==Regular Season==
{{Cleanup-date|July 2006}}
===Round 1===
*Round 1 saw quite a number of upsets, and most games were very closely contested.
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!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=17%|Venue
!width=11%|Referee
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|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|24 - 15
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|10 March 2006 7:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|27,865
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|25 - 6
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|11 March 2006 5:30pm
|Energy_Australia_Stadium
|R. Smith
|26,198
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|22 - 24
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|11 March 2006 7:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|17,510
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|14 - 27
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|11 March 2006 7:30pm
|Brookvale_Oval
|S. Hayne
|17,136
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|16 - 22
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|12 March 2006 2:00pm
|Mt_Smart_Stadium
|S. Clark
|10,035
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|22 - 40
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|12 March 2006 2:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|J. Robinson
|16,741
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|4 - 36
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|12 March 2006 2:00pm
|Suncorp_Stadium
|T. Archer
|46,229
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|Bye
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|}
===Round 2===
*Many records were broken in this round. The Cowboy's Matt_Sing scores his 150th try in first-grade, the sixth player to do so. Canterbury's Hazem_El_Masri scored 34 points, a club record; and Andrew_Johns broke his own club record with 30 points for Newcastle.
*The extremely hot conditions on the Sunday afternoon of this round affected two games in particular. In Wollongong, a slow-moving, somewhat sloppy game saw St George Illawarra in their first ever period of Golden_point extra time, going down to Penrith by the narrowest of margins. On the other hand, at Canberra, an all-time premiership record 102 points were scored between Newcastle and Canberra. This surpasses the previous record of 97 points scored in St. George's 91-6 defeat of Canterbury in 1935.
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!width=17%|Date and Time
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|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|47 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|17 March 2006 7:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|S. Clark
|32,578
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|22 - 14
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|18 March 2006 5:30pm
|Waikato_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|16,089
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|12 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|18 March 2006 7:30pm
|Toyota_Park
|R. Smith
|14,221
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|20 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|18 March 2006 8:30pm
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|23,296
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|18 - 22
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|19 March 2006 2:30pm
|Aussie_Stadium
|T. Archer
|10,841
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|12 - 13
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|19 March 2006 3:00pm
|WIN_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|12,098
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|32 - 70
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|19 March 2006 3:00pm
|Canberra_Stadium
|J. Robinson
|11,606
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|Bye
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===Round 3===
Surprisingly, many of the scores from this round were quite one-sided.
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Winning team'''
| '''Winning team score'''
| '''Win. Tries'''
| '''Win. Goals'''
| '''Def. team'''
| '''Def. team score'''
| '''Def. Tries'''
| '''Def. Goals'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Newcastle_Knights'''
|'''46'''
|Thaiday 3, Carney, Buderus, M Gidley, Lowrie
|Johns 9/10
|'''Canterbury_Bulldogs'''
|'''22'''
|El Masri, Emelio, Mason, Hughes
|El Masri 3/4
|EnergyAustralia_Stadium
|Friday, 24th March
|Steve Clark
|25,504
|-
|'''New_Zealand_Warriors'''
|'''26'''
|Ropati, Webb, Toopi, Vatuvei, Guttenbiel
|Martin 3/5
|'''Wests_Tigers'''
|'''10'''
|Crockett, Fitzhenry
|Hodgson 1/2
|Jade_Stadium
|Saturday, 25th March
|Russell Smith
|21,346
|-
|'''Manly Sea Eagles'''
|'''20'''
|B.Stewart, Burns, Bell
|Orford 4/4
|'''Cronulla_Sharks'''
|'''18'''
|Dykes, Albert, Bailey
|Covell 3/4
|Brookvale_Oval
|Saturday, 25th March
|Sean Hampstead
|13,114
|-
|'''North_Queensland_Cowboys'''
|'''40'''
|Thurston 2, Sweeney, O'Donnell, Williams, Bowman
|Thurston 8/8
|'''Melbourne_Storm'''
|'''8'''
|Geyer, Webster
|Smith 0/2
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|Saturday, 25th March
|Paul Simpkins
|14,675
|-
|'''St_George_Illawarra_Dragons'''
|'''44'''
|Gasnier 3, Best. Millard, Gorrell, Hornby
|Gorrell 8/8
|'''South_Sydney_Rabbitohs'''
|'''14'''
|Gordon, Rigon, Merritt
|Merritt 1/3
|Telstra_Stadium
|Sunday, 26th March
|Jason Robinson
|16,049
|-
|'''Brisbane_Broncos'''
|'''30'''
|Tupou 2, Lockyer, Hodges, Hunt, Stagg
|Ennis 2/5, Parker 1/1
|'''Parramatta_Eels'''
|'''10'''
|Vella, B Smith
|Burt 1/2
|Suncorp_Stadium
|Sunday, 26th March
|Tony Archer
|25,525
|-
|'''Sydney_Roosters'''
|'''56'''
|Roberts 2, Minichiello 2, Tupou 2, Soliola, Finch, Cross, Harrison
|Fitzgibbon 6/8, Roberts 2/2
|'''Canberra_Raiders'''
|'''20'''
|Tongue 2, Howell, Withers
|Schifcofske 2/4
|Aussie_Stadium
|Sunday, 26th March
|Shayne Hayne
|9,826
|-
|}
* '''Penrith_Panthers''' had the Bye.
===Round 4===
The second Golden_point game of the season occurred on the Saturday of this round. Penrith were once again level with their opponents after 80 minutes, however this time their opponents (Canberra) were the first to score in extra time.
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Winning team'''
| '''Winning team score'''
| '''Win. Tries'''
| '''Win. Goals'''
| '''Def. team'''
| '''Def. team score'''
| '''Def. Tries'''
| '''Def. Goals'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''North_Queensland_Cowboys'''
|'''26'''
|Sing 2, Scott, Faiumu
|Thurston 5/6
|'''Parramatta_Eels'''
|'''18'''
|McKinnon 2, Grothe
|Riddell 2/3, Delaney 1/1
|Parramatta_Stadium
|Friday 31st March
|Paul Simpkins
|14,131
|-
|'''Cronulla_Sharks'''
|'''24'''
|Scott, Douglas, Latu, Thompson, Bailey
|Covell 2/5
|'''South_Sydney_Rabbitohs'''
|'''22'''
|Polglase, Sutton, Mellor ,Merritt
|Merritt 1/2, Williams 2/2
|Toyota_Park
|Saturday 1st April
|Shayne Hayne
|12,274
|-
|'''Manly Sea Eagles'''
|'''30'''
|B.Stewart, Matai, Bell, Orford, Burns
|Orford 5/5
|'''Sydney_Roosters'''
|'''22'''
|Soward, Morley, Minichiello.
|Fitzgibbon 3/3, Roberts 2/2
|Brookvale_Oval
|Saturday 1st April
|Tony Archer
|17,117
|-
|'''Canberra_Raiders'''
|'''21'''
|Mogg 2, Learoyd-Lars, Howell
|Schifcofske 2/4. ''Field Goal'' - Schifcofske.) (in Golden_point extra time - field goal to Canberra)
|'''Penrith_Panthers'''
|'''20'''
|Hookey, Lewis, Pritchard, Wesser
|Campbell 2/5
|Canberra_Stadium
|Saturday 1st April
|Gavin Badger
|9,399
|-
|'''Wests_Tigers'''
|'''30'''
|Fitzhenry 3, Elford 2, Laffranchi, Whatuira
|Hodgson 1/7
|'''Melbourne_Storm'''
|'''28'''
|Slater 2, Inglis, Hoffman, Cronk
|Smith 4/5
|Leichhardt_Oval
|Sunday 2nd April
|Jason Robinson
|17,803
|-
|'''St_George_Illawarra_Dragons'''
|'''26'''
|Price, Hornby, Gorrell, Isemonger
|Gasnier 1/1, Gorrell 4/5
|'''Brisbane_Broncos'''
|'''12'''
|Webcke, Boyd
|Ennis 2/2
|WIN_Stadium
|Sunday 2nd March
|Sean Hampstead
|13,708
|-
|'''New_Zealand_Warriors'''
|'''26'''
|Tuimavave, Vatuvei, Rovelli, Fien
|Martin 5/5.
|'''Newcastle_Knights'''
|'''22'''
|M Gidley 2, Lowrie, Simpson
|K Gidley 2/4
|EnergyAustralia_Stadium
|Sunday 2nd April
|Russell Smith
|18,359
|-
|}
* '''Canterbury_Bulldogs''' had the Bye.
===Round 5===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Winning team'''
| '''Winning team score'''
| '''Win. Tries'''
| '''Win. Goals'''
| '''Def. team'''
| '''Def. team score'''
| '''Def. Tries'''
| '''Def. Goals'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''North_Queensland_Cowboys'''
|'''32'''
|Jensen 2, Thurston, Sing, Cooper.
|Thurston 6/7.
|'''Wests_Tigers'''
|'''12'''
|Marshall, De Gois.
|Hodgson 2/3.
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|Friday 7th April
|Steve Clark
|20,262
|-
|'''Brisbane_Broncos'''
|'''30'''
|Tupou 2, Lockyer, Boyd, Hodges.
|Parker 5/7, Seymour 0/2.
|'''South_Sydney_Rabbitohs'''
|'''12'''
|Mellor, Merritt.
|Merritt 2/2.
|Suncorp_Stadium
|Saturday 8th April
|Gavin Badger
|20,816
|-
|'''Sydney_Roosters'''
|'''28'''
|Roberts, Tupou, Wing, Finch, Harrison.
|Fitzgibbon 4/6.
|'''Cronulla_Sharks'''
|'''24'''
|Simmons, Kimmorley, Scott, Covell.
|Covell 4/4.
|Toyota_Park
|Saturday 8th April
|Sean Hampstead
|12,331
|-
|'''Newcastle_Knights'''
|'''54'''
|Carmont 2, Carney, Thaiday, Johns, Brown, K Gidley, Buderus, Quinn.
|Johns 9/10.
|'''St_George_Illawarra_Dragons'''
|'''6'''
|Best.
|Gorrell 1/1.
|WIN_Stadium
|Saturday 8th April
|Tony Archer
|17,367
|-
|'''Manly Sea Eagles'''
|'''22'''
|Bell 2, Hicks.
|Orford 5/5.
|'''New_Zealand_Warriors'''
|'''8'''
|Martin 2.
|Martin 0/2.
|Ericsson_Stadium
|Sunday 9th April
|Russell Smith
|7,888
|-
|'''Canterbury_Bulldogs'''
|'''30'''
|Cutler, Ryan, Patten, Emelio.
|El Masri 7/7.
|'''Canberra_Raiders'''
|'''12'''
|Carney 2.
|Schifcofske 2/2.
|Canberra_Stadium
|Sunday 9th April
|Jason Robinson
|12,125
|-
|'''Penrith_Panthers'''
|'''44'''
|Wesser 2, Campbell, Gower, Rodney, Hookey, Luke_Priddis.
|Campbell 8/9.
|'''Parramatta_Eels'''
|'''18'''
|Tahu 2, Taia, Widders.
|Riddell 1/2, Delaney 0/2.
|Parramatta_Stadium
|Sunday 9th April
|Shayne Hayne
|14,194
|-
|}
* '''Melbourne_Storm''' had the Bye.
===Round 6===
A very rare event occurred in Round 6 - a referee was injured during a match. In the 28th minute of the Newcastle vs Nth Qld match, referee Paul Simpkins blew time off and made his way off the field with an injured calf muscle. A replacement referee was organised - Tony Des Las Heras, who had refereed the Jersey Flegg (third-tier competition) match earlier, was brought onto the field to take control of the rest of the match.
Also, for the first time in 8 years, first grade competitive rugby league returned to Adelaide after the Adelaide_Rams were not closen to be included in the competition after the 1998 season. The Penrith_Panthers hosted the Melbourne_Storm at Hindmarsh_Stadium, which was won by Melbourne 40-18. However, Rugby league officials were hoping for an attendance of at least 10,000, and were disappointed with the attendance of only 7,017.
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Winning team'''
| '''Winning team score'''
| '''Win. Tries'''
| '''Win. Goals'''
| '''Def. team'''
| '''Def. team score'''
| '''Def. Tries'''
| '''Def. Goals'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
|-
|'''Brisbane_Broncos'''
|'''24'''
|Thaiday, Eastwood, Civoniceva,
|Parker 6/6.
|'''Sydney_Roosters'''
|'''6'''
|Roberts
|Roberts 1/1
|Aussie_Stadium
|Friday 14th April
|Steve Clark
|21,246
|-
|'''St_George_Illawarra_Dragons'''
|'''26'''
|Cooper 2, Young, Bickerstaff
|Head 5/5
|'''Manly_Sea_Eagles'''
|'''24'''
|Kennedy, Robertson, B.Stewart, Kite
|Matt_Orford 4/5
|Brookvale_Oval
|Saturday 15th April
|Shayne Hayne
|18,069
|-
|'''Canberra_Raiders'''
|'''18'''
|Tongue 2, Withers
|Schifcofske 3/3
|'''New_Zealand_Warriors'''
|'''14'''
|Webb, Koopu
|Martin 3/4
|Canberra_Stadium
|Saturday 15th April
|Gavin Badger
|7,174
|-
|'''Melbourne_Storm'''
|'''40'''
|Inglis 3, King, Smith, Hoffman, Crocker
|Smith 6/8
|'''Penrith_Panthers''' (H)
|'''18'''
|Hookey 3, Galea
|Campbell 1/4
|Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
|Saturday 15th April
|Tony Archer
|7,017
|-
|'''Wests_Tigers'''
|'''42'''
|Crockett 2, Whatuira 2, O'Hara, Galea, Trimarchi
|Hodgson 6/7, Prince 1/1
|'''Cronulla_Sharks'''
|'''16'''
|Kearney, Simmons, Vagana
|Covell 2/3
|Campbelltown_Stadium
|Sunday 16th April
|Jason Robinson
|15,550
|-
|'''North_Queensland_Cowboys'''
|'''18'''
|Sargent, Thurston, Bowen
|Thurston 3/3
|'''Newcastle_Knights'''
|'''16'''
|M Gidley, Carmont, Buderus
|Johns 2/3
|EnergyAustralia_Stadium
|Sunday 16th April
|Paul Simpkins, Tony Des Las Heras
|26,048
|-
|'''Canterbury_Bulldogs'''
|'''26'''
|Hughes, Tonga, Patten, Ryan
|El Masri 5/6
|'''South_Sydney_Rabbitohs''' (H)
|'''18'''
|Merritt, Galuvao, Sutton
|Merritt 3/3, Sutton 0/1
|Telstra_Stadium
|Monday 17th April
|Russell Smith
|19,529
|-
|}
* '''Parramatta_Eels''' had the Bye.
''(H) denotes home team at a neutral or shared venue.''
===Round 7===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Winning team'''
| '''Winning team score'''
| '''Win. Tries'''
| '''Win. Goals'''
| '''Def. team'''
| '''Def. team score'''
| '''Def. Tries'''
| '''Def. Goals'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Parramatta_Eels'''
|'''28'''
|
|
|'''Wests_Tigers'''
|'''16'''
|
|
|Parramatta_Stadium
|Friday 21st April
|Tony Archer
|21,141
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''New_Zealand_Warriors'''
|'''46'''
|
|
|'''South_Sydney_Rabbitohs'''
|'''14'''
|
|
|Ericsson_Stadium
|Saturday 22nd April
|Jason Robinson
|8,015
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Cronulla_Sharks'''
|'''24'''
|
|
|'''North_Queensland_Cowboys'''
|'''22'''
|
|
|Toyota_Park
|Saturday 22nd April
|Gavin Badger
|9,025
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Melbourne_Storm'''
|'''52'''
|
|
|'''Newcastle_Knights'''
|'''6'''
|
|
|Olympic_Park
|Saturday 22nd April
|Russell Smith
|9,084
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Brisbane_Broncos'''
|'''30'''
|
|
|'''Penrith_Panthers'''
|'''6'''
|
|
|Suncorp_Stadium
|Sunday 23rd April
|Shayne Hayne
|25,133
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Manly_Sea_Eagles'''
|'''40'''
|
|
|'''Canterbury_Bulldogs'''
|'''14'''
|
|
|Telstra_Stadium
|Sunday 23rd April
|Sean Hampstead
|13,621
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''St_George_Illawarra_Dragons''' (H)
|'''22'''
|
|
|'''Sydney_Roosters'''
|'''12'''
|
|
|Aussie_Stadium
|Tuesday 25th April
|Steve Clark
|31,105
|-
|}
* '''Canberra_Raiders''' had the Bye.
''"(H)" denotes home team playing at opposition's usual home venue''
===Round 8===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Winning team'''
| '''Winning team score'''
| '''Win. Tries'''
| '''Win. Goals'''
| '''Def. team'''
| '''Def. team score'''
| '''Def. Tries'''
| '''Def. Goals'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Referee'''
| '''Crowd'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Cronulla_Sharks'''
|'''40'''
|
|
|'''Penrith_Panthers'''
|'''12'''
|
|
|Credit Union Australia Stadium
|Friday 28th April
|Sean Hampstead
|16,268
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Sydney_Roosters'''
|'''22'''
|
|
|'''North_Queensland_Cowboys'''
|'''18'''
|
|
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|Saturday 29th April
|Shayne Hayne
|21,175
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Melbourne_Storm'''
|'''24'''
|
|
|'''St_George_Illawarra_Dragons'''
|'''10'''
|
|
|Olympic_Park
|Saturday 29th April
|Tony Archer
|8,694
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Brisbane_Broncos'''
|'''30'''
|
|
|'''Canberra_Raiders'''
|'''28'''
|
|
|Suncorp_Stadium
|Saturday 29th April
|Russell Smith
|23,582
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Canterbury_Bulldogs'''
|'''30'''
|
|
|'''New_Zealand_Warriors'''
|'''16'''
|
|
|Ericsson_Stadium
|Sunday 30th April
|Gavin Badger
|11,604
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Newcastle_Knights'''
|'''24'''
|
|
|'''South_Sydney_Rabbitohs'''
|'''18'''
|
|
|Telstra_Stadium
|Sunday 30th April
|Jason Robinson
|8,649
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''Manly_Sea_Eagles''' (H)
|'''23'''
|
|
|'''Parramatta_Eels'''
|'''22'''
|
|
|SCG
|Sunday 30th April
|Steve Clark
|19,208
|-
|}
* '''Wests_Tigers''' had the Bye.
''"(H)" denotes home team at a neutral venue''
===Round 9===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Ground'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Report'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''North Queensland'''
| '''22'''
| Penrith
| 6
| Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
| 16,808
| May 6
| NRL.com.au report
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| South Sydney
| 14
| '''Melbourne'''
| '''38'''
| Telstra_Stadium
| 8,083
| May 6
| NRL.com.au report
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Parramatta
| 10
| '''Canberra'''
| '''30'''
| Parramatta_Stadium
| 10,146
| May 6
| NRL.com.au report
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''Cronulla'''
| '''30'''
| St George Illawarra
| 12
| Toyota_Park
| 18,845
| May 7
| NRL.com.au report
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Wests
| 16
| '''Manly'''
| '''22'''
| Leichhardt_Oval
| 20,231
| May 7
| NRL.com.au report
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''Newcastle'''
| '''32'''
| Brisbane
| 30
| Energy_Australia_Stadium
| 21,252
| May 7
| NRL.com.au report
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sydney
| 14
| '''Canterbury'''
| '''30'''
| Aussie_Stadium
| 16,121
| May 7
| NRL.com.au report
|-
{{end box}}
New Zealand had the Bye
===Round 10===
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|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=17%|Venue
!width=11%|Referee
!width=7%|Crowd
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|22 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|13 May 2006 5:30pm
|WIN_Stadium
|G. Badger
|10,117
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|18 - 6
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|13 May 2006 7:30pm
|Olympic_Park
|S. Clark
|10,830
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|32 - 10
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|13 May 2006 7:30pm
|Suncorp_Stadium
|J. Robinson
|24,991
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|22 - 18
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|14 May 2006 2:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|13,159
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|32 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|14 May 2006 3:00pm
|CUA_Stadium
|J. Maxwell
|10,991
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|16 - 18
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|14 May 2006 3:00pm
|Campbelltown_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|14,499
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|28 - 38
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|14 May 2006 3:00pm
|Canberra_Stadium
|B. Cummins
|9,695
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|Bye
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===Round 11===
*Parramatta played their first game under stand-in coach Jason Taylor, following Brian Smith's resignation earlier in the week[National Rugby League Smith Resigns as Eels Coach Monday, May 15, 2006 - 5:22 PM]. Following this announcement, star Parramatta players Mark_Riddell and Tim Smith were fined $5000 each and relegated to Premier League by Parramatta after turning up to Monday morning training intoxicated[National Rugby League Riddell and Smith Fined Monday, Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 3:11 PM].
*All six home teams won their respective matches over the weekend.
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|30 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|19 May 2006 7:30pm
|CUA_Stadium
|S. Clark
|16,764
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|34 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|20 May 2006 7:30pm
|Ericsson_Stadium
|J. Maxwell
|8,210
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|22 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|20 May 2006 7:30pm
|Energy_Australia_Stadium
|J. Robinson
|18,236
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|34 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|20 May 2006 7:30pm
|Brookvale_Oval
|G. Badger
|9,338
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|32 - 24
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|21 May 2006 2:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|T. Archer
|12,728
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|28 - 26
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|21 May 2006 3:00pm
|Aussie_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|13,221
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|Bye
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|Bye
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|Bye
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===Round 12===
*Cronulla_Sharks hooker Tevita_Latu is stood down from the club on Monday 22nd_May after claims from 19-year-old Brooke_Peninton that the player punched her in the face[Sydney Morning Herald Claims Sharks' Tevita Latu punched woman Monday, May 22, 2006]. After being arrested on late on Monday, he was granted police bail to face Sutherland Local Court on June 15[Sydney Morning Herald NRL sacks Latu for bashing woman Wednesday, May 24, 2006]. He was later sacked by the Cronulla club and deregistered by the National_Rugby_League the following Wednesday.
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|12 - 38
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|26 May 2006 7:30pm
|Energy_Australia_Stadium
|T. Archer
|23,356
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|14 - 15
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|27 May 2006 5:30pm
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|G. Badger
|16,971
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
| 34 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|27 May 2006 7:30pm
|Toyota Park
|B. Cummins
|9,490
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
| 25 - 6
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|27 May 2006 7:30pm
|Suncorp_Stadium
|S. Clark
|30,589
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|17 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|28 May 2006 2:30pm
|Olympic_Park
|S. Hayne
|7,899
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|4 - 44
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|28 May 2006 3:00pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|13,640
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|22 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|28 May 2006 3:00pm
|Parramatta_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|13,044
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|Bye
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|}
===Round 13===
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|8 - 1
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|2 June 2006 7:30pm
|Oki_Jubilee_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|9,075
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|20 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|3 June 2006 5:30pm
|Olympic Park
|B. Cummins
|8,491
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|24 - 22
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|3 June 2006 7:30pm
|Canberra_Stadium
|J. Maxwell
|10,150
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|38 - 22
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|3 June 2006 7:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|12,658
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|18 - 23
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|4 June 2006 2:00pm
|Ericsson_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|7,746
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|22 - 29
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|4 June 2006 2:30pm
|CUA_Stadium
|T. Archer
|10,256
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|24 - 14
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|4 June 2006 3:00pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|S. Clark
|15,736
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|Bye
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===Round 14===
* The South_Sydney_Rabbitohs were able to record their first victory for the 2006 season, taking advantage of Brisbane's depleted line-up due to State_of_Origin commitments to prevail 34-14 at Telstra_Stadium. A crowd of just 6,537, the smallest crowd to date in 2006, braved the cold, wet weather to witness this intriguing game.[The Australian First win starting point for Rabbitohs June 12, 2006]
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|16 - 12
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|9 June 2006 7:30pm
|Brookvale_Oval
|S. Hayne
|11,588
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|10 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|10 June 2006 5:30pm
|CUA_Stadium
|J. Maxwell
|9,422
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
| 34 - 14
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|10 June 2006 7:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|B. Cummins
|6,537
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
| 4 - 26
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|10 June 2006 7:30pm
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|16,778
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|12 - 22
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|11 June 2006 2:30pm
|Aussie_Stadium
|R. Smith
|6,807
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|22 - 34
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|11 June 2006 3:00pm
|Parramatta_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|7,139
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|26 - 28
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|12 June 2006 3:00pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|G. Badger
|12,541
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|Bye
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===Round 15===
*St George Illawarra hooker Shaun_Timmins is charged by Brisbane police on Saturday 17th_June for "being a public nuisance". Having not even played in the Dragon's match against the Brisbane_Broncos the night earlier, it was alleged Timmins sat on a street sweeper whilst making his way back to his hotel room at around 3:30am. Early reports quote the club's chief executive Peter_Doust as saying that Timmins was not intoxicated at the time as far as he was aware[Sydney Morning Herald Timmins arrested in Brisbane June 17, 2006 - 3:16PM]. Media figures later summed this up as an over-reaction and, while not encouraging Timmins' actions, noted that it was an act of larrikinism rather than malice.
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|16 - 18
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|16 June 2006 7:30pm
|Suncorp_Stadium
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|26 - 14
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|17 June 2006 5:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|30 - 10
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|17 June 2006 7:30pm
|Parramatta_Stadium
|
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|15 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|17 June 2006 7:30pm
|Toyota Park
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|30 - 18
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|18 June 2006 2:00pm
|Ericsson_Stadium
|
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|22 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|18 June 2006 2:30pm
|CUA_Stadium
|
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|20 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|18 June 2006 3:00pm
|Carrara_Stadium
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|Bye
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===Round 16===
*Wests_Tigers' five-eighth Benji Marshall dislocated his right shoulder yet again, which ended his season. In other news, the Sydney_Roosters' Craig Fitzgibbon and Brett Finch got into a swearing match during their match against Canberra.
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|16 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|23 June 2006 7:30pm
|Olympic Park
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|16 - 26
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|24 June 2006 5:30pm
|Energy_Australia_Stadium
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|24 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|24 June 2006 7:30pm
|CUA_Stadium
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|34 - 14
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|24 June 2006 7:30pm
|WIN_Stadium
|
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|42 - 10
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|25 June 2006 2:30pm
|Canberra_Stadium
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|10 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|25 June 2006 3:00pm
|Brookvale_Oval
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|0 - 66
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|25 June 2006 3:00pm
|Telstra_Stadium
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|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|Bye
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===Round 17===
*'''Manly 12 Newcastle 26''' at Brookvale Oval Sydney, Fri 30 June 7:30pm '''on 9'''
*'''New Zealand 28 Penrith 22''' at Mt Smart Stadium Auckland, Sat 1 July 5:30pm
*'''Canberra 12 Parramatta 18''' at Canberra Stadium ACT, Sat 1 July 7:30pm
*'''North Queensland 16 South Sydney 14''' at Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville, Sat 1 July 7:30pm
*'''Brisbane 26 Cronulla 12''' at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Sun 2 July 2:30pm
*'''Wests Tigers 10 Bulldogs 32''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sun 2 July 3:00pm '''on 9'''
*'''St George Illawarra''' had a bye
*'''Sydney Roosters''' had a bye
*'''Melbourne''' had a bye
=== Round 18 ===
Newcastle_Knights captain Andrew_Johns became the all time highest pointscorer in the 98-year history of top grade Rugby League in Australia, but caused controversy after his sides horrific 46-12 loss to the Parramatta_Eels, by walking off field and ignoring a special presentation organised by the Eels officials, including Parramatta coach Jason Taylor, who previously held the record. The Bulldogs triumphed over the Warriors in a tense extra-time thriller at Telstra Stadium, the Melbourne_Storm continued their fine form with a tough victory over Brisbane, and the Tigers appeared to be back on track with a 22-10 victory over the Cronulla_Sharks at Toyota Park.
*'''Melbourne 10 Brisbane 4''' at Olympic Park Melbourne, Fri 7 July 7:30pm '''on 9'''
*'''Sydney Roosters 16 Manly 33''' at Aussie Stadium Sydney, Sat 8 July 5:30pm
*'''Parramatta 46 Newcastle 12''' at Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Sat 8 July 7:30pm
*'''Penrith 24 Canberra 12''' at CUA Stadium Penrith, Sat 8 July 7:30pm
*'''Bulldogs 22 New Zealand 18''' ''in extra time'' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sun 9 July 2:30pm
*'''Cronulla 10 Wests Tigers 22''' at Toyota Park Sydney, Sun 9 July 3:00pm '''on 9'''
*'''St George Illawarra 38 South Sydney 28''' at OKI Jubilee Stadium Kogarah, Sun 9 July 3:00pm
*'''North Queensland''' had the bye
=== Round 19 ===
*'''St George Illawarra 16 Bulldogs 22''' at OKI Jubilee Stadium Kogarah, Fri 14 July 7:30pm
*'''New Zealand 12 Parramatta 20''' at Mt Smart Stadium Auckland, Sat 15 July 5:30pm
*'''South Sydney 20 Manly 26''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sat 15 July 7:30pm
*'''Penrith 17 North Queensland 8''' at CUA Stadium Penrith, Sat 15 July 7:30pm
*'''Newcastle 16 Melbourne 24''' at EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle, Sun 16 July 2:30pm
*'''Canberra 20 Wests Tigers 18''' ''in extra time'' at Canberra Stadium ACT, Sun 16 July 3:00pm
*'''Sydney Roosters 38 Cronulla 32''' at Aussie Stadium Sydney, Sun 16 July 3:00pm
*'''Brisbane''' had the bye
=== Round 20 ===
*'''Melbourne 28 Cronulla 12''' at Olympic Park Melbourne, Fri 21 July 7:30pm
*'''Bulldogs 25 Sydney Roosters 0''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sat 22 July 5:30pm
*'''Newcastle 24 South Sydney 18''' at EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle, Sat 22 July 7:30pm
*'''North Queensland 26 Brisbane 10''' at Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville, Sat 22 July 7:30pm
*'''Wests Tigers 6 Parramatta 34''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sun 23 July 2:30pm
*'''Manly 32 Penrith 30''' at Brookvale Oval Sydney, Sun 23 July 3:00pm
*'''Canberra 31 St George Illawarra 12''' at Canberra Stadium ACT, Sun 23 July 3:00pm
*'''New Zealand''' had the bye
=== Round 21 ===
*'''Cronulla 18 Newcastle 22''' at Toyota Park Sydney, Fri 28 July 7:30pm
*'''Penrith 36 New Zealand 6''' at CUA Stadium Penrith, Sat 29 July 5:30pm
*'''Parramatta 31 Manly 18''' at Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Sat 29 July 7:30pm
*'''South Sydney 21 Canberra 8''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sat 29 July 7:30pm
*'''Brisbane 6 Wests Tigers 20''' at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Sun 30 July 2:30pm
*'''St George Illawarra 24 Melbourne 34''' at OKI Jubilee Stadium Kogarah, Sun 30 July 3:00pm
*'''Sydney Roosters 40 North Queensland Cowboys 20''' at Aussie Stadium Sydney, Sun 30 July 3:00pm
*'''Bulldogs''' had the bye
=== Round 22 ===
Rugby league returned to the Central Coast for the first time in 2006, with over 18,000 packing into the picturesque Bluetongue_Central_Coast_Stadium at Gosford to witness the Roosters play the Knights. Parramatta continued their winning streak with a victory over the Dragons, Cronulla slumped to another loss, whilst Melbourne and the Bulldogs all but extinguished the hopes of the 2005 Grand Finalists with big victories over the Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys respectively. South Sydney recorded back-to-back victories for the first and only time this season.
*'''Parramatta 28 St George Illawarra 6''' at Parramatta Stadium Sydney, Fri 4 August 7:30pm
*'''New Zealand 12 Cronulla 10''' at Mt Smart Stadium Auckland, Sat 5 August 5:30pm AEST (7:30pm NZ)
*'''Melbourne 46 Wests Tigers 4''' at Olympic Park Melbourne, Sat 5 August 5:30pm
*'''North Queensland 14 Bulldogs 54''' at Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville, Sat 5 August 7:30pm
*'''Canberra 30 Brisbane 18''' at Canberra Stadium ACT, Sun 6 August 2:30pm
*'''Sydney Roosters 18 Newcastle 32''' at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Gosford, Sun 6 August 3:00pm
*'''South Sydney 32 Penrith 26''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sun 6 August 3:00pm
*'''Manly''' had the bye
=== Round 23 ===
Controversy stormed two games in the 23rd round of the Telstra Premiership. Newcastle captain Andrew_Johns was fined and suspended for two matches after an alleged incident where he called a touch judge a "F*****g c**t" after believing the official in question had missed a blatant error. He later apologised. Refereeing woes continues in a thrilling Golden Point clash at Campbelltown, marred by referee Steve Clark's incorrect interpretation of the offside rule. Failure to penalise resulted in a late field goal to Canberra, winning them the match. The Cronulla_Sharks and North_Queensland_Cowboys fell further out of favour for a top eight berth with poor performances on Saturday night, whilst the Bulldogs extended their run to six straight with a victory over the Dragons.
*'''Newcastle 14 Manly 16''' at EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle, Fri 11 August 7:30pm
*'''New Zealand 26 North Queensland 0''' at Mt Smart Stadium Auckland, Sat 12 August 5:30pm AEST (7:30pm NZ)
*'''Cronulla 14 Parramatta 34''' at Toyota Park Sydney, Sat 12 August 7:30pm
*'''Penrith 20 Sydney Roosters 40 ''' at CUA Stadium Penrith, Sat 12 August 7:30pm
*'''Brisbane 12 Melbourne 18 ''' at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Sun 13 August 2:30pm
*'''Bulldogs 26 St George Illawarra 10 ''' at Telstra Stadium Sydney, Sun 13 August 3:00pm
*'''Wests Tigers 18 Canberra 19 ''' ''in extra time'' at Campbelltown Stadium Leumeah, Sun 13 August 3:00pm
*'''South Sydney''' had the bye
=== Round 24 ===
*Several surprising results changed the face of the competition in Round 24. The most notable of these was the fall of first and second placed Melbourne and the Bulldogs to much less fancied opponents. The latter side suffered greatly in their 30-0 loss to the Brisbane Broncos, with 2 players suffering major injuries and their star forward Willie Mason receiving a two match suspension.
*Penrith's victory over Cronulla in the dying moments saw the clear eight cut and dried, although the Panthers did have a small chance of making the final eight had results gone their way.
*St George Illawarra fought their way back to form with a 30-point victory over the Wests_Tigers.
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|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|18 August 2006 7:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|S. Clark
|26,111
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|28 - 32
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|19 August 2006 5:30pm
|Toyota_Park
|J. Robinson
|7,827
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|20 - 24
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|19 August 2006 7:30pm
|Olympic Park
|T. Archer
|13,477
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|12 - 19
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|19 August 2006 7:30pm
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|17,898
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|26 - 40
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|20 August 2006 2:30pm
|Aussie_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|15,142
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|38 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|20 August 2006 3:00pm
|Brookvale_Oval
|R. Smith
|19,253
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|46 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|20 August 2006 3:00pm
|Oki_Jubilee_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|14,211
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|Bye
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|}
=== Round 25 ===
*Controversy struck the NRL once again, when North_Queensland_Cowboys player Mitchell Sargent testing positive to the drug cocaine[News.com.au NRL star tests positive to cocaine August 24, 2006 - 03:15pm]. He was immediately sacked from the club.
*The Panthers were the only team outside the eight before Round 25 with a slight chance of becoming finalists. However, with the Panthers losing, the top eight became set in stone, meaning no other team was any longer able to make the final series.
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=17%|Venue
!width=11%|Referee
!width=7%|Crowd
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|21 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|25 August 2006 7:30pm
|Brookvale_Oval
|S. Hampstead
|20,163
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|18 - 22
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|26 August 2006 5:30pm
|Canberra_Stadium
|S. Clark
|23,665
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|40 - 4
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|26 August 2006 7:30pm
|Energy_Australia_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|21,255
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|18 - 4
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|26 August 2006 7:30pm
|WIN_Stadium
|P. Simpkins
|16,897
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|42 - 16
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|27 August 2006 2:00pm
|Mt_Smart_Stadium
|R. Smith
|12,711
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|12 - 34
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|27 August 2006 2:30pm
|Telstra_Stadium
|T. De Las Heras
|8,914
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|0 - 23
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|27 August 2006 3:00pm
|Parramatta_Stadium
|T. Archer
|20,353
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|Bye
|
|
|
|
|
|}
=== Round 26 ===
*With one round to go, the top eight had already settled, with no team outside the top eight able to make the final series. Teams between positions three and six were all in with a chance to host a home semi final at the start at the round and the jostling for positions continued over the weekend. The top eight was finalised on Sunday when the Brisbane_Broncos deafeated the New_Zealand_Warriors. The Melbourne_Storm and Bulldogs had their final positions locked in going into the final round.
*Coaching dramas engulfed the game leading into Round 26, with the news that Ricky_Stuart was to be dumped as the coach of the Sydney_Roosters for the 2007 NRL Season. Whilst a replacement is yet to be found, The South_Sydney_Rabbitohs were quick to tie up any chance of losing incoming assistant coach Jason Taylor by promoting him to head coach for the coming season.
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=17%|Date and Time
!width=17%|Venue
!width=11%|Referee
!width=7%|Crowd
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px North_Queensland_Cowboys
|22 - 8
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta_Eels
|1 September 2006 7:30pm
|Dairy_Farmers_Stadium
|S. Hayne
|18,351
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Cronulla_Sharks
|24 - 26
|align=left | 23x23px Canberra_Raiders
|2 September 2006 5:30pm
|Toyota_Park
|S. Clark
|9,289
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Melbourne_Storm
|30 - 20
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles
|2 September 2006 7:30pm
|Olympic Park
|P. Simpkins
|13,991
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Sydney_Roosters
|16 - 36
|align=left | 23x23px St_George_Illawarra_Dragons
|2 September 2006 7:30pm
|Sydney_Cricket_Ground
|R. Smith
|17,142
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Penrith_Panthers
|22 - 30
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury_Bulldogs
|3 September 2006 3:00pm
|CUA_Stadium
|T. Archer
|13,363
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Wests_Tigers
|52 - 18
|align=left | 23x23px South_Sydney_Rabbitohs
|3 September 2006 3:00pm
|Leichhardt_Oval
|T. De Les Heras
|18,440
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Brisbane_Broncos
|36 - 12
|align=left | 23x23px New_Zealand_Warriors
|3 September 2006 2:30pm
|Suncorp_Stadium
|S. Hampstead
|47,193
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Newcastle_Knights
|Bye
|
|
|
|
|
|}