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| [[16 June]] || [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]] 7.12 (54) v. '''[[Adelaide Crows]] 15.10 (100)''' || Australian rules football || AFL Premiership || 11,178
| [[16 June]] || [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]] 7.12 (54) v. '''[[Adelaide Crows]] 15.10 (100)''' || Australian rules football || AFL Premiership || 11,178
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| 23 June || '''[[Gold Coast Titans]] 28''' v. [[Newcastle Knights]] 22 || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || 15,306
| 23 June || '''[[Gold Coast Titans]] 28''' def. [[Newcastle Knights]] 22 || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || 15,306
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| 30 June || '''[[New Zealand Warriors]] 22''' def. [[Gold Coast Titans]] 6 || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || 17,608
| 30 June || '''[[New Zealand Warriors]] 22''' def. [[Gold Coast Titans]] 6 || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || 17,608
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| 20 July || [[Gold Coast Titans]] v. [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || TBD
| 20 July || [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] 36''' def. [[Gold Coast Titans]] 12 || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || 15,873
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| 4 August || [[Gold Coast Titans]] v. [[Wests Tigers]] || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || TBD
| 4 August || [[Gold Coast Titans]] v. [[Wests Tigers]] || Rugby League || NRL Premiership || TBD

Revision as of 02:20, 28 July 2007

Carrara Stadium
or Carrara Sports Complex
Map
LocationCarrara, Gold Coast, Queensland
OwnerGold Coast City Council
OperatorGold Coast City Council
Capacity17,946
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1986
Opened1987
Tenants
Gold Coast Titans, East Coast Aces, North Melbourne Kangaroos

Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara. It is the home ground for the Gold Coast Titans National Rugby League team in their inaugural season. It has previously been the home ground for teams in the Australian rules football (AFL), Australian Rugby League (ARL) and National Rugby League (NRL) competitions. The Queensland Reds rugby union team also play trial games at Carrara, and the East Coast Aces (ARC) team will play there as well.

History

Carrara Stadium was built on the site of pre-existing Carrara Oval by Christopher Skase after the Brisbane Bears were granted a licence to enter the VFL Australian rules football competition. The stadium was built with makeshift stands designed for night games to maximise the television audience. The Fitzroy Football Club defeated the Brisbane Bears in the first VFL game played at Carrara Oval before a sell out crowd of 17,795 in 1987.[1] (The Brisbane Lions website records this crowd as 22,684, however the stadium did not have this capacity in 1987.[2])

AFL at Carrara Stadium. Melbourne Demons vs Adelaide Crows

The Bears onfield performance proved poor and VFL crowds at Carrara stadium rarely reached these heights again. In 1993 the Bears relocated to the Gabba. The ground was then sold to the Gold Coast City Council (GCCC).

The Gold Coast Clippers played their 1989-90 Australian Baseball League season at Carrara before changing their name to the Daikyo Dolphins and moving to Palm Meadows. For the 1992-93 season they moved back to Carrara as the Gold Coast Cougars. The Cougars stayed at Carrara until the of the abolition Australian Baseball League in 1999.

In 1996 when the Gold Coast Seagulls moved to Carrara from Tweed Heads. They continued to use the ground until the end of the 1998 NRL season, when they were excluded from the competition as a part of the rationalisation of the competition. Rugby league matches continued to be played at the stadium, with pre-season trials being played there annually from 2002 to 2005[3], and NRL premiership matches in 2001 and 2005. The ground's capacity was increased slightly during this time. In 2005 the NRL announced that a licence would be awarded to the Gold Coast Titans, and that the stadium would be their home ground in 2007 until the completion of Gold Coast Stadium, which will be opened in 2008. [4]

In response to the NRL move, the AFL scheduled 3 AFL Premiership home games for the Kangaroos Football Club and an NAB Cup match for Carrara for 2007.

The Gold Coast City Council built an indoor sports centre nearby which hosted the Gold Coast Rollers National Basketball League team until 1996, when they were excluded from the competition.

2007 Schedule

The following matches are scheduled in 2007 at Carrara Stadium.

Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
20 January Queensland Reds 31 def. Samoa 3 Rugby Union International tour 3,542
26 January Queensland Reds 17 def. Otago Highlanders 15 Rugby Union Super 14 pre-season 3,545
23 February Kangaroos 1.15.18 (117) def. Collingwood Football Club 1.8.9 (66) Australian rules football AFL NAB Cup 11,341
2 March Burleigh Bears 24 def. Tweed Heads Seagulls 10 Rugby League Queensland Cup pre-season 13,458
2 March Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Penrith Panthers 6 Rugby League NRL pre-season 13,458
10 March Carlton Football Club 1.13.13 (100) def. Kangaroos 1.12.4 (85) Australian rules football AFL NAB Cup semi-final 7,228
26 March Gold Coast Titans 18 def. Cronulla Sharks 16 Rugby League NRL Premiership 17,946
21 April Kangaroos 12.15 (87) v. Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63) Australian rules football AFL Premiership 11,133
29 April Gold Coast Titans 38 def. Parramatta Eels 12 Rugby League NRL Premiership 18,021
7 May North Queensland Cowboys 22 def. Gold Coast Titans 10 Rugby League NRL Premiership 17,806
19 May Kangaroos 22.15 (147) def. Carlton Football Club 20.10 (130) Australian rules football AFL Premiership 11,649
26 May Gold Coast Titans 28 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 Rugby League NRL Premiership 17,266
3 June Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Canberra Raiders 8 Rugby League NRL Premiership 13,642
16 June Kangaroos 7.12 (54) v. Adelaide Crows 15.10 (100) Australian rules football AFL Premiership 11,178
23 June Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Newcastle Knights 22 Rugby League NRL Premiership 15,306
30 June New Zealand Warriors 22 def. Gold Coast Titans 6 Rugby League NRL Premiership 17,608
20 July Canterbury Bulldogs 36 def. Gold Coast Titans 12 Rugby League NRL Premiership 15,873
4 August Gold Coast Titans v. Wests Tigers Rugby League NRL Premiership TBD
17-20 August Gold Coast Titans v. Sydney Roosters Rugby League NRL Premiership TBD

2006 Schedule

The following matches were played in 2006 at Carrara Stadium.

Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
24 February Brisbane Lions v. Essendon Bombers Australian rules football NAB Cup 13,269
25 February Canterbury Bulldogs v. New Zealand Warriors Rugby League NRL pre-season trial 12,130
11 March Sydney Swans v. Richmond Tigers Australian rules football AFL Regional Challenge pre-season trial 6,277
18 March Brisbane Lions v. Collingwood Magpies Australian rules football AFL Regional Challenge pre-season trial 10,117
16 April Melbourne Demons v. Adelaide Crows Australian rules football AFL premiership 8,258
13 May Hawthorn Hawks v. Brisbane Lions Australian rules football AFL premiership 12,415
June 18 Canterbury Bulldogs v. North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League NRL premiership 16,231
July 15 Queensland Roar v. Sydney FC Football A-League pre-season 7,132
23 September Southport Sharks vs Zillmere Australian rules football Queensland State League Grand Final 4,842

Attendance records

Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
18 March 1994 Gold Coast Chargers v. Brisbane Broncos Rugby League NSWRL premiership 22,688
27 May 2005 North Queensland Cowboys v. Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League NRL premiership 21,012
28 February 2005 St George Illawarra Dragons v. Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League NRL pre-season 18,356

Tenants

Years Tenant Sport
1983-1984 Nerang Bulls Rugby union
1987-1992 Brisbane Bears Australian rules football
1989-90 Gold Coast Clippers Baseball
1992-93 Daikyo Dolphins Baseball
1993-1999 Gold Coast Cougars Baseball
1996-1998 Gold Coast Chargers Rugby League
2007 Gold Coast Titans Rugby League
2007 East Coast Aces Rugby Union
2007 North Melbourne Kangaroos Australian rules football

Sources

See also

External links

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