2006 VFL season

The 2006 VFL season was the 125th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria and Tasmania.

League affiliations

Prior to the 2006 season, the VFLÃ¢ÂÂAFL reserves affiliation which had existed for the previous three seasons between North Melbourne and Port Melbourne was terminated. In its place, North Melbourne arranged to be affiliated with both North Ballarat and Tasmania, with half of its reserves players allocated to each team. Port Melbourne continued as a stand-alone senior team in the competition.

As a result, the competition stayed constant at thirteen teams: ten VFLÃ¢ÂÂAFL affiliations, one AFL reserves team () and two stand-alone VFL teams (Port Melbourne and Frankston).

Prior to the season, Springvale came to an arrangement with the City of Casey to relocate to the new Casey Fields multi-sports complex in Cranbourne East. The club changed its name to the Casey Scorpions.

Ladder

Finals Series

Grand Final

Season Awards

Awards

The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won by Aaron Edwards (Frankston), who kicked 88 goals.
The J. J. Liston Trophy was also won by Aaron Edwards (Frankston), who polled 18 votes. Edwards finished ahead of Brett Johnson (Williamstown), who was second with 17 votes, and Daniel Harford (Northern Bullants), who was third with 14 votes.
The FothergillÃ¢ÂÂRound Medal was won by Jason Davenport (Geelong reserves).
Box Hill won the reserves premiership. Box Hill 10.11 (71) defeated Williamstown 8.11 (59) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 24 September.

VFL Team of the Year

Notable events

Commencing this season, a two year rule trial was conducted throughout the VFL premiership season on behalf of the AFL, under which a backwards kick to a team-mate which was caught in the defensive half of the ground would be called play-on instead of a mark; a line was painted across the centre of the field to accommodate.