List of Australian Football League grounds
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This List of Australian Football League grounds lists every ground upon which a senior VFL/AFL game has been played. Australian rules football is played on a grassed oval, according to the specifications in the Laws of Australian football, with average dimensions of 170m×135m. Most Australian rules football grounds are also used for other sports, such as cricket, rugby, soccer or the the Olympic games, and for events such as rock concerts or exhibitions.
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[edit] AFL/VFL premiership season venues
[edit] Current major grounds
The following grounds are the main grounds used by each team. Below is the names of each team who has had the ground as a home ground, and the years.
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (M.C.G.), Jolimont, Melbourne
- Melbourne: 1897-1915, 1919-1941, late 1946-pres
- University: 1911-1914
- Richmond: 1965-pres
- North Melbourne: 1984-2001
- Essendon: 1992-1999
- Collingwood: 2000-
- Hawthorn: 2000-
- Telstra Dome (prev. Colonial Stadium), Docklands (Stadium Precinct), Melbourne
- Essendon: 2000-
- St Kilda: 2000-
- Western Bulldogs: 2000-
- North Melbourne: 2002-
- Carlton: 2005-
- Skilled Stadium (prev. Kardinia Park, Baytec Stadium, Shell Stadium), Geelong
- Geelong: 1941, 1944-pres
- AAMI Stadium (prev. Football Park), West Lakes, Adelaide
- Adelaide: 1991-pres
- Port Adelaide: 1997-pres
- Subiaco Oval, Subiaco, Perth
- West Coast: 1987-pres
- Fremantle: 1995-pres
- Brisbane Cricket Ground (the 'Gabba), Woolloongabba, Brisbane
- Brisbane Bears: 1991, 1993-1996
- Brisbane Lions: 1997-pres
- Sydney Cricket Ground (S.C.G.), Moore Park, Sydney
- Sydney: 1982-pres
- ANZ Stadium (prev. Telstra Stadium, Stadium Australia), Homebush, Sydney
- Sydney: 2002-pres
† Melbourne home games at the 'Gabba are exclusively against the Brisbane Lions, and are part of a deal between the two clubs whereby Brisbane pays Melbourne. This deal between Melbourne and Brisbane ended in the 2007 season and is yet to be re-negotiated.
[edit] Current minor grounds
These grounds are used infrequently by their home teams, and are found in different cities or states to the team's main base.
- Aurora Stadium (prev. York Park), Launceston, Tasmania
- Hawthorn: 2001-pres
- St Kilda: 2003-2006
- Carrara Stadium (a.k.a. Gold Coast Stadium), Gold Coast, Queensland
- Brisbane Bears: 1987-1992
- Hawthorn Hawks: 2006
- Melbourne Demons: 2006
- Kangaroos: from 2007
- Manuka Oval, Griffith, Canberra
- Kangaroos: 1998, 2001-2006
- Western Bulldogs: 2007-pres
- Melbourne: 2007-pres
- TIO Stadium, (prev. Marrara Oval), Darwin, Northern Territory
- Western Bulldogs: 2004-pres
[edit] Former major grounds
These grounds were used by VFL/AFL teams as their main home base for some period of time; most of them were suburban, and many are still used as training grounds.
- Arden Street Oval, North Melbourne, Melbourne
- North Melbourne: 1925-1964, 1966-1985
- Brunswick Street Oval, Fitzroy North, Melbourne
- Fitzroy: 1897-1966
- Corio Oval, Geelong, Victoria
- Geelong: 1897-1915, 1917-1940
- East Melbourne Cricket Ground, East Melbourne, Melbourne (no longer exists)
- Essendon: 1897-1915, 1918-1921
- University: 1908-1910
- Glenferrie Oval, Hawthorn (Glenferrie), Melbourne
- Hawthorn: 1925-1973
- Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground), St Kilda, Melbourne
- Fitzroy: 1970-1984
- St Kilda: 1897-1915, 1918-1941, 1944-1964
- Lake Oval, Albert Park, Melbourne
- South Melbourne: 1897-1915, 1917-1941, 1947-1981
- Night series: 1956-1971
- Moorabbin Oval, Moorabbin, Melbourne
- St Kilda: 1965-1992
- MC Labour Park (prev. Princes Park, Optus Oval), Carlton, Melbourne
- Carlton: 1897-2005
- Fitzroy: 1967-1969, 1987-1993
- Hawthorn: 1974-1991
- South Melbourne: 1942-1943
- Western Bulldogs: 1997-1999
- Punt Road Oval, Richmond, Melbourne
- Melbourne: 1942-late 1946, early 1956
- Richmond: 1908-1964
- Jock McHale Stadium (prev. Victoria Park), Abbotsford, Melbourne
- Collingwood: 1897-1999
- Fitzroy: 1985-1986
- Waverley Park (prev. VFL Park, AFL Park), Mulgrave, Melbourne (no longer exists)
- Hawthorn: 1992-1999
- St Kilda: 1993-1999
- 1970-1991: Each team was scheduled an equal number of games at VFL Park, usually two or three.
- Western Australian Cricket Association Ground (the WACA Ground), East Perth, Perth
- West Coast: 1987-2000 (Night Games)
- Fremantle: 1995-2000 (Night Games)
- Whitten Oval (prev. Western Oval), Footscray West, Melbourne
- Fitzroy: 1994-1996
- Footscray: 1925-1941, 1943-1997
- Windy Hill, Essendon, Melbourne
- Essendon: 1922-1991
[edit] Former minor grounds
There are two main reasons why minor grounds were played on: to spread the game to other parts of the country, such as in Round 8, 1952; or the main grounds being occupied by servicemen during the wars.
- Albury Oval, Albury, New South Wales
- South Melbourne vs North Melbourne: Round 8, 1952
- Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
- Essendon vs Geelong: Round 8, 1952 (night game)
- Bruce Stadium (now Canberra Stadium), Bruce, Canberra
- Fitzroy: One game in 1995
- City of Coburg Oval, Coburg, Melbourne
- North Melbourne: 1965
- Euroa Oval, Euroa, Victoria
- Carlton vs Hawthorn: Round 8, 1952
- North Hobart Oval, North Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart
- Fitzroy vs Melbourne: Round 8, 1952, and two games each in 1991 and 1992
- Olympic Park (prev. Motordrome), Melbourne
- Melbourne: Three games in 1932
- Toorak Park, Prahran, Melbourne
- St Kilda: 1942-1943
- South Melbourne: 1944-1946
- Yarraville Oval, Yarraville, Melbourne
- Footscray: 1942
- Yallourn Oval, Yallourn, Victoria (no longer exists)
- St Kilda vs Footscray: Round 8, 1952
[edit] Pre-season venues
Most of the current premiership venues have also been used in pre-season matches.
[edit] Victoria
- Lake Oval, Melbourne
- Waverley Park, Melbourne (the original night series premiership games were played at these two venues)
- Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
- Falcons Park, Morwell
- Northern Oval, North Ballarat
[edit] Queensland
- Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns
- Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
[edit] Northern Territory
[edit] Tasmania
[edit] Western Australia
- Arena Joondalup, Joondalup
- Fremantle Oval, Fremantle
- Rushton Park, Mandurah
- Medibank Private Stadium, Leederville
[edit] New South Wales
[edit] International exhibition venues
- Further information: Australian Football Exhibition Match
- Intramural Field, UCLA, Los Angeles
- Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
- The Oval, London
- Westpac Stadium, Wellington
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- PGE Park, Portland
- Rogers Centre, Toronto
- Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
- Varsity Stadium, Toronto
- B.C. Place, Vancouver
- Yokohama Stadium, Tokyo
[edit] International Rules Series venues
- Croke Park, Dublin
- Paira Ui Chaoimh, Cork
- Canberra Stadium, Canberra
- Aami Stadium, Adelaide
- MCG, Melbourne
- Telstra Dome, Melbourne
- Subiaco, Perth
- WACA, Perth
- Waverly Park, Melbourne
- Pearse Stadium, Galway
