MCG

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MCG is a world-famous sports stadium in Melbourne, Australia, renowned as a premier venue for cricket and Australian rules football and for hosting major international sporting events.

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MCG canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian rules football venue
cricket ground
sports stadium
alsoKnownAs The G
city Melbourne
country Australia
governingBody Melbourne Cricket Club
surface form: Melbourne Cricket Club Committee
heritageStatus listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
hosted 1956 Summer Olympics athletics events
1956 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
1956 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
1992 Cricket World Cup
surface form: 1992 Cricket World Cup final

2006 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
2015 Cricket World Cup final
ICC T20 World Cup matches
hosts AFL Grand Final
Boxing Day Test
One Day International cricket matches
Twenty20 International cricket matches
international Test cricket matches
locatedIn Melbourne
Victoria
Yarra Park
notableFeature Great Southern Stand
Members Pavilion
light towers
opened 1853
ownedBy Melbourne Cricket Club
publicTransit Jolimont railway station
Richmond railway station
seatingCapacity approximately 100000
around 90000 for cricket
around 95000 for Australian rules football
shortName MCG self-linksurface differs
significance iconic landmark of Melbourne
one of the largest stadiums in the Southern Hemisphere
sport Australian rules football
cricket
rugby league
rugby union
soccer
surface grass
tenants Carlton Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
Melbourne Cricket Club
Melbourne Football Club
Richmond Football Club

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MCG shortName MCG self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Melbourne Cricket Ground