Waverley Park
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Waverley Park is a former major Australian rules football stadium in Melbourne that now serves as the primary training and administrative base for the Hawthorn Football Club.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawthorn Football Club facility
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former VFL/AFL stadium ⓘ sports stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
VFL Park
NERFINISHED
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Waverley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Victorian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedAsLeagueVenue | 1999 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1966 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative base of Hawthorn Football Club
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training base of Hawthorn Football Club ⓘ |
| demolitionOfStandsCompleted | 2002 ⓘ |
| designedFor | large-capacity suburban venue ⓘ |
| features |
retained oval
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single remaining grandstand ⓘ |
| formerHomeCompetition |
Australian Football League
NERFINISHED
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Victorian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandstandName | Sir Kenneth Luke Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | electronic scoreboard (historical) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | grandstand retained under planning conditions ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
AFL Grand Final 1991
NERFINISHED
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AFL finals matches ⓘ AFL home-and-away matches ⓘ night series matches ⓘ |
| lastAFLMatchYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Monash
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Melbourne ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSuburb | Mulgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Waverley Gardens area ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
located in outer south-eastern suburbs
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oval playing surface aligned north–south ⓘ |
| opened | 1970 ⓘ |
| originalCapacity | approximately 78000 ⓘ |
| owner | Australian Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parkingCapacity | large on-site car parks ⓘ |
| purpose | to reduce dependence on the Melbourne Cricket Ground ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | AFL consolidation of matches at central venues ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | distance from central Melbourne ⓘ |
| recordAttendance | more than 72000 ⓘ |
| recordAttendanceEvent | 1991 AFL Grand Final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redevelopedAs | residential estate ⓘ |
| sport | Australian rules football ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tenant | Hawthorn Football Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportAccess | primarily by car ⓘ |
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