List of Australian Football League grounds

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Current Australian Football League grounds in Australia

The Australian Football League has numerous grounds upon which senior VFL/AFL games have been played. This list comprises current grounds in use, former grounds in use (both major and minor), regional pre-season grounds and international grounds.

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In accordance with the Laws of Australian football, a ground must be grassed, have a minimum length of 135 metres (443 ft) and a minimum width of 110 metres (360 ft). [1] Most Australian rules football grounds are also used for cricket, which is also played on a grassed, oval-shaped ground, and it is commonplace for a ground to be used for football in winter and cricket in summer.

Due to the popularity of Australian rules football, particularly in southern Australia, most of Australia's largest stadiums by capacity are used for Australian rules football; and it is therefore common to use those stadiums for other high-drawing events, particularly sporting events. Sports such as rugby and soccer can be readily played on an Australian rules football arena, as their rectangular fields are small enough to be set on the larger oval.

The oldest Australian Football League ground is the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The ground was built in 1854 and is still used for hosting AFL matches, including each year's grand final. The ground also has the largest capacity, at 100,024. The ground that made its most recent AFL debut is Summit Sports Park in Mount Barker, South Australia, during the 2023 season. As of November 2023, 50 different venues have hosted VFL/AFL premiership matches since the league was established in 1897.

AFL/VFL premiership season venues

Current grounds

The following table shows a list of all of grounds that are currently regularly used in the Australian Football League, as of the 2023 AFL season. The table includes grounds where teams have commercial deals in place to transfer home games to these grounds each season but are not full-time tenants of those grounds; in these cases, the club is shown in italics in the current tenants column.

Current Australian Football League grounds
GroundImageOther/sponsored namesCityState/territoryCapacityFirst usedGamesCurrent tenant(s)
Melbourne Cricket Ground 2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem.jpg MCG

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 Melbourne Victoria 100,024 [2] 18973050 Collingwood
Hawthorn
Melbourne
Richmond
Essendon
Carlton
Perth Stadium Perth Stadium opening 210118 gnangarra-12.jpg Optus Stadium (2018–present) Perth Western Australia 60,000 [3] 2018135 West Coast
Fremantle
Adelaide Oval Completed Adelaide Oval 2014 - cropped and rotated.jpg Adelaide South Australia 53,583 [4] 1877 [5] [n 1] 233 Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Docklands Stadium Melbourne Derby December 2014.jpg Colonial Stadium (2000–2002)
Telstra Dome (2003–2008)
Etihad Stadium (2009–2018)
Marvel Stadium (2018–present)		 Melbourne Victoria 53, 359 [6] 20001073 Essendon
North Melbourne
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Sydney Cricket Ground SCG members.jpg SCG Sydney New South Wales 48,000 [7] 1903 [8] 450 Sydney
The Gabba Australia vs South Africa.jpg Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Queensland 42,000 [9] 1991397 Brisbane
Kardinia Park Skilled-stadium-geelong.jpg Shell Stadium (1999–2001)
Baytec Stadium (2002 pre-season)
Skilled Stadium (2002–2011)
Simonds Stadium (2012–2017)
GMHBA Stadium (2017–present) [10] 		Geelong Victoria 40,000 [11] 1941711 Geelong
Carrara Stadium Sunny Carrara Stadium.jpg Metricon Stadium (2011–2022) Heritage Bank Stadium (2023) People First Stadium (2024-present) Gold Coast Queensland 25,000 [n 2] [12] 1987237 Gold Coast
Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney Showground Stadium 2015-8-9.jpg Škoda Stadium (2012–2013)
Spotless Stadium (2014–2018)
GIANTS Stadium (2019–2023) [13] ENGIE Stadium (2024-present)		 Sydney New South Wales 25,000201293 Greater Western Sydney [14]
York Park Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs - 31st May 2008 181.jpg Aurora Stadium (2004–2016)
University of Tasmania Stadium (2017–present)		 Launceston Tasmania 20,000 [15] 200188 Hawthorn [n 3]
Bellerive Oval Bellerive oval hobart.jpg Blundstone Arena (2012–present) Hobart Tasmania 20,000201236 North Melbourne [n 3] [14]
Manuka Oval Manuka Oval.JPG StarTrack Oval Canberra (2013–2016)
UNSW Canberra Oval (2017–present)		 Canberra ACT 16,000 [16] 199859 Greater Western Sydney
Marrara Oval Marrara Oval grandstand.png TIO Stadium (2006–present) Darwin Northern Territory 12,000 [17] 200426 Gold Coast [n 3]
Eureka Stadium 20170707 141239 zpsdaplaozq.jpg Mars Stadium (2017–present) Ballarat Victoria 11,000201712 Western Bulldogs [n 3]
Traeger Park Traeger Park 4916.jpg TIO Traeger Park Alice Springs Northern Territory 10,000 [18] 2014 [19] 9 Melbourne [n 3]
  1. ↑ Adelaide Oval hosted its first AFL match in round 24 of the 2011 season as a Port Adelaide home game against Melbourne. The ground was redeveloped and has hosted all Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power home games from the 2014 season onwards, replacing Football Park.
  2. ↑ Redevelopment for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 The club is not a full-time tenant of the ground, but has a commercial deal in place to play home games at the venue.

Former major grounds

Current and former VFL/AFL venues in metropolitan Melbourne. Current venues shown in red; former major venues shown in blue; other venues shown in yellow. VFL AFL Melbourne venues map.png
Current and former VFL/AFL venues in metropolitan Melbourne. Current venues shown in red; former major venues shown in blue; other venues shown in yellow.

The following table comprises a list of former grounds that were at one stage the primary home ground, or a long-term secondary home ground, for a club to play its VFL/AFL matches on.

Most of the grounds were the original homes of current teams (for example, Arden Street Oval was North Melbourne's home ground) and have ceased hosting VFL/AFL matches, usually due to location and lack of capacity. Princes Park was the last of the Victorian suburban venues to see an AFL game, with the last match occurring in 2005. These grounds now usually serve as a boutique training oval and administrative base for these AFL clubs, and some are used for under age, VFL, AFL Women's or suburban league matches.

Waverley Park (originally known as VFL Park), located in Mulgrave, Victoria was the first purpose-built stadium for VFL/AFL matches, opening in 1970. Until the 1990s, it did not serve as any team's home ground, but was instead a neutral venue to which each club shifted one or two of its home matches each year; in the 1990s, it was adopted as a home ground by Hawthorn and St Kilda. Original plans called for the grounds capacity to be 155,000, which would have made it one of the largest stadiums in the world. The venue, with its planned higher capacity, was originally to be a replacement for the Melbourne Cricket Ground as host of the VFL's Grand Final. However, in 1982/1983, when the extensions to finish the original plans were due to commence, the Government of Victoria refused to approve the plans for the stadium because the upgrade would have threatened the Melbourne Cricket Ground's right to host the Grand Final. Hence, no further development ever occurred and the capacity was set at 78,000. It was used until 1999, and was replaced by the Docklands Stadium.

Football Park, which was located in West Lakes, Adelaide, had a similar history to Waverley Park; it was purpose built for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) games and opened in 1974, replacing Adelaide Oval as the primary venue for the league. Unlike Waverley Park, it did become the venue for SANFL Grand Finals. It was the primary South Australian venue for VFL/AFL matches from 1991, when the league expanded into Adelaide, until 2013, and it was replaced by the newly refurbished Adelaide Oval.

GroundOther/sponsored namesCityStateCapacityGamesFirst usedLast usedTenant(s)
Arden Street Oval North Melbourne Recreation Reserve North Melbourne Victoria 4,000 [20] 52919251985 North Melbourne
Brunswick Street Oval Fitzroy Cricket Ground North Fitzroy Victoria 10,000 [21] 61218971966 Fitzroy
Coburg City Oval Coburg Victoria 12,000 [22] 919651965 North Melbourne
Corio Oval Geelong Victoria 25,00037118971940 Geelong
East Melbourne Cricket Ground East Melbourne Victoria 20,00022518971921 Essendon: 1897–1921
University: 1908–1910
Football Park AAMI Stadium (2002–2015) West Lakes South Australia 51,240 [23] 45819912015 [n 1] Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Glenferrie Oval Hawthorn Victoria 10,000 [24] 44319251973 Hawthorn
Junction Oval St Kilda Cricket Ground St Kilda Victoria 7,000 [25] 73418971984 St Kilda: 1897–1964
Fitzroy: 1970–1984
Lake Oval South Melbourne Cricket Ground Albert Park Victoria 12,000 [26] 70418971981 South Melbourne
Moorabbin Oval RSEA Park (2019–present) Moorabbin Victoria 8,000 [27] 25419651992 St Kilda
Princes Park Optus Oval (1994–2006)
MC Labour Park (2007–2008)
Visy Park (2009–2015)
Ikon Park (2015–Present)		 Carlton Victoria 24,568 [28] 1,27718972005 Carlton: 1897–2005
Fitzroy: 1967–1969, 1987–1993
Hawthorn: 1974–1991
South Melbourne: 1942–1943
Western Bulldogs: 1997–1999
Punt Road Oval Richmond Cricket Ground
meBank Centre (2011–2016)
Swinburne Centre (2017–present)		 Richmond Victoria 2,000 [29] 54419081964 Richmond: 1908–1964
Melbourne: 1942–1946, 1956
Stadium Australia Telstra Stadium (2002–2007)
ANZ Stadium (2008–2016)		 Sydney Olympic Park New South Wales 82,500 [29] 5620022022 Sydney
Subiaco Oval Patersons Stadium (2011–2014)
Domain Stadium (2015–2017)		 Perth Western Australia 42,922 [30] 54519872017 West Coast: 1987–2017
Fremantle: 1995–2017
Victoria Park Abbotsford Victoria 10,000 [31] 88018971999 Collingwood: 1897–1999
Fitzroy: 1985–1986
WACA Ground East Perth Western Australia 35,000 [32] 7219872000 West Coast: 1987–2000
Fremantle: 1995–2000
Waverley Park VFL Park (1970–1991) Mulgrave Victoria 80,000 [33] 73219701999 Central ground: 1970–1991
Hawthorn: 1992–1999
St Kilda: 1993–1999
Western Oval Whitten Oval West Footscray Victoria 10,000 [34] 66519251997 Footscray: 1925, 1941, 1943–1997
Fitzroy: 1994–1996
Windy Hill Essendon Recreation Reserve Essendon Victoria 10,000 [35] 62919221991 Essendon
  1. ↑ Adelaide and Port Adelaide played regular season matches at Football Park until the end of the 2013 season, but a NAB Challenge match was played at the ground between the two sides in 2015.

Other minor grounds

Minor grounds have been used in the VFL/AFL, but only sparingly. In addition to former commercial deals to sell home games which are no longer active, there have been two main reasons historically for this:

Number of times used is correct to April 2023.

GroundCityState/CountryCapacityGamesLast usedUses
Albury Oval Albury New South Wales 8,00011952 National Day Round 1952
Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney New South Wales 10,00012012 GWS vs West Coast: used for GWS' inaugural home match before the Showground Stadium was complete [14]
Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Queensland 25,490 [36] 11952 National Day Round 1952
Bruce Stadium Canberra Australian Capital Territory 25,000 [37] 11995 Fitzroy vs. West Coast: round 9, 1995
Cazaly's Stadium Cairns Queensland 13,500 [38] 142022One game per year from 2011–2022 under various deals
Four games during 2022 COVID-19 pandemic
Euroa Oval Euroa Victoria 7,500 [39] 11952 National Day Round 1952
Jiangwan Stadium Shanghai China 11,00032019 Port Adelaide: one game per year from 2017–19 [n 1]
Motordrome Melbourne Victoria 30 00031932 Melbourne: three home games in early 1932 when MCG was being resurfaced.
North Hobart Oval Hobart Tasmania 18,000 [40] 51992 National Day Round 1952
Fitzroy: two home games in each of 1991 and 1992
Norwood Oval Norwood South Australia 15,00022023 Gather Round 2023
Riverway Stadium Townsville Queensland 10,00012019 Gold Coast vs St Kilda, round 13 2019
Summit Sport and Recreation Park Mount Barker South Australia 7,329 [41] 12023 Gather Round 2023
Toorak Park Melbourne Victoria 15,000 [42] 131942–43 St Kilda: home games for the 1942 and 1943 seasons
South Melbourne: occasional home games during World War II
Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington New Zealand 36,000 [43] 32013–15 St Kilda: one home game each year from 2013 to 2015 [44]
Yarraville Oval Melbourne Victoria 10,00071942 Footscray: home games for the 1942 VFL season.
Yallourn Oval Yallourn Victoria 3,500 [45] 11952 National Day Round 1952
  1. ↑ The club was not a full-time tenant of the ground, but had a commercial deal in place to play home games at the venue.

Pre-season venues

The following list, is a list of the venues that have been used in AFL pre-season competition.

Many of the grounds were used in the Regional Challenge stage of the AFL pre-season competition, NAB Cup, which was used to bring AFL games to regional centres of South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Victoria.

GroundCityStateCapacityPre-season series
Richmond Oval Richmond South Australia 9,0002014, 2017
Narrandera Sports Ground Narrandera New South Wales 14,0002007, 2008, 2017
Noarlunga Oval Noarlunga Downs South Australia 10,000 [46] 2008, 2017
Collingwood Park Albany Western Australia 8,0002008
Deakin Reserve Shepparton Victoria 10,0002004, 2008
Casey Fields Cranbourne Victoria 9,0002008, 2017
Blue Lake Sports Park Mount Gambier South Australia 8,0002007
Quandong Park Red Cliffs Victoria 10,0002006, 2007
Queen Elizabeth Oval Bendigo Victoria 10,000 [47] 2005, 2006, 2008, 2017
Morwell Recreation Reserve Morwell Victoria 10,000 [48] 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Arena Joondalup Joondalup Western Australia 16,000 [49] 2005, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
Fremantle Oval Fremantle Western Australia 10,000 [50] 2006, 2015
Rushton Park Mandurah Western Australia 10,000 [51] 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Lathlain Park Lathlain Western Australia 6,5002020
Leederville Oval Leederville Western Australia 10,000 [52] 2006
Lavington Sports Ground Albury New South Wales 12,000 [53] 2005, 2006, 2017
Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground Newcastle New South Wales 15,000 [54] 2004
North Sydney Oval North Sydney New South Wales 16,000 [55] 2004
Giffin Park Coorparoo Queensland 5,0002004
Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour New South Wales 20,000 [56] 2003, 2015, 2017
Nuriootpa Oval Nuriootpa South Australia 8,0002003
Beachlands Oval Geraldton Western Australia —2003
Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex Burpengary Queensland 6,5002015, 2016
Wonthella Oval Geraldton Western Australia 12,0002017
Ted Summerton Reserve Moe Victoria 7,5002017
Malseed Park Mount Gambier South Australia 7,5002017

International exhibition/pre-season venues

The following is a list of all of the international venues where a game of Australian rules football featuring VFL/AFL clubs has been played (in order of year last used). International matches have included pre-season competition matches or postseason exhibition matches. As of the end of 2018, the only international venues to host matches for premiership points are Westpac Stadium, in Wellington, New Zealand; and Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai, China.

The first international Australian rules football exhibition match was in London in 1916. A team of Australian soldiers stationed in England at the time formed a team to play against a "training group". The game brought a crowd of 3,000 people that even included the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and King Manuel II of Portugal.

The more recent AFL international matches have been part of the pre-season competition format and been highly successful. Countries that have hosted such matches include: United Arab Emirates, South Africa and the United Kingdom. There are also plans to expand the game further into countries such as India [57] and Japan. [58]

Name of GroundCityCountryMatch PlayedDateAttendance
Ghantoot Polo and Racing Club Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Collingwood vs. Adelaide 9 February 20086,102 [59]
SuperSport Park Centurion South Africa Carlton vs. Fremantle 2 February 20083,500 [60] – 5,222 [61]
(reports vary)
The Oval LondonUnited KingdomVarious matches
Intramural Field at UCLA Los AngelesUnited States Sydney vs. North Melbourne 15 January 20063,200 [62]
Westpac Stadium Wellington New Zealand Brisbane vs. Adelaide 17 February 20017,500
Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn 29 January 200011,666
Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town South Africa Brisbane vs. Fremantle 22 February 199810,123
Basin Reserve Wellington New Zealand Sydney vs. Melbourne 3 January 19987,820
Eden Park Auckland New Zealand St Kilda vs. Geelong 5 October 19918,500
Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon United States Melbourne vs. West Coast 12 October 199014,787
Joe Robbie Stadium Miami United States Essendon vs. Hawthorn 14 October 198910,069
Collingwood vs. Geelong 8 October 19887,500
SkyDome Toronto Canada Melbourne vs. Geelong 12 October 198924,639
Varsity Stadium Toronto Canada Collingwood vs. Hawthorn 16 October 198818,500
Yokohama Stadium Yokohama Japan Carlton vs. Hawthorn 3 November 198713,000
Essendon vs. Hawthorn 25 October 198725,000
BC Place Vancouver Canada Melbourne vs. North Melbourne 18 October 19877,980
Melbourne vs. Sydney 9 October 198732,789
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium Port Moresby Papua New Guinea North Melbourne vs. Papua New Guinea 11 October 19768,000 [63]
Athens Greece Carlton vs. All Stars 5 November 1972 3,000
Singapore Singapore Carlton vs. All Stars 12 November 1972 8,500
South Pacific Oval Port Moresby Papua New Guinea St Kilda vs. Papua New Guinea 8 October 19695,000 [64]
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre LondonEnglandAustralia vs. Britain  ?, 1967 ?
Big Rec Stadium Los AngelesUnited States Geelong vs. Melbourne 26 October 19633,500
Honolulu United States Geelong vs. Melbourne 20 October 19631,500
Queen's Club LondonEnglandAustralian Division vs. Training Groups28 October 19163,000 [65]

AFL Women's venues

Below are the venues that have been used since the commencement of the AFL Women's competition in 2017.

No.GroundCityHost club(s)CapacityYearsPldGF
1 Princes Park Melbourne, Victoria Carlton
Collingwood
Richmond 		22,0002017–current391 (2018)
2 Thebarton Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 15,00020172—
3 Whitten Oval Melbourne, Victoria Western Bulldogs 10,0002017–2022 (S6)25—
4 Casey Fields Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne 9,0002017–current26—
5 Fremantle Oval Perth, Western Australia Fremantle 12,0002017–current27—
6 Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney, New South Wales Greater Western Sydney 10,0002017–2022 (S6)13—
7 South Pine Sports Complex Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane 3,0002017–20185—
8 Rushton Park Mandurah, Western Australia Fremantle 9,00020171—
9 Norwood Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 15,0002017–present15—
10 Subiaco Oval Perth, Western Australia Fremantle 43,50020171—
11 Marrara Oval Darwin, Northern Territory Adelaide 12,0002017–20193—
12 Olympic Park Oval Melbourne, Victoria Collingwood 3,0002017–2018, 2022 (S6)–5—
13 Manuka Oval Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Greater Western Sydney 16,0002017–current6—
14 Carrara Stadium Gold Coast, Queensland Brisbane
Gold Coast 		25,0002017–current201 (2017)
15 Drummoyne Oval Sydney, New South Wales Greater Western Sydney 6,0002018–20192—
16 Perth Stadium Perth, Western Australia Fremantle 61,2662018–current6—
17 Traeger Park Alice Springs, Northern Territory Melbourne 7,2002018–20202—
18 Ted Summerton Reserve Moe, Victoria Collingwood 7,50020181—
19 Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane 8,0002018–2019, 2022 (S6)4—
20 Kardinia Park Geelong, Victoria Geelong 40,0002019–current19—
21 North Hobart Oval Hobart, Tasmania North Melbourne 18,0002019–2022 (S6)5—
22 Victoria Park Melbourne, Victoria Collingwood 10,0002019–current17—
23 York Park Launceston, Tasmania North Melbourne 19,0002019–current4—
24 Hickey Park Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane 5,0002019–20217—
25 Morwell Recreation Reserve Morwell, Victoria Collingwood 12,0002019–20202—
26 Chirnside Park Werribee, Victoria North Melbourne 10,00020191—
27 Docklands Stadium Melbourne, Victoria Collingwood
Western Bulldogs
North Melbourne 		52,5002019–current5—
28 Unley Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 10,0002019, 2022 (S6)–6—
29 Adelaide Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 55,3172019–current73 (2019, 2021, 2022 (S6))
30 Moorabbin Oval Melbourne, Victoria St Kilda 8,0002020–current15—
31 Richmond Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 16,50020203—
32 Queen Elizabeth Oval Bendigo, Victoria Richmond 10,00020201—
33 Arden Street Oval Melbourne, Victoria North Melbourne 5,0002020–current9—
34 Leederville Oval Perth, Western Australia West Coast 10,00020201—
35 Great Barrier Reef Arena Mackay, Queensland Gold Coast 10,0002020, 2022 (S6)–2—
36 Robertson Oval Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Greater Western Sydney 10,00020201—
37 Lathlain Park Perth, Western Australia West Coast 6,5002020–current12—
38 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney, New South Wales Greater Western Sydney 24,0002020–2022 (S6)2—
39 Punt Road Oval Melbourne, Victoria Richmond 5,0002021–current17—
40 The Gabba Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane 39,2022021–current4—
41 Frankston Park Melbourne, Victoria St Kilda
Hawthorn 		8,0002022 (S6)–4—
42 Hickinbotham Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 12,0002022 (S6)1—
43 Henson Park Sydney, New South Wales Greater Western Sydney
Sydney 		30,0002022 (S6)–7—
44 Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex Maroochydore, Queensland Brisbane 5,0002022 (S6)2—
45 Trevor Barker Beach Oval Melbourne, Victoria St Kilda 10,0002022 (S6)3—
46 Eureka Stadium Ballarat, Victoria Western Bulldogs 11,0002022 (S6)–3—
47 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne 100,0222022 (S6)–2—
48 Glenelg Oval Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide 14,0002022 (S7)–1—
49 Bellerive Oval Hobart, Tasmania North Melbourne 19,5002022 (S7)–1—
50 North Sydney Oval Sydney, New South Wales Sydney 16,0002022 (S7)–1—
51 Alberton Oval Adelaide, South Australia Port Adelaide 15,0002022 (S7)–4—
52 North Port Oval Melbourne, Victoria Essendon
Melbourne 		10,0002022 (S7)–2—
53 Box Hill City Oval Melbourne, Victoria Hawthorn 10,0002022 (S7)–2—
54 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, New South Wales Sydney 48,0002022 (S7)–1—
55 Bond University Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast 5,0002022 (S7)1—
56Reid Oval Warrnambool, Victoria Essendon 5,0002022 (S7)1—
57Mildura Sporting Precinct Mildura, Victoria Richmond 5,0002022 (S7)1—
58 Springfield Central Stadium Springfield, Queensland Brisbane 10,0002022 (S7)–11 (2022 (S7))
59 Windy Hill Essendon, Victoria Essendon 10,0002023–4
60 Cazalys Stadium Cairns, Queensland Hawthorn 15,0002023–1

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The AFL Grand Final, which is the final premiership deciding match each season in the Australian Football League (AFL), has been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, every year since 1902, except on seven occasions when the ground was unavailable or because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the case of the 2020 AFL Grand Final; and it is presently contracted to be played there until 2059. Despite the long-term stability in its location, and its natural fit as the largest capacity stadium in both Melbourne and Australia, the ongoing use of the Melbourne Cricket Ground has been controversial throughout its history.

Relocation of professional sports teams occurs when a team owner moves a team, generally from one metropolitan area to another, but occasionally between municipalities in the same conurbation. Australia and New Zealand uses a North American-style league franchise system which means the teams are overwhelmingly privately owned and therefore favours relocation practices. Owners who move a team generally do so seeking better profits, facilities, fan support, or a combination of these.

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