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 Exterior of the Sir Kenneth Luke Stand in October 2006. | |
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| Former names | VFL Park |
|---|---|
| Address | 2A Stadium Circuit Mulgrave, Victoria Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°55′32″S 145°11′19″E / 37.92556°S 145.18861°E |
| Owner | Hawthorn Football Club[1][2] |
| Operator | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Capacity | 6,000 (formerly 72,000)[3] |
| Record attendance | 92,935 – Hawthorn vs Collingwood, 6 June 1981 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 5 January 1966 |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Renovated | August 2000 – 2006 |
| Construction cost | A$3m (original) |
| Tenants | |
| Hawthorn Football Club Administration & Training (2006–present) AFL (1991–1999) St Kilda Football Club (AFL) (1992–1999) Waverley Reds (ABL) (1989–1994) | |
Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) is an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. The first venue to be designed and built specifically for Australian Rules football,[4] for most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. During the 1990s it became the home ground of both the Hawthorn and St Kilda football clubs.
It ceased to be used for AFL games from the 2000 season following the opening of Docklands Stadium. It is currently used as a training venue by Hawthorn. The main grandstand and oval are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5] The seating capacity is now 6,000, down from a peak of 72,000–90,000.
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