A.S.G. | |
Former names | Albury Oval |
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Location | Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 36°4′59.19″S 146°54′31.59″E / 36.0831083°S 146.9087750°E |
Owner | City of Albury |
Capacity | 8,000 approx.[1] |
Record attendance | 15,000 (14 June 1952: VFL Season: South Melbourne vs. North Melbourne) |
Surface | Grass (Oval) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1890s |
Renovated | 2016 (Rejected proposal) |
Tenants | |
Albury Tigers F.N.C. (OMFNL) South Melbourne Football Club (VFL) (1952) Albury Tigers C.C. (CAW) Melbourne Storm R.L.C. (2020 pre-season training only) | |
Ground information | |
End names | |
"East End" / "Members End" "West End" | |
International information |
Albury Sports Ground (also known as "Albury Oval") is a sporting ground located close to the central business district of Albury, Australia. The oval is near the NSW bank of the Murray River, with a historic grandstand on the north-western flank, and a members' club with a grandstand and changing rooms on the eastern wing. The venue also incorporates a netball court in the north-eastern corner, while the Albury Swim Centre is adjacent to the west. The ground is part of a string of parks and gardens between the Murray River and Wodonga Place that include the Albury Botanic Gardens, Hovell Tree Park, Noreuil Park, Australia Park, and Oddies Creek Park.
The venue is the home ground for the Albury Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League, and most seasons it hosts the Ovens & Murray preliminary final.
In previous summers the venue was used for cricket, with a turf wicket, and in this capacity serves as the home of the Albury Tigers side in the Cricket Albury-Wodonga Provincial competition. The turf wicket was removed in the early 2000's and the cricket club was relocated.
In May 2020, the Albury Sports Ground hosted the Melbourne Storm for a pre-season training capacity in preparation for recommencing the delayed 2020 NRL Season. The Storm were originally slated to train at Albury community Rugby League venue Greenfields Park, however a decision by the Albury City Council led to the Storm requiring an alternate venue at short notice.