St George Illawarra 28–0 Manly-Warringah — Semi-Final, 2006 NRL Finals Series
15 Sep 2006 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 30,907
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2006 NRL finals series: St George Illawarra 28–0 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 15 Sep 2006.
Scoring timeline
| 20′ | St George Illawarra — try, Morris |
| 43′ | St George Illawarra — try, Hornby |
| 65′ | St George Illawarra — try, Millard |
| 67′ | St George Illawarra — try, Cooper |
| 77′ | St George Illawarra — try, Morris |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| St George Illawarra | Tries: Morris 20'; Hornby 43'; Millard 65'; Cooper 67'; Morris 77' Goals: Gorrell (3/3 conversions); Naiqama (1/1 conversion); Head (0/2 conversions) |
| Manly-Warringah | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| St George Illawarra | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | Fullback | Brett Stewart | 1 |
| 2 | Wes Naiqama | Wing | Michael Robertson | 2 |
| 3 | Daryl Millard | Centre | Chris Hicks | 5 |
| 4 | Matt Cooper | Centre | Steve Matai | 4 |
| 5 | Brett Morris | Wing | Paul Stephenson | 20 |
| 6 | Trent Barrett (c) | Five-Eighth | Travis Burns | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Hornby | Halfback | Matt Orford | 7 |
| 8 | Luke Bailey | Prop | Jason King | 8 |
| 9 | Aaron Gorrell | Hooker | Michael Monaghan | 9 |
| 10 | Jason Ryles | Prop | Brent Kite | 10 |
| 11 | Matt Bickerstaff | Second Row | Steve Menzies | 11 |
| 12 | Ashton Sims | Second Row | Anthony Watmough | 12 |
| 17 | Shaun Timmins | Lock | Ben Kennedy (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 13 | Ben Creagh | Shayne Dunley | 14 | |
| 14 | Danny Wicks | Luke Williamson | 15 | |
| 15 | Justin Poore | Kylie Leuluai | 16 | |
| 19 | Mathew Head | Mark Bryant | 17 | |
| Nathan Brown | Coach | Des Hasler | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Match report
In a comprehensive demolition, the Dragons blanked a shell-shocked Manly outfit all night. Brett Morris scored twice, bookending tries from Ben Hornby, Daryl Millard (in for the rested Mark Gasnier) and Matt Cooper. Manly, who had led at halftime the week before against Newcastle, were shut out completely, ending their season and sending the Dragons through to a preliminary final against minor premiers Melbourne.