If the Asian Championships were the measure upon which a season was judged, then 2006 was the Dragons' annus horribilis. Although the Dragons vigorously defended their powerhouse record on home soil, their attempt at preventing Singapore winning back-to-back Champs failed spectacularly in Jakarta. The Dragons finished last in a field of seven. 

The season saw a modest but useful injection of new talent at the club and there was still much optimism that they could make a big impact on the Asian footy circuit. 

The season-opener was a controversial affair, putting the AFL's siren-gate affair of Launceston (Freo v St Kilda) in the shade. The match was played on the Anzac weekend in western Thailand in front of an appreciative crowd of Diggers (who had survived the horrors of Hellfire Pass in WWII) and their Australian families. The Dragons (seemingly) won a pulsating come-from-behind encounter by a point, only for DVD scrutiny of the match to reveal the Thailand Tigers had been deprived a point by the scorers. A draw was declared some weeks after the tour. 

The Dragons lost a ferocious International (or Combined) Rules encounter in May with their Gaelic brothers in Hong Kong, with the Dragons losing a few key players along the way and not adapting well enough to the round ball. 

A tri-nations series in July on home soil saw the Dragons beat the China Blues and Singapore Wombats. Early rain hit the China match and it was the underdog and unfancied visitors who took a half time lead before the Dragons got up late in the game. More fancied Singapore was beaten soundly and the Dragons took the day's honours. 

Thus full of confidence, the Dragons headed to Indonesia for the Champs. After an early win against Japan, a crunch match against Bali was dropped when it was there for the taking. An inability to convert chances up forward proved costly and it was the Geckos by 12 points. Then came a heavy loss to mid-ranked Jakarta and a surprising and humiliating end to the tour with another loss to Thailand. When a depleted Singapore side lost to Japan, the Dragons were relegated to their first wooden spoon. Singapore beat Bali in the Grand Final repeat of 2005. 

A very successful and well-attended tour of Shanghai concluded the season, with the Dragons winning an epic encounter with a goal minutes before the final siren to win by three points, a fitting end to the career of celebrated captain Tim Burbury (or Burbs).

August 2006
	Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 1	26-08-2006	Hong Kong	7-3-45	Read Match Report >
			Japan	5-1-31
	Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 2	26-08-2006	Bali	3-4-22	Read Match Report >
			Hong Kong	1-4-10
	Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 3	26-08-2006	Jakarta	5-3-33	Read Match Report >
			Hong Kong	1-4-10
	Asian Champs, Jakarta, game 4	26-08-2006	Thailand	5-3-33	Read Match Report >
			Hong Kong	4-2-26
July 2006
	Hong Kong Tri-nations, game 1	8-07-2006	Hong Kong	5-12-42	Read Match Report >
			Singapore	2-2-14
	Hong Kong Tri-nations, game 2	8-07-2006	Hong Kong	6-4-40	Read Match Report >
			China	2-5-17
May 2006
	International Rules Vs HK Gaelic	27-05-2006	Hong Kong Gaelic	8-6-9: 75	Read Match Report >
			Hong Kong Dragons	3-6-9: 50
April 2006
	Thailand Anzac tour, Kanchanaburi	29-04-2006	Thailand	9-8-62	Read Match Report >
			Hong Kong	8-14-62