M.C.G. · Sun 14 May 2006 · 32,976 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 111 |
| EssendonESS | 2.3 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 78 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 111 and 78.
Carlton won by 33 points.
17.9 (111) — 11.12 (78)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Stevens | 22 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Heath Scotland | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Adam Bentick | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 |
| Ryan Houlihan | 18 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Bret Thornton | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Murphy | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Eddie Betts | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Lance Whitnall | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Wiggins | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brendan Fevola | 14 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Andrew Walker | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kade Simpson | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jarrad Waite | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Jason Saddington | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan McLaren | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Josh Kennedy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Fisher | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Carrazzo | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lappin | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Cory McGrath | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian De Luca | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe Watson | 13 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Welsh | 18 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 16 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 16 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Damien Peverill | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Dyson | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| David Hille | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam McPhee | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Bolton | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Johnson | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Heffernan | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Andrew Lovett | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Angus Monfries | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Winderlich | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Lucas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kepler Bradley | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Solomon | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Courtenay Dempsey | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Reynolds | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Laycock | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James Hird | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |