Melbourne Storm 12–6 Parramatta Eels — Qualifying Final, 2006 NRL Finals Series
10 Sep 2006 · Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC · Attendance: 15,690
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2006 NRL finals series: Melbourne Storm 12–6 Parramatta Eels, at Olympic Park, Melbourne, VIC on 10 Sep 2006.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture.
Scorers
| Melbourne Storm | Tries: Kaufusi; Turner Goals: Smith (2/2 conversions) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Wagon Goals: Burt (1/1 conversion) |
Team sheets
| Melbourne Storm | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Luke Burt | 1 |
| 2 | Matt Geyer (c) | Wing | Jarryd Hayne | 2 |
| 3 | Matt King | Centre | Brett Delaney | 3 |
| 18 | Jake Webster | Centre | Ben Smith | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Turner | Wing | Eric Grothe Jr | 5 |
| 6 | Scott Hill | Five-Eighth | John Morris | 6 |
| 7 | Cooper Cronk | Halfback | Tim Smith | 7 |
| 8 | Antonio Kaufusi | Prop | Nathan Cayless (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Mark Riddell | 9 |
| 14 | Garret Crossman | Prop | Chad Robinson | 10 |
| 11 | David Kidwell | Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | 11 |
| 12 | Ryan Hoffman | Second Row | Daniel Wagon | 12 |
| 13 | Dallas Johnson | Lock | Glenn Morrison | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Michael Crocker | PJ Marsh | 14 | |
| 16 | Ben Cross | Dean Widders | 15 | |
| 17 | Nathan Friend | Josh Cordoba | 16 | |
| 20 | Adam Blair | Michael Vella | 17 | |
| Craig Bellamy | Coach | Jason Taylor | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Steve Clark |
Match report
Minor premiers Melbourne raced to a 12-0 lead by halftime through Antonio Kaufusi and Steve Turner tries, both converted by Cameron Smith. Parramatta rallied late through Daniel Wagon but could not find a second try. The win booked Melbourne a home preliminary final berth without needing to play in Week 2.