Cazaly's Stadium

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Cazaly's Stadium
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Cazaly's Stadium
Former namesBundaberg Rum Stadium (2001–2003)
Australian Football Park (1957–1998) [1] [2]
Location344 Mulgrave Road, Westcourt, Cairns, Queensland
Coordinates 16°56′09″S145°44′57″E / 16.93583°S 145.74917°E / -16.93583; 145.74917 Coordinates: 16°56′09″S145°44′57″E / 16.93583°S 145.74917°E / -16.93583; 145.74917
Owner AFL Cairns
Capacity 13,500 [3]
SurfaceGrass
Opened1957
Tenants
Manunda Hawks (AFL Cairns)
Richmond Football Club (AFL) (2011 – 2013)
Western Bulldogs (AFL) (2014 – 2017)
Gold Coast Suns (AFL) 2018
Ground information
End names
City End
Club End
International information
First Test25–28 July 2003:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last Test9–13 July 2004:
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First ODI2 August 2003:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last ODI3 August 2003:
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As of 28 May 2020
Source: Cricinfo

Cazaly's Stadium is a sports stadium in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is situated in the suburb of Westcourt. The stadium is named after Australian rules footballer Roy Cazaly.

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With a capacity of approximately 13,500 people, Cazaly's Stadium is the largest oval stadium in Cairns and features a main grandstand relocated from the Brisbane Cricket Ground in the late 1990s. It is used by the Queensland Cricket Association, Queensland Rugby League, and AFL Cairns. The stadium has hosted matches in the Australian Football League, National Rugby League, and A-League, as well as Test and One Day International cricket.

History

In 1957 the Australian National Football Council, through Bruce Andrew, purchased land in Cairns for the first dedicated field in regional Queensland, which became Cazaly's Stadium. The Cairns Australian Football League, led by Kevin Crathern (then president of the CAFL), helped clear the land of trees, filled in the dense bushland, and turned the land into a suitable playing field. [4] In 1984 the CAFL began negotiations with the ANFC in a bid to purchase the freehold of Cazaly's Stadium. The bid would prove successful, and the CAFL made the final payment on the ground in 1994. From 1997 to 1998, $2.4 million was spent upgrading the stadium, which included acquiring the western grandstand from the Gabba and the installation of four light towers. In 1999 the CAFL purchased the adjacent 51st Battalion barracks housing property, which later became the headquarters for AFL Cairns. In 2008, $3 million was spent upgrading the stadium including lighting to AFL television standards, new entrance gates on Till street, increasing the size of player dressing rooms, providing adequate first aid and medical facilities and improved coaching facilities. [5] In 2011 a $15 million stadium redevelopment was completed which included new grandstand and players facilities, media box and upgraded lighting.

Sports

Cricket

In July and August 2003 Australia hosted Bangladesh in an out of season series in Cairns and Darwin. Cazaly's Stadium hosted the 2nd Test and the first two One Day Internationals while Marrara Oval in Darwin hosted the 1st Test and 3rd ODI. Australia won all matches comfortably. In July 2004 Australia hosted Sri Lanka in a two test series with matches again in Cairns and Darwin. However, due to disappointing attendances in both series, Cairns has not hosted Australian international cricket matches since, despite the fact that, according to cricket historian Gideon Haigh, "Almost a quarter of the combined populations of Cairns and Darwin attended the cricket" during the Bangladesh Test and ODI series. [6] In October 2008 the venue hosted a Ford Ranger Cup match between Queensland and New South Wales [7] On 8 December 2016 Cazaly’s Stadium hosted a First-Class match between a Cricket Australia XI v Pakistan cricket team

In January 2019, Cazaly's Stadium hosted WBBL T20 cricket. [8] International fixtures for the 2020-21 cricket season at Cazaly's Stadium for October 2020 were announced by Cricket Australia, including T20 and ODI, hosting the West Indies cricket team and the New Zealand women's national cricket team respectively. [9] Planned international fixtures announced for 2020 were subject to prevailing COVID-19 circumstances. [10]

Rugby league

In 2001 the stadium hosted two National Rugby League matches, both involving the North Queensland Cowboys. Crowds of 13,000 and 6,113 attended the matches. [11]

Australian rules football

Cazaly's Stadium hosts Australian rules football matches during the winter. AFL Cairns is headquartered at Cazaly's Stadium; [12] the league's Manunda Hawks plays its home matches at the stadium, and all AFL Cairns finals are played at the stadium.

The venue hosted AFL pre-season matches each season from 2000 until 2007; and its first Australian Football League match for premiership points in 2011. The Richmond Football Club played a home-away-from-home match against the newly established Gold Coast Football Club in each of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 AFL seasons; [13] sellout crowds of 10,382, 10,961 and 11,197 attended the three matches. [14] [15] The Western Bulldogs replaced Richmond in hosting the Suns in Cairns from the 2014 AFL season. [16] [17] [18] In the first round the 2018 AFL season, the Gold Coast replaced the Bulldogs as the home team and hosted North Melbourne as Gold Coast's regular home ground Metricon Stadium was unavailable due to preparations for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The 2020 AFL season would see the Fremantle Dockers and Sydney Swans relocate temporarily to Cairns with officials and support staff for football matches played at Cazaly's Stadium. Match listings had listed both the Fremantle Dockers and Sydney Swans teams, as well as matches with visiting teams from Round 15. [19]

Soccer

Cazaly's Stadium hosted its first A-League match between Brisbane Roar and Wellington Phoenix on Saturday, 12 December 2015. Brisbane won the game 2-1.

Other events

In June 2013 the stadium hosted a Nitro Circus Live show during its 2013 Australian Regional Tour. [20] A crowd of around 10,000 people attended the event. [21]

Notable games

Attendance records

Top 10 sports attendance records
No.DateTeamsSportCompetitionCrowd
110 March 2001 North Queensland Cowboys v. Penrith Panthers Rugby league NRL 13,500
213 July 2013 Richmond Tigers v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 11,197
314 July 2012 Richmond Tigers v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 10,961
416 July 2011 Richmond Tigers v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 10,832 [27]
512 July 2014 Western Bulldogs v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 9,746
619 February 2005 Brisbane Lions v. Melbourne Demons Australian rules football AFL (preseason)9,486
511 July 2015 Western Bulldogs v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 9,449
822 July 2017 Western Bulldogs v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 9,364
916 July 2016 Western Bulldogs v. Gold Coast Suns Australian rules football AFL 8,509
102 August 2003 Australia v. Bangladesh Cricket ODI 8,308

Last updated on 23 July 2017

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