brett delideo won the rising star from richmond. west coast’s ben cousins won the brownlow medal and st kildas fraser gherig kicked the most goals.
sydney vs west coast mcg
sydney have done it winning their first flag as sydney and the first for the swans since south melbourne last won in 1933 with leo barry the hero with a last ditch mark.
SYD 3.0 6.3 6.5 8.10 (58)
WCE 2.4 2.7 5.9 7.12 (54)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 2, Schneider, Jolly, Kennelly, O’Loughlin, Buchanan, Goodes; WCE – Hunter 2, Cousins, Cox, Hansen, Nicoski, Embley
round 1 2006 matches
thursday
west coast vs st kilda S (N) 840pm
friday
bulldogs vs richmond TD (N) 740pm
saturday
geelong vs brisbane SS 210pm
essendon vs sydney TD (N) 710pm
port vs kangaroos AAMI (N) 740pm
sunday
hawthorn vs freemantle AU 110pm
carlton vs melbourne TD (T) 440pm
monday
collingwood vs adeliade TD (N) 740pm