Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.

Geelong 3.10.5 (95) defeated Adelaide 1.10.15 (84) in the 2006 NAB Cup Final. The game was held at AAMI Stadium, with an attendance of 30,707.

This round was marketed as Rivalry Round

This round was marketed as Green Shirt Round, to acknowledge the contribution of new and inexperienced umpires in junior competitions. [1]

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Chris Masten (born 2 May 1989) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles. He was chosen as the first round pick (number 3 overall) in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Eagles, the team he had supported as a child.

Standing at 179 cm, Masten projects as an inside midfielder in the mould of fellow West Australians Paul Hasleby & Simon Black. Features of his game include clean hands, good vision, courageous attack on the ball and a very large aerobic capacity.^{[citation needed]} Masten showed strong leadership in the 2007 Under 18 championships, captaining Western Australia to win the tournament and on an individual level winning All-Australian honours averaging 25 disposals and five clearances across the 3 games. He was also a graduate of the AIS/AFL Academy in 2006.

He made his senior debut for WAFL team East Fremantle in the Round 1 win against South Fremantle, gathering 17 disposals and kicking 3 goals. Masten went on to play 15 games and average 14 disposals per game while also kicking 6 goals for the season.

Tim Houlihan (born 10 February 1989) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He previously played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Houlihan was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with pick 43 in the 2006 National Draft. He was born in Edenhope and spent much of his childhood in Harrow in the Western district of Victoria.

Playing mainly through the half back flank and midfield Houlihan is well respected at the West Coast Eagles for his running abilities. A fierce distance runner in his junior days, winning the 2005 national 1500 m and 3000 m events in personal best times.

Nicknamed The Harrow Thunderbolt, Houlihan made his AFL debut against the Adelaide Crows in round 9 of 2008, winning 20 disposals and having a positive impact on the game. He was de-listed at the end of the 2011 season.