North Hobart Oval
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| North Hobart Oval | |
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| Location | North Hobart, Tasmania |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Closed | Still in operation |
| Demolished | Still in operation |
| Owner | Hobart City Council |
| Operator | Hobart City Council |
| Tenants | North Hobart Football Club, SFL |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
North Hobart Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hobart, Tasmania.
[edit] History
It was the site of the former brickfields from 1844 until it was developed as a football stadium in 1921.
North Hobart Oval became League Headquarters for the Tasmanian Football League upon completion, and hosted the TFL Grand Final from 1922-1999 and the Southern Football League Grand Finals from 2000-2007.
The ground was also host of the Australian National Football Carnival in 1924, 1947 and 1966 as well as hosting AFL live premiership matches in 1991 and 1992, also holding AFL pre-season cup matches for most of the 1990's.
[edit] Attendance records
North Hobart Oval holds the top four ground attendance records in Tasmanian football history:
[edit] Grandstands
North Hobart Oval currently has four grandstands.
The oldest is the George Miller Stand (known as the Ryde Street Stand) which was built in 1922.
The Horrie Gorringe Stand was built in 1923-1924 and opened for the 1924 Australian National Football Carnival, it was gutted out during the 1991 season to build a social club facility inside it for the North Hobart Football Club, which was later taken over by AFL Tasmania.
The Roy Cazaly Stand was constructed in 1960-1961 and was opened for the 1962 TANFL season.
The newest of the stands at North Hobart is the Doug Plaister Stand which was constructed during 1987 and 1988 after the 64-year old Letitia Street Stand was burnt down in May 1987.
The iconic electronic scoreboard was built in 1972 and was opened in time for the 1973 TFL Season.
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