon, Dean | #7 | 20 | 4 | R01-13, R15-18, R20-22 |
| Stanton, Brent | #24 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 21 | 6 | R01-10, R12-22 |
| Welsh, Andrew | #12 | 20 | 1 | R01-20 |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 9 | 3 | R01, R03-07, R09-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 21 | 3 | -0- | 18 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | 1 | 0 | -1- | 0 | R16 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Andrew Welsh | Dustin Fletcher | Mark Johnson |
| Half-Back: | Adam McPhee | Kepler Bradley | Nathan Lovett-Murray |
| Centre: | Brent Stanton | Jobe Watson | Jason Johnson |
| Half-Forward: | Angus Monfries | Scott Lucas | Chris Heffernan |
| Forward: | Andrew Lovett | Courtney Johns | James Hird |
| Follower: | David Hille | Mark McVeigh | Damien Peverill |
| Interchange: | Mark Bolton | Scott Camporeale | Ricky Dyson |
| Dean Solomon |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 22 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2006 | Round 1 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 08/04/2006 | Round 2 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 16/04/2006 | Round 3 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 25/04/2006 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 30/04/2006 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 06/05/2006 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 14/05/2006 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 21/05/2006 | Round 8 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 21 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 27/05/2006 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 60 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 02/06/2006 | Round 10 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 138 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 09/06/2006 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 42 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 18/06/2006 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 36 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 30/06/2006 | Round 13 | Kangaroos | AWAY | LOSS | KANG by 7 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 07/07/2006 | Round 14 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 15/07/2006 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 3 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 22/07/2006 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Gary O'Donnell | David Hille |
| 29/07/2006 | Round 17 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 05/08/2006 | Round 18 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 43 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 11/08/2006 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 19/08/2006 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 26/08/2006 | Round 21 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 16 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |
| 01/09/2006 | Round 22 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | David Hille |