Lathlain Park
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| Full name | Lathlain Park Oval |
|---|---|
| Former names | EFTel Oval, Brownes Stadium |
| Location | Lathlain, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°58′21″S 115°54′27″E / 31.97250°S 115.90750°E |
| Owner | Town of Victoria Park |
| Capacity | 15,000[1] |
| Record attendance | 19,541 (1967) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Manual |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1959 |
| Opened | 25 August 1959 |
| Tenants | |
| Perth Football Club (WAFL) 1959– | |
  Lathlain Park (Perth) | |
Lathlain Park (formerly known as Brownes Stadium and EFtel Oval under ground sponsorship arrangements) is an Australian rules football ground, located in Lathlain, an inner-eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.[2] Since its opening in 1959, it has been the home ground for the Perth Football Club, who play in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Naming
It was known as Lathlain Park,[3] until 2003 when the naming rights were sold to Eftel, an internet company, for a period of five years.[4]
In 2011 EFtel decided not to renew their contract, which gave WA dairy company Brownes the naming rights of Lathlain Oval, and so for the past three years its sponsored name has been Brownes Stadium.
History
The oval is primarily used for Australian rules football and has been the home ground of Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) since 1959 (with the exception of 1987 and 1988 when they played home matches at the WACA Ground). The ground record attendance of 19,541 people was set in round 6 of the 1967 WANFL season for the rematch of the 1966 Grand Final between Perth and East Perth.[5][6]
Lathlain Park was also used by the Sunday Football League for Australian Football as the headquarters for their league and as a home ground for South Perth Raiders in the SFL. The ground has also been used for rugby league. On 17 February 1977, the ground hosted an Amco Cup game between Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the locals winning 23-18. The next time the ground was used for any rugby league was 10 years later when two matches of the 1987 National Panasonic Cup were held there. WA defeated South Australia 18-16 on 5 April, before following that a week later with a 28-10 win against Victoria.[7]. In 1999, the ground hosted its only premiership match, with Melbourne defeating Wests 64-6[8]
In September 2013 Australian Football League (AFL) team West Coast Eagles entered into a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the Town of Victoria Park to develop a new home for the club at Lathlain Park with plans to build $50 million state-of-the-art headquarters, which they plan to be one of the premier sporting club facilities in Australia.[9]
References
- ^ "Lathlain Park". Austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Town of Victoria park Archived 30 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Perth Demons Football Club
- ^ FootyGoss, First in Football News Archived 16 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://australianfootball.com/grounds/detail/Lathlain+Park/51
- ^ https://australianfootball.com/game/view/19580
- ^ Rugby League Project - Venues: Lathlain Oval
- ^ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-1999/round-10/western-suburbs-vs-melbourne/summary.html
- ^ Eagles set for new home at Lathlain Park - westcoasteagles.com.au
External links
- Lathlain Park at Austadiums
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