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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawthorn Football Club facility
former VFL/AFL stadium
sports stadium
alsoKnownAs VFL Park NERFINISHED
Waverley NERFINISHED
builtBy Victorian Football League NERFINISHED
closedAsLeagueVenue 1999
constructionStarted 1966
country Australia
currentUse administrative base of Hawthorn Football Club
training base of Hawthorn Football Club
demolitionOfStandsCompleted 2002
designedFor large-capacity suburban venue
features retained oval
single remaining grandstand
formerHomeCompetition Australian Football League NERFINISHED
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
AFL finals matches
AFL home-and-away matches
night series matches
lastAFLMatchYear 1999
locatedIn City of Monash NERFINISHED
Melbourne
Victoria NERFINISHED
locatedInSuburb Mulgrave NERFINISHED
namedAfter nearby Waverley Gardens area
notableCharacteristic located in outer south-eastern suburbs
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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Hawthorn Football Club trainingBase Waverley Park
Colonial Stadium replacedVenue Waverley Park