2006 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

2006 season
President	Jeff Kennett
Coach	Alastair Clarkson
Captain(s)	Richie Vandenberg
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground Aurora Stadium
AFL season	9–13 (11th)
Finals series	Did not qualify
Best and Fairest	Sam Mitchell
Leading goalkicker	Mark Williams (60)
Highest home attendance	43,296 (Round 2 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance	12,315 (Round 7 vs. Brisbane Lions)
Average home attendance	28,019
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The 2006 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 82nd season in the Australian Football League and their 105th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Sunday, 2 April (1:10 pm)	Fremantle	17.7 (109)	13.9 (87)	Won by 22 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	13,862	1–0
2	Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	12.12 (84)	18.11 (119)	Lost by 35 points	Telstra Dome (H)	43,296	1–1
3	Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	Geelong	6.13 (49)	15.11 (101)	Won by 52 points	Skilled Stadium (A)	24,026	2–1
4	Friday, 21 April (7:40 pm)	Carlton	9.14 (68)	15.10 (100)	Won by 32 points	Telstra Dome (A)	45,102	3–1
5	Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm)	Essendon	12.12 (84)	12.11 (83)	Won by 1 point	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	40,179	4–1
6	Sunday, 7 May (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos	15.12 (102)	11.14 (80)	Lost by 22 points	Telstra Dome (A)	28,470	4–2
7	Saturday, 13 May (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	9.12 (66)	16.10 (106)	Lost by 40 points	Carrara Stadium (H)	12,315	4–3
8	Friday, 19 May (7:40 pm)	Melbourne	9.7 (61)	20.16 (136)	Lost by 75 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	42,985	4–4
9	Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm)	Sydney	7.12 (54)	19.5 (119)	Lost by 65 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	28,766	4–5
10	Saturday, 3 June (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	16.13 (109)	13.10 (88)	Lost by 21 points	Telstra Dome (A)	29,960	4–6
11	Sunday, 11 June (12:40 pm)	Port Adelaide	22.13 (145)	7.7 (49)	Lost by 96 points	AAMI Stadium (A)	24,511	4–7
12	Sunday, 18 June (1:10 pm)	Richmond	16.9 (105)	8.16 (64)	Won by 41 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	20,971	5–7
13	Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	18.17 (125)	8.7 (55)	Lost by 70 points	Telstra Dome (A)	33,869	5–8
14	Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm)	West Coast	16.8 (104)	17.12 (114)	Lost by 10 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	21,989	5–9
15	Saturday, 15 July (2:40 pm)	Adelaide	16.13 (109)	11.7 (73)	Lost by 36 points	AAMI Stadium (A)	37,446	5–10
16	Saturday, 22 July (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	11.18 (84)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 10 points	The Gabba (A)	26,738	5–11
17	Friday, 28 July (7:40 pm)	Collingwood	16.17 (113)	11.2 (68)	Lost by 45 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	54,306	5–12
18	Sunday, 6 August (2:40 pm)	Fremantle	14.20 (104)	7.9 (51)	Lost by 53 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	35,017	5–13
19	Sunday, 13 August (2:10 pm)	Carlton	17.11 (113)	13.12 (90)	Won by 23 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	36,817	6–13
20	Saturday, 19 August (7:10 pm)	Essendon	15.16 (106)	19.10 (124)	Won by 18 points	Telstra Dome (A)	44,275	7–13
21	Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm)	Kangaroos	7.16 (58)	4.12 (36)	Won by 22 points	Aurora Stadium (H)	18,836	8–13
22	Sunday, 3 September (2:10 pm)	Geelong	21.7 (133)	10.12 (72)	Won by 61 points	Telstra Dome (H)	28,188	9–13
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Ladder

2006 AFL ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	West Coast (P)	22	17	5	0	2257	1874	120.4	68	Finals series
2	Adelaide	22	16	6	0	2331	1640	142.1	64
3	Fremantle	22	15	7	0	2079	1893	109.8	60
4	Sydney	22	14	8	0	2098	1630	128.7	56
5	Collingwood	22	14	8	0	2345	1965	119.3	56
6	St Kilda	22	14	8	0	2074	1752	118.4	56
7	Melbourne	22	13	8	1	2146	1957	109.7	54
8	Western Bulldogs	22	13	9	0	2311	2173	106.4	52
9	Richmond	22	11	11	0	1934	2245	86.1	44
10	Geelong	22	10	11	1	1982	2002	99.0	42
11	Hawthorn	22	9	13	0	1834	2140	85.7	36
12	Port Adelaide	22	8	14	0	1911	2151	88.8	32
13	Brisbane Lions	22	7	15	0	1844	2239	82.4	28
14	Kangaroos	22	7	15	0	1754	2167	80.9	28
15	Essendon	22	3	18	1	2021	2469	81.9	14
16	Carlton	22	3	18	1	1791	2415	74.2	14

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

1. "AFL Tables - 2006 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.