2006 VFL season
| 2006 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | Sandringham Zebras 10th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Northern Bullants 8th minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Aaron Edwards, Frankston |
| Matches played | 126 |
The 2006 Victorian Football League (VFL) is a semi-professional Australian Rules Football competition featuring 12 teams from Victoria and one team from Tasmania.
It was the 125th season of the Australian rules football competition.
The VFL Season is split into two sub-leagues, seniors and reserves. Both leagues have the same teams, except for Tasmania and Geelong, who only play in the seniors league. The VFL Geelong team operates as a reserves team for the AFL team of the same name.
Prior to the 2006 season the Springvale Football Club moved from Newcomen Road Oval in Springvale to Casey Fields in Cranbourne and were renamed the Casey Scorpions.
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Bullants | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1983 | 1113 | 178.17 | 68 | |||
| 2 | Sandringham Zebras (P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1926 | 1505 | 127.97 | 52 | |||
| 3 | Geelong Cats | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1784 | 1633 | 109.25 | 52 | |||
| 4 | Williamstown Seagulls | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1690 | 1490 | 113.42 | 44 | |||
| 5 | Frankston Dolphins | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1857 | 1575 | 117.90 | 40 | |||
| 6 | Werribee Tigers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1900 | 1759 | 108.02 | 40 | |||
| 7 | North Ballarat Roosters | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1816 | 1757 | 103.46 | 36 | |||
| 8 | Coburg Tigers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1623 | 1614 | 100.56 | 36 | |||
| 9 | Tasmanian Devils | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1754 | 1844 | 95.12 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1609 | 2108 | 76.33 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Casey Scorpions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1529 | 1862 | 82.12 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Bendigo Bombers | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1516 | 1991 | 72.14 | 16 | |||
| 13 | Port Melbourne Boroughs | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1490 | 2226 | 66.94 | 12 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points | Source[citation needed] | |||||||||||
Finals Series
Season Awards
Best and Fairest
The VFL Best and Fairest is awarded the J. J. Liston Trophy.
| Rank | Player | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Edwards | Frankston Dolphins | 18 |
| 2 | Brett Johnson | Williamstown Seagulls | 17 |
| 3 | Daniel Harford | Northern Bullants | 14 |
| 4 | James Byrne | Geelong Cats | 13 |
| 5 | James Allan | Werribee Tigers | 11 |
Leading Goalkickers
The VFL Leading Goalkicker is awarded the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal.
| Rank | Player | Team | No. Games | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Edwards | Frankston Dolphins | 20 | 100 |
| 2 | Nicholas Sautner | Sandringham Zebras | 21 | 80 |
| 3 | James Podsiadly | Werribee Tigers | 18 | 70 |
| 4 | Digby Morrell | Northern Bullants | 21 | 53 |
| =5 | Brent Le Cras | Northern Bullants | 18 | 44 |
| =5 | Saverio Rocca | Northern Bullants | 10 | 44 |
VFL Team of the Year
| B: | David Biagi (Casey) | Shaun Pollard (Frankston) | Andy Biddlecombe (Sandringham) |
| HB: | Daniel Harford (Northern Bullants) | Justin Crow (Northern Bullants) | Jordan Doering (Bendigo) |
| C: | David Gallagher (Sandringham) | James Byrne (Geelong) (Capt.) | Kyle Matthews (Casey) |
| HF: | Tim Hazell (Port Melbourne) | Digby Morrell (Northern Bullants) | Brett Geappen (Tasmania) |
| F: | James Podsiadly (Werribee) | Aaron Edwards (Frankston) | Salim Hassan (Werribee) |
| Foll: | Warren Carlyle (Port Melbourne) | Brett Johnson (Williamstown) | James Allen (Werribee) |
| Int: | Jacob King (Coburg) | Neil Winterton (Frankston) | Steven Greene (Williamstown) |
| Matthew Sharkey (North Ballarat) |
See also
- List of VFA/VFL premiers
- Australian Rules Football
- Victorian Football League
- Australian Football League
- 2006 AFL season