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For the stadium commercially known as Optus Stadium, see <a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Perth Stadium</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Parc_des_Princes" title="Parc des Princes">Parc des Princes</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">IKON Park</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="nickname">Princes Park</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:IKON-Park-Logo-Digital-220px.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/IKON-Park-Logo-Digital-220px.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="54" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="54" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_c9de56f3fb4c16e043b68e3cc06692c0f325546c"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Princes_Park_%28stadium%29&revid=1250327817&groups=_c9de56f3fb4c16e043b68e3cc06692c0f325546c" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Princes_Park_%28stadium%29&revid=1250327817&groups=_c9de56f3fb4c16e043b68e3cc06692c0f325546c 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Carlton Recreation Ground/Princes Park</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Princes Oval (1886–1897)<br />Princes Park (1897–1994)<br />Optus Oval (1994–2006)<br />MC Labour Park (2007–2008)<br />Visy Park (2009–2015)<br />IKON Park (2015–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park,_Carlton" title="Princes Park, Carlton">Princes Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlton_North,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlton North, Victoria">Carlton North, Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Princes_Park_(stadium)&params=37_47_2_S_144_57_42_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°47′2″S</span> <span class="longitude">144°57′42″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.78389°S 144.96167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-37.78389; 144.96167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Melbourne" title="City of Melbourne">City of Melbourne</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Football Club</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">13,000 <small>(since 2023)</small><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">62,986 (<a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1945 VFL Grand Final">1945 VFL Grand Final</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface</th><td class="infobox-data">Grass</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">1892</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1897</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Football Club</a></dt></dl> <p>Administration & Training (1897–present)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">VFL/AFL</a> (1897–2005) <br /> <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFLW</a> (2017–present) <br /> <a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFLW</a> (2018–present) </p> <dl><dt>Other Australian Football Tenants</dt></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Northern_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Blues">Northern Blues</a> (<a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">VFL</a>) (2012–2019) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy Football Club</a> (1967–1969), (1987–1993) (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">VFL/AFL</a>) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn Football Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">VFL/AFL</a>) (1974–1991) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">AFL</a>) (1997–1999) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood Reserves</a> (<a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">VFL</a>) (2008–2009) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFLW</a>) (2022) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon Football Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFLW</a>) (2022) </p> <dl><dt>Other Sporting Tenants</dt></dl> <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Cricket_Club" title="Carlton Cricket Club">Carlton Cricket Club</a> (1897–2000) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Soccer_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlton Soccer Club">Carlton Soccer Club</a> (1997–1999) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Balmain_Tigers" title="Balmain Tigers">Balmain Tigers</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League" title="New South Wales Rugby League">NSWRL</a>) (1994) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Storm" title="Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm</a> (Administration & Training) (2006–2010) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rebels" title="Melbourne Rebels">Melbourne Rebels</a> (Administration & Training) (2011–2015)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Princes Park</b> (also known as <b>Ikon Park</b> under <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a>) is an <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> ground located inside the <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park,_Carlton" title="Princes Park, Carlton">Princes Park</a> precinct in the inner <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Carlton_North,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlton North, Victoria">Carlton North</a>. Officially the <b>Carlton Recreation Ground</b>, it is a historic venue, having been <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Football Club</a>'s VFL/AFL home ground from 1897.<sup id="cite_ref-AustadiumsH_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AustadiumsH-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At its highest usage, the ground had a nominal capacity of 35,000, making it the third largest Australian rules football venue in Melbourne after the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> and <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a>. Princes Park hosted three <a href="/wiki/VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Grand Final">grand finals</a> during World War II, with a record attendance of 62,986 at the <a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1945 VFL Grand Final">1945 VFL Grand Final</a> between Carlton and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>. After 2005, when the ground hosted its last <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL) game, two stands were removed and replaced with an indoor training facility and administration building, reducing the capacity. The venue reached capacity (24,500) for the inaugural <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a> match between <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-aflw_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aflw-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent renovations and modernisation of the ground and surrounding precinct have reduced Ikon Park's capacity to approximately 13,000.<sup id="cite_ref-AustadiumsH_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AustadiumsH-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Carlton Football Club (CFC) had been playing in Princes Park as early as 1865.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1880s football and cricket were played on separate grounds and as early as 1885 the Carlton Cricket Club (CCC) which played elsewhere in Princes Park fought for exclusive access to it.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1886, the CFC built its home ground, Princes Oval, specifically for football though it lacked facilities for spectators of other football club grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the construction of the football ground, the Carlton Cricket Club which had a separate oval within the park lobbied the Minister of Lands to remove the football ground from the park.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cricket club, unsuccessful in seeking to access the oval, began to look elsewhere for a permanent venue and the football ground was however retained in situ.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However the dispute between the two clubs over occupancy of the park and the legitimacy of the football ground would continue for years. </p><p>Permissive occupancy of Princes Park was granted to CFC and CCC simultaneously in 1889.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was Carlton Football Club's home ground during the inaugural season of the VFL/AFL in 1897.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club went on to win 673 of its 962 VFL/AFL games at the venue.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Alderman Gardiner Stand was designed in 1903 and completed in stages between 1909 and 1913, as a mostly iron stand with original cast iron columns still in place. The Robert Heatley Stand was officially opened by Alderman Sir William Brunton on Saturday, 7 May 1932.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During World War II, Princes Park hosted three <a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">VFL grand finals</a> – in <a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 VFL Grand Final">1942</a>, <a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1943 VFL Grand Final">1943</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1945 VFL Grand Final">1945</a>. (The 1944 match was played at the <a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a>.) The 1945 grand final, between Carlton and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>, attracted a record crowd of 62,986. Three weeks earlier, the semi-final between Carlton and <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> had attracted 54,846 people. Those were the only two crowds of over 50,000 in the venue's history. The record home-and-away (i.e., non-finals) crowd was set in <a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a>, when 47,514 attended a match between Carlton and Geelong.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1952, Princes Park was originally selected to be the main stadium for the <a href="/wiki/1956_Melbourne_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 Melbourne Olympics">1956 Melbourne Olympics</a>, which would have resulted in a major redevelopment to accommodate up to 100,000 spectators. It was also expected that VFL finals would be transferred to the ground after the upgrade. However, in early 1953 after a <a href="/wiki/1952_Victorian_state_election" title="1952 Victorian state election">change of government</a>, the Olympic Organising Committee changed its decision, instead redeveloping the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Princes Park was the venue for the second <a href="/wiki/The_Ashes_(rugby_league)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ashes (rugby league)">Ashes</a> test of the <a href="/wiki/1992_Great_Britain_Lions_tour" title="1992 Great Britain Lions tour">1992 Great Britain Lions tour</a>, in which the visitors defeated Australia 33–10. In 1994, the <a href="/wiki/Balmain_Tigers" title="Balmain Tigers">Balmain Tigers</a> played two <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League_premiership" title="New South Wales Rugby League premiership">New South Wales Rugby League premiership</a> games at Princes Park.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Work on the Legends Stand began in 1995 and was completed for opening on 25 April 1997. The roof, with its curved modern structure, ensured that the oval was now enclosed with a roof all the way around its circumference. </p><p>In 2005, it was decided to discontinue the use of the ground for AFL home and away games. A farewell AFL game was played at Princes Park on Saturday 21 May 2005. The game was contested between <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>. It was the last of the suburban grounds in Melbourne to be used in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">AFL</a>. The result was an 18-point win to Melbourne. Also in the same year, the ground hosted matches from the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Multicultural_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football Multicultural Cup">Australian Football Multicultural Cup</a> as well as finals for the <a href="/wiki/2005_Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="2005 Australian Football International Cup">2005 Australian Football International Cup</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Optus_oval.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Optus_oval.gif/220px-Optus_oval.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Optus_oval.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="179" /></a><figcaption>Grandstands in 2005</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Princesparkoval.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Princesparkoval.JPG/220px-Princesparkoval.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Princesparkoval.JPG/330px-Princesparkoval.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Princesparkoval.JPG/440px-Princesparkoval.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1778" /></a><figcaption>View taken from the media box in 2007</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Princes_park_from_air.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Princes_park_from_air.jpg/220px-Princes_park_from_air.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Princes_park_from_air.jpg/330px-Princes_park_from_air.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Princes_park_from_air.jpg/440px-Princes_park_from_air.jpg 2x" data-file-width="570" data-file-height="292" /></a><figcaption>View from the air circa 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2007, <a href="/wiki/Graham_Smorgon" title="Graham Smorgon">Graham Smorgon</a>, then-president of the Carlton Football Club, announced a <span style="white-space: nowrap">A$67 million</span> redevelopment proposal involving the demolition of most of the stands, returning much of the ground to parkland and the establishment of club training facilities and community centre.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 June 2007 it was announced that the stadium would receive a <span style="white-space: nowrap">A$15.7m</span> redevelopment to provide the Carlton with elite training and administration facilities. The proposed redevelopment incorporated a gymnasium, weights and stretch areas, a 4-lane, 25-metre indoor heated pool, medical offices and rehabilitation/treatment spaces, football administration offices, lecture theatre and meeting rooms and additional changing room facilities. The redevelopment of the $18 million training facility at Ikon Park was completed in 2010 on the collaboration of working closely with federal, state and local governments, along with the AFL, to deliver a world-class training and administration facility.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_football_and_further_upgrades"><span id="Women.27s_football_and_further_upgrades"></span>Women's football and further upgrades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Women's football and further upgrades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg/220px-First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg/330px-First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg/440px-First_AFLW_Ball_Up_03.02.17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5962" data-file-height="2991" /></a><figcaption>Players contest the first Ball-Up at the inaugural AFLW match in February 2017.</figcaption></figure> <p>The inaugural match of the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a> competition was held at the ground in February 2017. The game, featuring Carlton and Collingwood, attracted a capacity crowd of 24,568.<sup id="cite_ref-aflw_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aflw-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The venue hosted the <a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018 AFL Women's Grand Final</a>, which saw the Western Bulldogs defeat Brisbane 27 to 21 in front of a crowd of 7,083.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of the AFL Women's competition resulted in both state and federal governments allocating funding towards enhancement of the stadium's facilities, to enable it to become the home of <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football">women's football</a> in Victoria. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Victoria">Victorian Government</a> committed $20 million in April 2018 to cater for the growth of women's football, which was followed the next year by $15 million from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Australia">Federal Government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FedGovtFunds_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FedGovtFunds-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The joint funding allows the venue to host a high performance women's training facility, with an upgraded oval, women's coaching education hub, sports injury prevention and research centre and allied health centre.<sup id="cite_ref-FedGovtFunds_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FedGovtFunds-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction of the upgrades commenced in January 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The training and administration building was refurbished, the Pratt Stand was demolished to make way for a match-day pavilion containing changing-rooms, high-performance areas, an indoor training field measuring 25m x 50m, broadcast-quality lighting, expanded retail facilities, a new café and function and events centre.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bulk of the redevelopment was completed in August 2022, with the match-day pavilion housing additional changerooms and function centre and event space completed the following month.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Women's Grand Final">2023 AFL Women's Grand Final</a> was held at Ikon Park on 3 December 2023, which saw Brisbane defeat North Melbourne 44 to 27 in front of a crowd of 12,616.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Public transport to the venue is primarily by tram along Royal Parade directly adjoining the ground, or along Lygon St 700m east of the ground. It was served by <a href="/wiki/North_Carlton_railway_station" title="North Carlton railway station">North Carlton railway station</a>, 700m north of the ground, until that station's closure in 1948; and by <a href="/wiki/Royal_Park_railway_station" title="Royal Park railway station">Royal Park railway station</a> 1.1 km to the west thereafter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naming_rights">Naming rights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Naming rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ground became known as <b>Optus Oval</b> in November 1993 due to a naming rights deal with telecommunications company <a href="/wiki/Optus" title="Optus">Optus</a>. In April 2006, it was announced that the naming rights for the stadium had once again been awarded, this time for a two-year term, during which the stadium was known as <b>MC Labour Park</b>. It was later re-named <b>Visy Park</b>. Since 2015, the ground has been commercially been known as <b>Ikon Park</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-vcs_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vcs-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tenants">Tenants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tenants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_rules_football">Australian rules football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Australian rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg/220px-Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg/330px-Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg/440px-Ikon_park_04.03.17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The modern Carlton Admin building in March 2017 which replaced the ageing Heatley and Harris stands</figcaption></figure> <p>Tenants of the ground for VFL/AFL home matches have been: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>: the ground was Carlton's primary home ground continuously from 1897 until 2004, except in 2002 when it played only four games at the ground. A single farewell match was also played at the venue in 2005. The ground has been Carlton's training, social and administrative base continuously since 1897, remaining as such after the club stopped playing games there, and the club presently holds a 40-year lease on the venue which runs until 2035.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>: used the ground as its home during 1942 and 1943, owing to its usual home ground at <a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> being used for military purposes during World War II.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>: shared the ground with Carlton from 1967 until 1969 following its departure from the <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Street_Oval" title="Brunswick Street Oval">Brunswick Street Oval</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>: following its departure from <a href="/wiki/Glenferrie_Oval" title="Glenferrie Oval">Glenferrie Oval</a>, Hawthorn used the ground as its primary home ground for sixteen years from 1974 until 1989. Then from 1990 until 1991, the club split its home games approximately evenly between Princes Park and <a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">Waverley Park</a>, before moving permanently to Waverley Park in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>: after leaving Junction Oval and Victoria Park, Fitzroy spent a second stint at Princes Park and shared the ground with Carlton, using it as its primary home ground from 1987 until 1993, before moving to <a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> seeking better rental terms.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a>: after leaving <a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a>, used the ground as its primary home ground for three seasons from 1997 until 1999.</li> <li>Neutral venue: following Fitzroy's departure at the conclusion of 1993, an existing arrangement between Carlton and the AFL still required eighteen matches to be played there during the year; consequently, Fitzroy and the MCG's four co-tenants (<a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>) were each forced to play one or two home games at Optus Oval to make up the balance,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including Fitzroy's last home game in the AFL. The practice ended in 1997 when the Western Bulldogs moved their home games to the venue. A similar arrangement occurred in 2002, when Carlton played only four games at the ground, forcing six neutral games to be staged at the ground to meet the new contractual minimum of nine. The unpopular venture was dropped at the end of the year, as all of the home teams in these neutral games lost money due to poor crowds and, in many cases, conflicting sponsorship deals.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The ground has hosted <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">VFA/VFL</a> grand finals on and off from 1990 to 2007 and again from 2019. Carlton's <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Carlton Football Club">reserves team</a> plays its VFL matches at the ground; and from 2012 until the dissolution of their affiliation in 2020, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Blues">Northern Blues</a>, Carlton's <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">VFL</a>-<a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">affiliate</a>, split their home games between Princes Park and <a href="/wiki/Preston_City_Oval" title="Preston City Oval">Preston City Oval</a>. From 2007 until 2010, the ground was the home ground of the <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood reserves</a>, which was ironic considering that Collingwood and Carlton are bitter rivals in the AFL. Carlton's senior team has continued to play some pre-season and practice matches at the ground since it stopped playing premiership matches there. </p><p>Carlton's <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a> (AFLW) team plays its matches at the venue, as have some other clubs for specific matches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_sports">Other sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The venue's most notable alternative use was as a cricket ground. The ground has hosted seven <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class cricket</a> matches, including three <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Shield" title="Sheffield Shield">Sheffield Shield</a> games,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two <a href="/wiki/List_A_cricket" title="List A cricket">List A</a> matches.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until 2000, the ground was the home of the <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Cricket_Club" title="Carlton Cricket Club">Carlton Cricket Club</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Premier_Cricket" title="Victorian Premier Cricket">Victorian Premier/District Cricket</a> competition; in 2000, the club moved to the No. 1 Oval in the wider <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park,_Carlton" title="Princes Park, Carlton">Princes Park</a> area to enable the football club unlimited access to the venue for year-round training.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Balmain_Tigers" title="Balmain Tigers">Balmain Tigers</a> took two games away from their traditional home <a href="/wiki/Leichhardt_Oval" title="Leichhardt Oval">Leichhardt Oval</a> to Princes Park in the <a href="/wiki/1994_NSWRL_season" title="1994 NSWRL season">1994 Winfield Cup</a>. The higher crowd Balmain got was 14,762, when the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Broncos" title="Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos</a> beat Balmain 36–14 in round 7 with <a href="/wiki/Steve_Renouf" title="Steve Renouf">Steve Renouf</a> scoring 4 tries.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the 2006 NRL season onwards, the venue became the administrative headquarters for the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Storm" title="Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm</a> rugby league club; the club relocated to the temporary home while plans were being made for the construction of a <a href="/wiki/AAMI_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="AAMI Park">new purpose-built rectangular stadium</a> next to the then-current Melbourne Storm home ground, <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Stadium_(Melbourne)" title="Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)">Olympic Park Stadium</a>. </p><p>The stadium was the home ground for now defunct <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a> club <a href="/wiki/Carlton_SC" title="Carlton SC">Carlton SC</a>. In December 2023, <a href="/wiki/A-League_Men" title="A-League Men">A-League</a> club <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_FC" title="Melbourne City FC">Melbourne City</a> hosted <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Super_League" title="Chinese Super League">Chinese Super League</a> club <a href="/wiki/Zhejiang_Professional_F.C." title="Zhejiang Professional F.C.">Zhejiang</a> in the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a> due to scheduling conflicts at its usual home ground.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other sports, <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby</a>, have also been played there. The ground was also host to a production of the <a href="/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">opera</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Aida_(musical)" title="Aida (musical)">Aida</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Princes_Park_(stadium)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCaffrey2023" class="citation web cs1">Caffrey, Oliver (2 December 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8445279/surburban-grounds-or-stadiums-debate-over-aflw-venues/">"Surburban grounds or stadiums? 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href="/wiki/Chirnside_Park_(stadium)" title="Chirnside Park (stadium)">Chirnside Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Drummoyne_Oval" title="Drummoyne Oval">Drummoyne Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Glenelg_Oval" title="Glenelg Oval">Glenelg Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hickey_Park" title="Hickey Park">Hickey Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hickinbotham_Oval" title="Hickinbotham Oval">Hickinbotham Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leederville_Oval" title="Leederville Oval">Leederville Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maroochydore_Multi_Sports_Complex" title="Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex">Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">Marrara Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mildura Sporting Precinct</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moreton_Bay_Central_Sports_Complex" title="Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex">Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Morwell_Recreation_Reserve" title="Morwell Recreation Reserve">Morwell Recreation Reserve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Hobart_Oval" title="North Hobart Oval">North Hobart Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Port_Oval" title="North Port Oval">North Port Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Perth Stadium</a></span></li> 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class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Exhibition games</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Highgate Recreational Reserve</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Peanut Farm Reserve</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Carlton_Football_Club" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Carlton_Football_Club" title="Template:Carlton Football Club"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Carlton_Football_Club" title="Template talk:Carlton Football Club"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Carlton_Football_Club" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Carlton Football Club"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Carlton_Football_Club" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Carlton Football Club</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;"><div> <ul><li><b>Nickname:</b> Blues</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#History" title="Carlton Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">History</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Club_honours" title="Carlton Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Premierships and records</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Carlton_Football_Club_players" title="List of Carlton Football Club players"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Players</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Carlton_Football_Club_captains" title="List of Carlton Football Club captains"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Captains</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Carlton_Football_Club_coaches" title="List of Carlton Football Club coaches"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Coaches</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Individual_awards" title="Carlton Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Awards</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nicholls_Medal" title="John Nicholls Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">John Nicholls Medal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_best_and_fairest_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="Carlton best and fairest (AFL Women's)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">AFL Women's best and fairest</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club_honour_roll" title="Carlton Football Club honour roll"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Honour roll</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Michael Voss</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Cripps" title="Patrick Cripps"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Patrick Cripps</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFLW coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Buck" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Buck"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Matthew Buck</span></a></li> <li><b>AFLW captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kerryn_Harrington" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerryn Harrington"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Kerryn Harrington</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">VFL/AFL home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Princes Park</a> (1897–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (2005–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> (2002–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">AFLW home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Princes Park</a> (2017–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">Premierships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1871_Victorian_football_season" title="1871 Victorian football season">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Victorian_football_season" title="1873 Victorian football season">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Victorian_football_season" title="1874 Victorian football season">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Victorian_football_season" title="1875 Victorian football season">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_VFA_season" title="1877 VFA season">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">Runner-up (13)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">AFLW runners-up (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Women's Grand Final">2019</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1870_Victorian_football_season" title="1870 Victorian football season">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Victorian_football_season" title="1871 Victorian football season">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Victorian_football_season" title="1872 Victorian football season">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Victorian_football_season" title="1873 Victorian football season">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Victorian_football_season" title="1874 Victorian football season">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Victorian_football_season" title="1875 Victorian football season">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Victorian_football_season" title="1876 Victorian football season">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_VFA_season" title="1877 VFA season">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_VFA_season" title="1878 VFA season">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_VFA_season" title="1879 VFA season">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_VFA_season" title="1880 VFA season">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_VFA_season" title="1881 VFA season">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_VFA_season" title="1882 VFA season">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_VFA_season" title="1883 VFA season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_VFA_season" title="1884 VFA season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_VFA_season" title="1885 VFA season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1895 Carlton Football Club season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 Carlton Football Club season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 Carlton Football Club season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="1945 Carlton Football Club season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 Carlton Football Club season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="1972 Carlton Football Club season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="1982 Carlton Football Club season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Carlton Football Club season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="1995 Carlton Football Club season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Carlton Football Club season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Carlton Football Club season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Carlton Football Club season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Carlton_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Carlton Football Club season (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Carlton Football Club season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Carlton_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Carlton Football Club season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2008 Carlton Football Club season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2009 Carlton Football Club season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2010 Carlton Football Club season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2011 Carlton Football Club season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2012 Carlton Football Club season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2013 Carlton Football Club season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2014 Carlton Football Club season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2015 Carlton Football Club season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2016 Carlton Football Club season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2017 Carlton Football Club season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2018 Carlton Football Club season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2019 Carlton Football Club season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2020 Carlton Football Club season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2021 Carlton Football Club season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2022 Carlton Football Club season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2023 Carlton Football Club season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Carlton_Football_Club_season" title="2024 Carlton Football Club season"><i>2024</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0E1E2D; color:white;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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text-decoration: inherit;">Best and fairest</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_best_and_fairest_winners" title="List of AFL Women's best and fairest winners"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">winners</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_games_records" title="AFL Women's games records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Games records</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_players_to_have_played_50_games_for_one_club" title="List of AFL Women's players to have played 50 games for one club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">50-game players for one club</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_goalkicking_records" title="AFL Women's goalkicking records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Goalkicking records</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_All-Australian_team" title="AFL Women's All-Australian team"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">All-Australian team</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_leading_goalkicker" title="AFL Women's leading goalkicker"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkicker</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Rising_Star" title="AFL Women's Rising Star"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Rising Star</span></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions#AFL_Women's_team" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns#AFL_Women's_team" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants#AFL_Women's_team" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's)">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's)">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Women's_team" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's)">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs#AFL_Women's_team" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2018 AFL Women's season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2019 AFL Women's season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2020 AFL Women's season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2021 AFL Women's season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_6" title="2022 AFL Women's season 6">S6</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_7" title="2022 AFL Women's season 7">S7</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 AFL Women's season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 AFL Women's season">2024</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="AFL Women's Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Women's Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Women's Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">2020</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Women's Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_6_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Women's season 6 Grand Final">S6</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_7_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final">S7</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Women's Grand Final">2023</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alberton_Oval" title="Alberton Oval">Alberton Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Central_Stadium" title="Springfield Central Stadium">Brighton Homes Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coffs_Harbour_International_Stadium" title="Coffs Harbour International Stadium">C.ex Coffs International Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Fields" title="Casey Fields">Casey Fields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cazalys_Stadium" title="Cazalys Stadium">Cazalys Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Oval" title="Fremantle Oval">Fremantle Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_Arena" title="Great Barrier Reef Arena">Great Barrier Reef Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henson_Park" title="Henson Park">Henson Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ikon Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frankston_Park" title="Frankston Park">Kinetic Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lathlain_Park" title="Lathlain Park">Mineral Resources Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Mission Whitten Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Hobart_Oval" title="North Hobart Oval">North Hobart Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Sydney_Oval" title="North Sydney Oval">North Sydney Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">RSEA Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leederville_Oval" title="Leederville Oval">Sullivan Logistics Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Swinburne Centre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Unley_Oval" title="Unley Oval">Thomas Farms Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Second-tier</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QAFL_Women%27s" title="QAFL Women's">QAFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SANFL_Women%27s_League" title="SANFL Women's League">SANFL Women's League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WAFL_Women%27s" title="WAFL Women's">WAFL Women's</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Junior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League_Girls" title="Talent League Girls">Talent League Girls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Under-18_Championships" title="AFL Women's Under-18 Championships">Under-18 Championships</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_National_Championship" title="AFL Women's National Championship">AFL Women's National Championship</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_AFL_Women%27s_coaches" title="List of current AFL Women's coaches">Current coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_AFL_Women%27s_team_squads" title="List of current AFL Women's team squads">Current team squads</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s#Women's_exhibition_games_(2013–2016)" title="AFL Women's">Exhibition games (2013–2016)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hampson%E2%80%93Hardeman_Cup" title="Hampson–Hardeman Cup">Hampson–Hardeman Cup</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_premiership_captains_and_coaches" title="List of AFL Women's premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#F16C51; color:white"><div><i>Italics</i> denote current season; no premiership was awarded in 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_sports#Australian_rules_football" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">impact of the COVID-19 pandemic</span></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Australian_Football_League_grounds" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AFL_grounds" title="Template:AFL grounds"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AFL_grounds" title="Template talk:AFL grounds"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AFL_grounds" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AFL grounds"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Australian_Football_League_grounds" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Football_League_grounds" title="List of Australian Football League grounds">Australian Football League</a> grounds</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main grounds:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secondary grounds:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Barossa Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cazalys_Stadium" title="Cazalys Stadium">Cazalys Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hands_Oval" title="Hands Oval">Hands Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Ninja Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former grounds:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albury_Sports_Ground" title="Albury Sports Ground">Albury Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacktown_ISP_Oval" title="Blacktown ISP Oval">Blacktown ISP Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Showgrounds" title="Brisbane Showgrounds">Brisbane Exhibition Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canberra_Stadium" title="Canberra Stadium">Canberra Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Street_Oval" title="Brunswick Street Oval">Brunswick Street Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coburg_City_Oval" title="Coburg City Oval">Coburg Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corio_Oval" title="Corio Oval">Corio Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="East Melbourne Cricket Ground">East Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></li> <li>Euroa Oval</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenferrie_Oval" title="Glenferrie Oval">Glenferrie Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiangwan_Stadium" title="Jiangwan Stadium">Jiangwan Stadium</a> (China)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Stadium" title="Lakeside Stadium">Lake Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motordrome_(Melbourne)" title="Motordrome (Melbourne)">Motordrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Hobart_Oval" title="North Hobart Oval">North Hobart Oval</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Princes Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Punt Road Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverway_Stadium" title="Riverway Stadium">Riverway Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Stadium Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toorak_Park" title="Toorak Park">Toorak Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WACA_Ground" title="WACA Ground">WACA Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">Waverley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Regional_Stadium" title="Wellington Regional Stadium">Wellington Regional Stadium</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarraville_Oval" title="Yarraville Oval">Yarraville Oval</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Future grounds:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Macquarie_Point_Stadium" title="Macquarie Point Stadium">Macquarie Point Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training grounds:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rectangular_Stadium" title="Melbourne Rectangular Stadium">AAMI Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberton_Oval" title="Alberton Oval">Alberton Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Sports_and_Leisure_Centre" title="Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre">Austworld Centre Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Central_Stadium" title="Springfield Central Stadium">Brighton Homes Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ikon Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Community_Centre" title="Kennedy Community Centre">Kennedy Community Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lathlain_Park" title="Lathlain Park">Mineral Resources Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Mission Whitten Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hangar" title="The Hangar">NEC Hangar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Oval" title="Olympic Park Oval">Olympic Park Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Punt Road Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">RSEA Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_Park#Tom_Wills_Oval" title="Sydney Olympic Park">Tom Wills Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cockburn_ARC" title="Cockburn ARC">Victor George Kailis Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">Waverley Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_Rugby_League_grounds" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brookvale_Oval" title="Brookvale Oval">Brookvale Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Stadium Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Football_Stadium_(2022)" title="Sydney Football Stadium (2022)">Sydney Football Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Sydney_Stadium" title="Western Sydney Stadium">Western Sydney Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penrith_Stadium" title="Penrith Stadium">Penrith Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbelltown_Sports_Stadium" title="Campbelltown Sports Stadium">Campbelltown Sports Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_International_Sports_Centre" title="Newcastle International Sports Centre">Hunter Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leichhardt_Oval" title="Leichhardt Oval">Leichhardt Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubilee_Oval" title="Jubilee Oval">Kogarah Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endeavour_Field" title="Endeavour Field">Shark Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wollongong_Showground" title="Wollongong Showground">Wollongong Showground</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Queensland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robina_Stadium" title="Robina Stadium">Robina Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium_(Brisbane)" title="Dolphin Stadium (Brisbane)">Dolphin Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Queensland_Stadium" title="North Queensland Stadium">North Queensland Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lang_Park" title="Lang Park">Lang Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Coast_Stadium" title="Sunshine Coast Stadium">Sunshine Coast Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Victoria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rectangular_Stadium" title="Melbourne Rectangular Stadium">Melbourne Rectangular Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ACT</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canberra_Stadium" title="Canberra Stadium">Canberra Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Zealand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Smart_Stadium" title="Mount Smart Stadium">Mount Smart Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Semi-permanent grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegiant_Stadium" title="Allegiant Stadium">Allegiant Stadium</a> (USA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Park" title="Rugby League Park">Christchurch Stadium</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barlow_Park" title="Barlow Park">Barlow Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmore_Sports_Ground" title="Belmore Sports Ground">Belmore Sports Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrington_Park" title="Carrington Park">Carrington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffs_Harbour_International_Stadium" title="Coffs Harbour International Stadium">Coffs Harbour International Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waikato_Stadium" title="Waikato Stadium">Waikato Stadium</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Willow_Regional_Sports_Stadium" title="Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium">Glen Willow Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Coast_Stadium" title="Central Coast Stadium">Central Coast Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=McDonalds_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="McDonalds Park (page does not exist)">McDonalds Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLean_Park" title="McLean Park">McLean Park</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Perth Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salter_Oval" title="Salter Oval">Salter Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scully_Park" title="Scully Park">Scully Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Regional_Stadium" title="Wellington Regional Stadium">Wellington Regional Stadium</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Hobart_Oval" title="North Hobart Oval">North Hobart Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">Marrara Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex_Oval" title="Apex Oval">Apex Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bennett_Oval&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bennett Oval (page does not exist)">Bennett Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchgrove_Park" title="Birchgrove Park">Birchgrove Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browne_Park" title="Browne Park">Browne Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlaw_Park" title="Carlaw Park">Carlaw Park</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cazalys_Stadium" title="Cazalys Stadium">Cazalys Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatswood_Oval" title="Chatswood Oval">Chatswood Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clive_Berghofer_Stadium" title="Clive Berghofer Stadium">Clive Berghofer Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord_Oval" title="Concord Oval">Concord Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Cumberland Oval">Cumberland Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drummoyne_Oval" title="Drummoyne Oval">Drummoyne Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Park,_Arncliffe" title="Earl Park, Arncliffe">Earl Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Weissel_Oval" title="Eric Weissel Oval">Eric Weissel Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erskineville_Oval" title="Erskineville Oval">Erskineville Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_Barr_Stadium" title="Forsyth Barr Stadium">Forsyth Barr Stadium</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henson_Park" title="Henson Park">Henson Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindmarsh_Stadium" title="Hindmarsh Stadium">Hindmarsh Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurstville_Oval" title="Hurstville Oval">Hurstville Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">Lancaster Park</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lathlain_Park" title="Lathlain Park">Lathlain Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavington_Sports_Ground" title="Lavington Sports Ground">Lavington Sports Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lidcombe_Oval" title="Lidcombe Oval">Lidcombe Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marley_Brown_Oval" title="Marley Brown Oval">Marley Brown Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Sydney_Oval" title="North Sydney Oval">North Sydney Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Stadium_(Melbourne)" title="Olympic Park 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