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 in the Grand Final of the knock-out pre-season competition.

Prize money

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

Runner-up: $110,000<br />Losing semi-finalists: $55,000<br />Week 2 losers: $27,000<br />Week 1 losers: $16,500

Total prize money: $682,000

Games

Week one

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Home team| Home team score| Away team| Away team score| Ground| Crowd| Date| Time| Report|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| Brisbane Lions| 1.8.13 (70) | Essendon| 1.8.12 (69)| Carrara Stadium| 13,269| 24 February| 7:40 PM| |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| Western Bulldogs| 1.7.12 (63)| Melbourne| 0.9.15 (69) | Marrara Oval| 6,000| 24 February| 8:10 PM| |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| Kangaroos| 1.8.11 (68) | Sydney Swans| 0.5.7 (37)| Manuka Oval| 5,336| 25 February| 2:10 PM| |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| Hawthorn| 1.11.10 (85)| Richmond| 0.11.9 (75)| Telstra Dome| 15,649| 25 February| 4:10 PM| |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| Carlton| 1.8.13 (70)| Geelong| 0.15.8 (98) | Telstra Dome| 15,649| 25 February| 7:40 PM| |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| Adelaide| 2.16.13 (127) | Port Adelaide| 0.8.7 (55)| AAMI Stadium|...
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