2006 AFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
2006 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 13-1-8, P%: 109.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Fremantle (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartram, Clint | #19 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Bate, Matthew | #6 | 14 | 8 | R05-08, R10-12, R17-20, R22, EF, SF |
| Bell, Daniel | #21 | 12 | 0 | R06-11, R18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Brown, Nathan | #25 | 9 | 3 | R01, R03-06, R17-19, SF |
| Bruce, Cameron | #32 | 24 | 21 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Carroll, Nathan | #41 | 24 | 1 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Davey, Aaron | #36 | 22 | 37 | R01-17, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Dunn, Lynden | #14 | 11 | 13 | R06-13, R15-16, R19 |
| Ferguson, Ryan | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R19 |
| Godfrey, Simon | #30 | 16 | 4 | R04-11, R15-22 |
| Green, Brad | #18 | 23 | 11 | R01-16, R18-22, EF, SF |
| Holland, Ben | #4 | 16 | 1 | R05-06, R10-21, EF, SF |
| Jamar, Mark | #40 | 22 | 10 | R01-03, R05-22, EF |
| Johnson, Chris | #17 | 9 | 0 | R02, R09-15, R19 |
| Johnson, Paul | #11 | 2 | 2 | R01, R04 |
| Johnstone, Travis | #16 | 22 | 10 | R01-17, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Jones, Nathan | #2 | 8 | 2 | R17-22, EF, SF |
| McDonald, James | #23 | 24 | 6 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| McLean, Brock | #5 | 18 | 14 | R02-04, R06-10, R13-14, R17-22, EF, SF |
| Miller, Brad | #7 | 15 | 4 | R01-05, R07-09, R14, R19-22, EF, SF |
| Moloney, Brent | #22 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R05-09 |
| Motlop, Shannon | #44 | 3 | 0 | R01, R19, R22 |
| Neitz, David | #9 | 21 | 68 | R01-04, R07-20, R22, EF, SF |
| Pickett, Byron | #33 | 20 | 9 | R01-17, R21, EF, SF |
| Read, Phil | #28 | 5 | 1 | R11-14, R16 |
| Rivers, Jared | #27 | 22 | 4 | R03-22, EF, SF |
| Robertson, Russell | #24 | 23 | 44 | R01-18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Smith, Nick | #15 | 1 | 0 | SF |
| Sylvia, Colin | #12 | 17 | 10 | R01-06, R12-18, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Ward, Daniel | #10 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R11-22, EF, SF |
| Warnock, Matthew | #37 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Wheatley, Paul | #31 | 7 | 1 | R02-05, R15-16, R18 |
| Whelan, Matthew | #45 | 19 | 3 | R01-05, R07-10, R12-18, R20-21, EF |
| White, Jeff | #34 | 24 | 11 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Yze, Adem | #13 | 24 | 30 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniher, Neale | 24 | 14 | -1- | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Matthew Whelan | Nathan Carroll | Ben Holland |
| Half-Back: | Clint Bartram | Jared Rivers | Daniel Ward |
| Centre: | Brad Green | Travis Johnstone | Cameron Bruce |
| Half-Forward: | Russell Robertson | Brad Miller | Aaron Davey |
| Forward: | Adem Yze | David Neitz | Byron Pickett |
| Follower: | Jeff White | Brock McLean | James McDonald |
| Interchange: | Matthew Bate | Simon Godfrey | Mark Jamar |
| Colin Sylvia |
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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 24 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2006 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 08/04/2006 | Round 2 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 47 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 16/04/2006 | Round 3 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 5 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 23/04/2006 | Round 4 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 5 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 29/04/2006 | Round 5 | Kangaroos | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | Neale Daniher | unknown |
| 05/05/2006 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Neale Daniher | Brad Green |
| 13/05/2006 | Round 7 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | MELB by 59 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 19/05/2006 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 75 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 28/05/2006 | Round 9 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 22 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 04/06/2006 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 13 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 12/06/2006 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 47 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 18/06/2006 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 01/07/2006 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | MELB by 38 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 08/07/2006 | Round 14 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | MELB by 8 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 14/07/2006 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 18 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 23/07/2006 | Round 16 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 29 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 30/07/2006 | Round 17 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | MELB by 51 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 05/08/2006 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 12/08/2006 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 32 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 20/08/2006 | Round 20 | Kangaroos | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 50 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 26/08/2006 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Neale Daniher | Cameron Bruce |
| 02/09/2006 | Round 22 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 58 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 08/09/2006 | Elimination Final | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 18 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 15/09/2006 | Semi Final | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 28 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |