Finals
The Melbourne Storm went into the finals for the first time as Minor Premiers. They had a week off after their first finals win against the Parramatta Eels 12-6 to prepare for a Preliminary Final encounter, again the St. George Illawarra Dragons which was won by the Storm 24-10, earning them a spot in the Grand Final against the Brisbane Broncos. The Broncos had surprised everyone in the previous two months. After a slight hiccup in the Qualifying Final, going down against St. George Illawarra Dragons 20-4, they came back in the next two weeks, beating the Newcastle Knights 50-6 in the Semi Final and coming from 20-6 down at halftime to win 37-20 against the Bulldogs in the Preliminary Final.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
| Newcastle Knights | 25–18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 September 2006 8:00pm | Energy Australia Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 23,752 | ||
| Brisbane Broncos | 4–20 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 9 September 2006 6:30pm | Suncorp Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 50,387 | ||
| Bulldogs | 30–12 | Canberra Raiders | 9 September 2006 8:30pm | Telstra Stadium | Shayne Hayne | 14,628 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 12–6 | Parramatta Eels | 10 September 2006 4:00pm | Olympic Park | Steve Clark | 15,690 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| St George Illawarra Dragons | 28–0 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 15 September 2006 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 30,907 | ||
| Newcastle Knights | 6–50 | Brisbane Broncos | 16 September 2006 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Steve Clark | 22,081 | ||
| Preliminary Finals | ||||||||
| Bulldogs | 20–37 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 September 2006 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 29,511 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 24–10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 23 September 2006 7:45pm | Telstra Stadium | Steve Clark | 40,901 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 8–15 | Brisbane Broncos | 1 October 2006 7:05pm | Telstra Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 79,609 | ||
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