Kardinia Park
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| Skilled Stadium
<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Kardinia Park | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Geelong, Victoria |
| Opened | 1941
<tr><td>Closed</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Demolished</td><td>N/A</td></tr> |
| Owner | City of Greater Geelong
<tr><td>Operator</td><td>Geelong Football Club</td></tr><tr><td>Surface</td><td>Grass</td></tr><tr><td>Construction cost</td><td>Redevelopment: $28 million</td></tr><tr><td>Architect</td><td>Peddle Thorp (Redevelopment)</td></tr><tr><th style="background: #efefef;" colspan="2">Former names</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Kardinia Park (non sponsorial name) |
| Tenants | |
| Current: Geelong Football Club | |
| Seats | |
| Current: 28,300
Record Crowd: 49,109 - 30/8/1952 (Geelong v Carlton) [1] | |
Kardinia Park, currently known as Skilled Stadium is an Australian rules football (AFL) stadium located in South Geelong, Victoria. The stadium is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club which began playing home games at Kardinia Park in 1941 after its previous home ground, Corio Oval, was needed for military reasons.
Previous names of the stadium as results of sponsorship deals have been Shell Stadium and Baytec Stadium. On May 23, 2002, Kardinia park hosted a visit from the Dalai Lama who will again visit the stadium in 2007.
The stadium was for many years the only VFL ground located outside the Melbourne metropolitan area.
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[edit] Redevelopment
An AUD $28 million redevelopment of the ground was opened on May 1, 2005 during the first home game of the 2005 season which includes a new western entry and membership area, as well as a new five level grandstand with a capacity of approximately 6000 spectators on the eastern side of the stadium. A favourite for the honour of the naming of the new stand was Bob Davis, coach of the Cats' last premiership side in 1963.
On June 15, 2005, City of Greater Geelong councillors granted the club its wish to change the name of the new eastern stand to the Reg Hickey Stand, while the southern stand became the Doug Wade Stand. The northern terrace became known as the Gary Ablett Terrace while the western gate was re-named the Bob Davis Gate.
[edit] Sports and events hosted at Kardinia Park
- Australian Football League
- Victorian Football League
- Geelong Football League finals series
- Victorian Premier Cricket for the Geelong Cricket Club
[edit] Dimensions
- Length - 170m
- Width - 115m
- Goals run north to south
[edit] References
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| Australian Football League grounds | ||
| Major grounds AAMI Stadium | Gabba | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Skilled Stadium Subiaco Oval | Sydney Cricket Ground | Telstra Dome | Telstra Stadium Minor grounds Aurora Stadium | Carrara Stadium | Manuka Oval | TIO Stadium | ||
