Morwell Recreation Reserve

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Morwell Recreation Reserve
Morwell Recreation Reserve
LocationTravers Street, Morwell, Victoria
Coordinates 38°14′27″S146°23′24″E / 38.24083°S 146.39000°E / -38.24083; 146.39000
Owner Latrobe City Council
Capacity 10,000 [1]
Record attendance12,000 [1]
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Australian Rules Football
Gippsland Power Football Club (NAB)
Morwell Football Club (GFL)
Cricket
Morwell Cricket Club (LVDCL)

Morwell Recreation Reserve is a multi purpose sport complex located in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Gippsland Power Football Club NAB League team, the Morwell Football Club in the Gippsland Football League, and the Morwell Cricket Club in the Latrobe Valley & District Cricket League.

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The stadium, with a maximum capacity of 10,000, has also hosted a series of AFL pre-season matches. In 2014, the stadium hosted a Victorian Football League game between the Collingwood and Richmond reserves. [2] In 2019, the stadium hosted its first regular season AFL Women's game, with Collingwood hosting the Greater Western Sydney in Round 4. [3]

An upgrade to the site by the Latrobe City Council commenced in 2018, and saw the installation of new netball courts, lighting towers, a shared pavilion, and a synthetic playing surface for Australian rules and cricket. [4] The second stage of the upgrade was completed in January 2019. [5]

Attendance records

No.DateTeamsSportCompetitionCrowd
126 February 2005 Essendon v. Richmond Australian rules football AFL (preseason)12,000
211 March 2019 Collingwood v. Carlton Australian rules football AFL (preseason)6,386
37 March 2015 Essendon v. St Kilda Australian rules football AFL (preseason)5,542
424 February 2019 Collingwood v. Greater Western Sydney Australian rules football AFLW 1,743
528 February 2004 Hawthorn v. North Melbourne Australian rules football AFL (preseason)1,500

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