Collingwood Park (stadium)

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Collingwood Park is Albany, Western Australia's largest sport and recreational ground, and has hosted such events as the Crusty Demons West Coast Carnage Tour in 2007 and in 2008 will host an AFL NAB Cup match between either the Fremantle FC or the West Coast Eagles against Collingwood Magpies or South Australian side the Adelaide Crows.

[edit] Overview

Collingwood Park is dominated by one main grandstand; The Ray "Dada" Kenney stand, Named after Ray Kenney who left the stadium's land to the club when he passed away. The 'Dada' Stand holds the majority of the ground's spectators and is the only place with actual all-seater seating. It also holds North Albany's club room's and main toilets and club room's, as well as commentary boxes too.

The oppisite side of the ground outlook has grass bank's surrounding it, and boasts 8 world-class floodlights all around the ground. Being the East bank it has terraced hills sitting underneath the only scoreboard at the ground, often being operated by younger North Albany Kangaroo's supporters.

To the right of the Ray 'Dada' Kenney stand is a "Shed" that many supporters sit in.

[edit] Sports teams

North Albany Football and Sporting Club own the ground, with the North Albany Kangaroo's Australian Rules Football team playing all home matches there, including all Reserve's, Colts and senior League team's.

More recently, the Caledonian's Football Club play at the ground too.

[edit] Events

In 2004, the Iraq National Football Team played a friendly at the ground against the Western Australian State Team; The game would end 6-1 to the Iraqi's who would go on three years later to win the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Crusty Demon's attracted a huge crowd of 9,000 plus to see there Albany leg of the West Coast Carnage Tour.

On the 23rd of February 2008, An AFL Pre-Season game will be played at Collingwood Park, and looks set to attract 15,000 plus fan's, to beat the previous record.