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Morwell Recreation Reserve

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Morwell Recreation Reserve
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LocationTravers Street, Morwell, Victoria
Coordinates38°14′27″S 146°23′24″E / 38.24083°S 146.39000°E / -38.24083; 146.39000
OwnerLatrobe City Council
Capacity10,000[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.

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

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No. Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
1 26 February 2005 Essendon v. Richmond Australian rules football AFL (preseason) 12,000
2 11 March 2019 Collingwood v. Carlton Australian rules football AFL (preseason) 6,386
3 7 March 2015 Essendon v. St Kilda Australian rules football AFL (preseason) 5,542
4 24 February 2019 Collingwood v. Greater Western Sydney Australian rules football AFLW 1,743
5 28 February 2004 Hawthorn v. North Melbourne Australian rules football AFL (preseason) 1,500

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morwell Recreation Reserve". austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ Gastin, Sam (28 June 2014). "VFL: A win in the country". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 AFL Women's Match Centre: COLL v GWS". AFL Women's. AFL Media. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Morwell Recreation Reserve". Latrobe City Council. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ Simmons, Anne (29 January 2019). "Morwell scores new facilities". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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