Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sports stadium

"MCG" redirects here. For other uses, see MCG (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 37°49′11.76″S 144°59′0.38″E﻿ / ﻿37.8199333°S 144.9834389°E﻿ / -37.8199333; 144.9834389

Melbourne Cricket Ground

MCG, The 'G

File:Melbourne Cricket Ground logo.png
File:2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem.jpg

Panorama of the MCG before
the 2017 AFL Grand Final

Location| East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Operator| Melbourne Cricket Club
Executive suites| 109
Capacity| 100,024[1]
Record attendance|

* 100,024 – 2022 AFL Grand Final (post-configuration)
* 121,696 – 1970 VFL Grand Final (pre-configuration)

Field size| 171 metres x 146 metres[2]
Surface| Grass
Construction
Opened| 1853; 173 years ago (1853)
Renovated| 1992 (Southern Stand redevelopment)
2006 (Northern Stand redevelopment)
2032 (Proposed Shane Warne Stand redevelopment)
Tenants

Australian Football League

Melbourne Football Club (1858–present)
Richmond Football Club (1965–present)
Collingwood Football Club (1993–present)
Essendon Football Club (1991–present)
Hawthorn Football Club (2000–present)
Carlton Football Club (2005–present)

Cricket

Australian cricket team (1877-present)
Victoria cricket team (1851–present)
Melbourne Stars (2011–present)

Rugby League
Melbourne Storm (2000)
Ground information
End names
West: City End (AFL);[3]
North: Members End (Cricket)
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South: Shane Warne End (Cricket);
East: Punt Road End[3] (AFL)
International information
First Test| 15–19 March 1877:
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Last Test| 26–30 December 2021:
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First ODI| 5 January 1971:
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Last ODI| 18 January 2019:
Australia v  India
First T20I| 1 February 2008:
Australia v  India
Last T20I| 26 October 2022:
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg Afghanistan v  New Zealand
First women's Test| 18–20 January 1935:
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Last women's Test| 28–31 January 1949:
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First WODI| 18 December 1988:
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Last WODI| 23 January 2014:
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First WT20I| 1 February 2008:
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Last WT20I| 8 March 2020:
Australia v  India
As of 26 October 2022
Source: Cricinfo

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G",[4] is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.[5] Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest globally, and the second largest cricket ground by capacity. The MCG is within walking distance of the city centre and is served by Richmond and Jolimont railway stations, as well as the route 70, route 75, and route 48 trams. It is adjacent to Melbourne Park and is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.[6]

Since it was built in 1853, the MCG has undergone numerous renovations. It served as the centerpiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and two Cricket World Cups: 1992 and 2015. It will also serve as the host for the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Noted for its role in the development of international cricket, the MCG hosted both the first Test match and the first One Day International, played between Australia and England in 1877 and 1971 respectively. It has also maintained strong ties with Australian rules football since its codification in 1859, and has become the principal venue for Australian Football League (AFL) matches, including the AFL Grand Final, the world's highest attended league championship event. It is set to hold the Grand Final for the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Home to the Australian Sports Museum, the MCG has hosted other major sporting events, including international rules football matches between Australia and Ireland, international rugby union matches, State of Origin (rugby league) games, and FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Concerts and other cultural events are also held at the venue with the record attendance standing at 143,750 for a Billy Graham evangelistic crusade in 1959. Grandstand redevelopments and occupational health and safety legislation have limited the maximum seating capacity to approximately 95,000 with an additional 5,000 standing room capacity, bringing the total capacity to 100,024.

The MCG is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register[7] and was included on the Australian National Heritage List in 2005.[8] In 2003, journalist Greg Baum called it "a shrine, a citadel, a landmark, a totem" that "symbolises Melbourne to the world".[9]

## Contents

* 1 Early history
* 2 Stadium development
* 3 Cricket
* 3.1 Early years
* 3.2 First Test match
* 3.3 Cricket uses
* 3.4 Highlights and lowlights
* 4 Australian rules football
* 4.1 Origins
* 4.2 Finals and grand finals
* 4.3 MCG and the VFL/AFL
* 5 World War II
* 6 Olympic Games
* 7 Commonwealth Games
* 8 Rugby union
* 9 Rugby league
* 10 Soccer
* 11 Tennis
* 12 Cycling
* 13 Other uses
* 14 General records
* 14.1 Sporting records
* 14.2 Attendance records
* 14.3 Stadium records
* 15 Test cricket records
* 15.1 Batting
* 15.2 Bowling
* 15.3 Team records
* 15.4 Partnership records
* 16 ODI records
* 17 Twenty20 International records
* 18 VFL/AFL records
* 19 Statues
* 19.1 Founding statue
* 19.2 Tattersall's Parade of Champions
* 19.3 Australia Post Avenue of Legends
* 20 See also
* 21 References
* 22 Further reading
* 23 External links

## Early history[edit | edit source]

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Aboriginal cricket team with captain-coach Tom Wills, December 1866. In the background is the original MCC pavilion, built in 1854.

The MCG is built atop a Wurundjeri camping ground and site of numerous corroborees.[10] Founded in November 1838 the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) selected the current MCG site in 1853 after previously playing at several grounds around Melbourne.[11] The club's first game was against a military team at the Old Mint site, at the corner of William and La Trobe Streets. Burial Hill (now Flagstaff Gardens) became its home ground in January 1839, but the area was already set aside for Botanical Gardens and the club was moved on in October 1846, to an area on the south bank of the Yarra about where the Herald & Weekly Times building is today. The area was subject to flooding, forcing the club to move again, this time to a ground in South Melbourne.

It was not long before the club was forced out again, this time because of the expansion of the railway. The South Melbourne ground was in the path of Victoria's first steam railway line from Melbourne to Sandridge (now Port Melbourne). Governor La Trobe offered the MCC a choice of three sites; an area adjacent to the existing ground, a site at the junction of Flinders and Spring Streets or a ten-acre (about 4 hectares) section of the Government Paddock at Richmond next to Richmond Park.

Between European settlement in 1835 and the early 1860s, this last option, which is now Yarra Park, was known as the Government or Police Paddock and served as a large agistment area for the horses of the Mounted Police, Border Police and Native Police. The north-eastern section also housed the main barracks for the Mounted Police in the Port Phillip district. In 1850 it was part of a 200-acre (81 ha) stretch set aside for public recreation extending from Governor La Trobe's Jolimont Estate to the Yarra River. By 1853 it had become a busy promenade for Melbourne residents.

An MCC sub-committee chose the Richmond Park option because it was level enough for cricket but sloped enough to prevent inundation. That ground was located where the Richmond, or outer, end of the current MCG is now.

At the same time the Richmond Cricket Club was given occupancy rights to six acres (2.4 hectares) for another cricket ground on the eastern side of the Government Paddock.

In 1861, a board of trustees was appointed to be responsible for the ground. Over the first forty years, most of the trustees were appointed by the MCC, giving the cricket club relative autonomy over the use of the ground. In 1906, the state governments' Lands ministry appointed five new trustees, putting the government-appointed trustees in the majority; and the government has appointed and overseen the trust since.[12] This gives the state government, via the trust, a level of control over the ground's use.

At the time of the land grant, the Government stipulated that the ground was to be used for cricket and cricket only. This condition technically remained until 1933[13][citation needed][14] when the Melbourne Cricket Ground Act 1933 widened its allowable uses. The 1933 act has been replaced by separate acts in 1989 and 2009.[15]

In 1863, a corridor of land running diagonally across Yarra Park was granted to the Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Company and divided Yarra Park from the river. The Mounted Police barracks were operational until the 1880s when it was subdivided into the current residential precinct bordered by Vale Street. The area closest to the river was also developed for sporting purposes in later years including Olympic venues in 1956.

## Stadium development[edit | edit source]

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Grandstand built for the English cricket team's 1877 visit

The first grandstand at the MCG was the original wooden members' stand built in 1854, while the first public grandstand was a 200-metre long 6000-seat temporary structure built in 1861. Another grandstand seating 2000, facing one way to the cricket ground and the other way to the park where football was played, was built in 1876 for the 1877 visit of James Lillywhite's English cricket team. It was during this tour that the MCG hosted the world's first Test match.

In 1881, the original members' stand was sold to the Richmond Cricket Club for £55. A new brick stand, considered at the time to be the world's finest cricket facility, was built in its place. The foundation stone was laid by Prince George of Wales and Prince Albert Victor on 4 July and the stand opened in December that year. It was also in 1881 that a telephone was installed at the ground, and the wickets and goal posts were changed from an east–west orientation to north–south. In 1882 a scoreboard was built which showed details of the batsman's name and how he was dismissed.

When the Lillywhite tour stand burned down in 1884 it was replaced by a new stand which seated 450 members and 4500 public. In 1897, second-storey wings were added to 'The Grandstand', as it was known, increasing capacity to 9,000. In 1900 it was lit with electric light.

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MCG, ca. 1914. The 1881 members' stand is the smaller building on the left

More stands were built in the early 20th century. An open wooden stand was on the south side of the ground in 1904 and the 2084-seat Grey Smith Stand (known as the New Stand until 1912) was erected for members in 1906. The 4000-seat Harrison Stand on the ground's southern side was built in 1908 followed by the 8000-seat Wardill Stand in 1912. In the 15 years after 1897 the grandstand capacity at the ground increased to nearly 20,000, while the full ground capacity was almost 60,000.

In 1927, the second brick members' stand was replaced at a cost of £60,000. The Harrison and Wardill Stands were demolished in 1936 to make way for the Southern Stand which was completed in 1937. The Southern Stand seated 18,200 under cover and 13,000 in the open and was the main public area of the MCG. The maximum capacity of the ground under this configuration, as advised by the Health Department, was 84,000 seated and 94,000 standing.[16]

The Northern Stand, also known as the Olympic Stand, was built to replace the old Grandstand for the 1956 Olympic Games. By Health Department regulations, this was to increase the stadium's capacity to 120,000; although this was revised down after the 1956 VFL Grand Final, which could not comfortably accommodate its crowd of 115,802.[17] Ten years later, the Grey Smith Stand and the open concrete stand next to it were replaced by the Western Stand; the Duke of Edinburgh laid a foundation stone for the Western Stand on 3 March 1967, and it was completed in 1968; in 1986, it was renamed the W.H. Ponsford Stand in honour of Victorian batsman Bill Ponsford. This was the stadium's highest capacity configuration, and the all-time record crowd for a sporting event at the venue of 121,696 was set under this configuration in the 1970 VFL Grand Final.

The MCG was the home of Australia's first full colour video scoreboard, which replaced the old scoreboard in 1982, located on Level 4 of the Western Stand, which notably caught fire in 1999 and was replaced in 2000. A second video screen added in 1994 almost directly opposite, on Level 4 of the Olympic stand. In 1985, light towers were installed at the ground, allowing for night football and day-night cricket games.

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View of the Great Southern Stand during the 1998 Boxing Day Test match. The Olympic Stand is visible at the bottom left of the photo.

In 1988, inspections of the old Southern Stand found concrete cancer and provided the opportunity to replace the increasingly run-down 50-year-old facility. The projected cost of $100 million was outside what the Melbourne Cricket Club could afford so the Victorian Football League took the opportunity to part fund the project in return for a 30-year deal to share the ground. The new Great Southern Stand was completed in 1992, in time for the 1992 Cricket World Cup, at a final cost of $150 million. It was renamed the Shane Warne Stand after Victorian bowler Shane Warne in 2022 shortly after his death.[18]

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The W.H Ponsford Stand undergoing reconstruction in 2003.

The 1928 Members' stand, the 1956 Olympic stand and the 1968 W.H Ponsford stand were demolished one by one between late 2003 to 2005 and replaced with a new structure in time for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[19] Despite now standing as a single unbroken stand, the individual sections retain the names of W.H. Ponsford, Olympic and Members Stands. The redevelopment cost exceeded A$400 million and pushed the ground's capacity to just above 100,000. Since redevelopment, the highest attendance has been 100,022 at the 2018 AFL Grand Final.

From 2011 until 2013, the Victoria State Government and the Melbourne Cricket Club funded a $55 million refurbishment of the facilities in the Great Southern Stand, including renovations to entrance gates and ticket outlets, food and beverage outlets, etc., without significantly modifying the stand.[20] New scoreboards, more than twice the size of the original ones, were installed in the same positions in late 2013.[21]

From November 2019 until February 2020 all the playing field lights, including those in the light towers, were replaced with LED sports lighting with the lighting under the roof and in two of the light towers completed in time for the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand.[22]

## Cricket[edit | edit source]

### Early years[edit | edit source]

The first cricket match at the venue was played on 30 September 1854, while the first inter-colonial cricket match to be played at the MCG was between Victoria and New South Wales in March 1856. Victoria had played Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) as early as 1851 but the Victorians had included two professionals in the 1853 team upsetting the Tasmanians and causing a cooling of relations between the two colonies. To replace the disgruntled Tasmanians the Melbourne Cricket Club issued a challenge to play any team in the colonies for £1000\. Sydney publican William Tunks accepted the challenge on behalf of New South Wales although the Victorians were criticised for playing for money. Ethics aside, New South Wales could not afford the £1000 and only managed to travel to Melbourne after half the team's travel cost of £181 was put up by Sydney barrister Richard Driver.

The game eventually got under way on 26 March 1856. The Victorians, stung by criticism over the £1000 stake, argued over just about everything; the toss, who should bat first, whether different pitches should be used for the different innings and even what the umpires should wear.

Victoria won the toss but New South Wales captain George Gilbert successfully argued that the visiting team should decide who bats first. The MCG was a grassless desert and Gilbert, considering players fielded without boots, promptly sent Victoria into bat. Needing only 16 to win in the final innings, New South Wales collapsed to be 5 for 5 before Gilbert's batting saved the game and the visitors won by three wickets.[23]

In subsequent years conditions at the MCG improved but the ever-ambitious Melburnians were always on the lookout for more than the usual diet of club and inter-colonial games. In 1861, Felix William Spiers and Christopher Pond, the proprietors of the Cafe de Paris in Bourke Street and caterers to the MCC, sent their agent, W.B. Mallam, to England to arrange for a cricket team to visit Australia.

Mallam found a team and, captained by Heathfield Stephenson, it arrived in Australia on Christmas Eve 1861 to be met by a crowd of more than 3000 people. The team was taken on a parade through the streets wearing white-trimmed hats with blue ribbons given to them for the occasion. Wherever they went they were mobbed and cheered by crowds to the point where the tour sponsors had to take them out of Melbourne so that they could train undisturbed.

Their first game was at the MCG on New Year's Day 1862, against a Victorian XVIII. The Englishmen also wore coloured sashes around their waists to identify each player and were presented with hats to shade them from the sun. Some estimates put the crowd at the MCG that day at 25,000. It must have been quite a picture with a new 6000 seat grandstand, coloured marquees ringing the ground and a carnival outside. Stephenson said that the ground was better than any in England. The Victorians however, were no match for the English at cricket and the visitors won by an innings and 96 runs.

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1864 match between Victoria and George Parr's touring All-England Eleven

Over the four days of the 'test' more than 45,000 people attended and the profits for Speirs and Pond from this game alone was enough to fund the whole tour. At that time it was the largest number of people to ever watch a cricket match anywhere in the world. Local cricket authorities went out of their way to cater for the needs of the team and the sponsors. They provided grounds and sponsors booths without charge and let the sponsors keep the gate takings. The sponsors however, were not so generous in return. They quibbled with the Melbourne Cricket Club about paying £175 for damages to the MCG despite a prior arrangement to do so.

The last match of the tour was against a Victorian XXII at the MCG after which the English team planted an elm tree outside the ground.

Following the success of this tour, a number of other English teams also visited in subsequent years. George Parr's side came out in 1863–64 and there were two tours by sides led by William Gilbert Grace. The fourth tour was led by James Lillywhite.

On Boxing Day 1866 an Indigenous Australian cricket team played at the MCG with 11,000 spectators against an MCC team. A few players in that match were in a later team that toured England in 1868. Some also played in three other matches at the ground before 1869.

### First Test match[edit | edit source]

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The MCG in 1878. The first Test cricket match was played at the MCG in 1877

Up until the fourth tour in 1877, led by James Lillywhite, touring teams had played first-class games against the individual colonial sides, but Lillywhite felt that his side had done well enough against New South Wales to warrant a game against an All Australian team.

When Lillywhite headed off to New Zealand he left Melbourne cricketer John Conway to arrange the match for their return. Conway ignored the cricket associations in each colony and selected his own Australian team, negotiating directly with the players. Not only was the team he selected of doubtful representation but it was also probably not the strongest available as some players had declined to take part for various reasons. Demon bowler Fred Spofforth refused to play because wicket-keeper Billy Murdoch was not selected. Paceman Frank Allan was at Warrnambool Agricultural Show and Australia's best all-rounder Edwin Evans could not get away from work. In the end only five Australian-born players were selected.

The same could be said for Lillywhite's team which, being selected from only four counties, meant that some of England's best players did not take part. In addition, the team had a rough voyage back across the Tasman Sea and many members had been seasick. The game was due to be played on 15 March, the day after their arrival, but most had not yet fully recovered. On top of that, wicket-keeper Ted Pooley was still in a New Zealand prison after a brawl in a Christchurch pub.

England was nonetheless favourite to win the game and the first ever Test match began with a crowd of only 1000 watching. The Australians elected Dave Gregory from New South Wales as Australia's first ever captain and on winning the toss he decided to bat.

Charles Bannerman scored an unbeaten 165 before retiring hurt. Sydney Cricket Ground curator, Ned Gregory, playing in his one and only Test for Australia, scored Test cricket's first duck. Australia racked up 245 and 104 while England scored 196 and 108 giving Australia victory by 45 runs. The win hinged on Bannerman's century and a superb bowling performance by Tom Kendall who took 7 for 55 in England's second innings.

A fortnight later there was a return game, although it was really more of a benefit for the English team. Australia included Spofforth, Murdoch and T.J.D. Cooper in the side but this time the honours went to England who won by four wickets.

Two years later Lord Harris brought another England team out and during England's first innings in the Test at the MCG, Fred Spofforth took the first hat-trick in Test cricket. He bagged two hauls of 6 for 48 and 7 for 62 in Australia's ten wicket win.

### Cricket uses[edit | edit source]

Through most of the 20th century, the Melbourne Cricket Ground was one of the two major Test venues in Australia (along with the Sydney Cricket Ground), and it would host one or two Tests in each summer in which Tests were played; since 1982, the Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted one Test match each summer. Until 1979, the ground almost always hosted its match or one of its matches over the New Year, with the first day's play falling somewhere between 29 December and 1 January; in most years since 1980 and every year since 1995, its test has begun on Boxing Day, and it is now a standard fixture in the Australian cricket calendar and is known as the Boxing Day Test.[24] The venue also hosts one-day international matches each year, and Twenty20 international matches most years. No other venue in Melbourne has hosted a Test, and Docklands Stadium is the only other venue to have hosted a limited-overs international.

The Victorian first-class team plays Sheffield Shield cricket at the venue during the season. Prior to Test cricket being played on Boxing Day, it was a long-standing tradition for Victoria to host New South Wales in a first-class match on Boxing Day. Victoria also played its limited overs matches at the ground.[25] Since the introduction of the domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) in 2011, the Melbourne Stars club has played its home matches at the ground. It is also the home ground of the Melbourne Stars Women team, which plays in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[26]

By the 1980s, the integral MCG pitch – grown from Merri Creek black soil – was considered the worst in Australia, in some matches exhibiting wildly inconsistent bounce which could see balls pass through as grubbers or rear dangerously high – a phenomenon which was put down to damage caused by footballers in winter and increased use for cricket during the summers of the 1970s.[27] The integral pitch has since been removed and drop-in pitches have been cultivated and used since 1996, generally offering consistent bounce and a fair balance between bat and ball.[28] The decade-and-a-half-old pitches degraded again through the late 2010s, seeing the pitch receive the first official International Cricket Council 'poor' rating by an Australian pitch in 2017, and saw another Sheffield Shield match abandoned in 2019;[29] a new set of drop-in pitches will be grown and ready for use by the early 2020s.[30]

### Highlights and lowlights[edit | edit source]

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Aerial view of the MCG during the 1992 Cricket World Cup Final, packed with 87,182 people

The highest first class team score in history was posted at the MCG in the Boxing Day match against New South Wales in 1926–27. Victoria scored 1107 in two days, with Bill Ponsford scoring 352 and Jack Ryder scoring 295.

One of the most sensational incidents in Test cricket occurred at the MCG during the Melbourne test of the 1954–55 England tour of Australia. Big cracks had appeared in the pitch during a very hot Saturday's play and on the rest day Sunday, groundsman Jack House watered the pitch to close them up. This was illegal and the story was leaked by The Age newspaper. The teams agreed to finish the match and England won by 128 runs after Frank Tyson took 7 for 27 in the final innings.

An incident in the second Test of the 1960–61 series involved the West Indies player Joe Solomon being given out after his hat fell on the stumps after being bowled at by Richie Benaud. The crowd sided with the West Indies over the Australians.

Not only was the first Test match played at the MCG, the first One Day International match was also played there, on 5 January 1971, between Australia and England. The match was played on what was originally scheduled to have been the fifth day of a Test match, but the Test was abandoned after the first three days were washed out.[31] Australia won the 40-over match by 5 wickets. The next ODI was played in August 1972, some 19 months later.[32]

In March 1977, a Centenary Test Match was held between Australia and England to mark the 100th anniversary of the first Test match. The match was the idea of former Australian bowler and MCC committee member Hans Ebeling who had been responsible for developing the cricket museum at the MCG. England's Derek Randall scored 174, Australia's Rod Marsh also got a century, Dennis Lillee took 11 wickets, and David Hookes, in his first Test, hit five fours in a row off England captain Tony Greig's bowling. Rick McCosker opened the batting for Australia and suffered a fractured jaw after being hit by a sharply rising delivery. He left the field but came back in the second innings with his head swathed in bandages. Australia won the match by 45 runs, exactly the same margin as the first Test in 1877.

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The second day of the 2006 Boxing Day Test match

Another incident occurred on 1 February 1981 at the end of a one-day match between Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand, batting second, needed six runs off the last ball of the day to tie the game. Australian captain, Greg Chappell instructed his brother Trevor, who was bowling the last over, to send the last ball down underarm to prevent the New Zealand batsman, Brian McKechnie, from hitting the ball for six. Although not in the spirit of the game, an underarm delivery was quite legal, so long as the arm was kept straight. The Laws of cricket have since been changed to prevent such a thing happening again. The incident has long been a sore point between Australia and New Zealand.[33]

In February and March 1985 the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket was played at the MCG, a One Day International tournament involving all of the then Test match playing countries to celebrate 150 years of the Australian state of Victoria. Some matches were also played at Sydney Cricket Ground.

The MCG hosted the 1992 Cricket World Cup Final between Pakistan and England with a crowd of more than 87,000. Pakistan won the match after an all-round performance by Wasim Akram who scored 33 runs and took 3 wickets to make Pakistan cricket world champions for the first and, to date, only time.

During the 1995 Boxing Day Test at the MCG, Australian umpire Darrell Hair called Sri Lankan spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing the ball, rather than bowling it, seven times during the match.[34] The other umpire did not call him once and this caused a controversy, although Muralitharan was later called for throwing by other umpires in different matches.

The MCG is known for its great atmosphere,[citation needed] much of which is generated in the infamous Bay 13, situated almost directly opposite to the members stand. In the late 1980s, the crowd at Bay 13 would often mimic the warm up stretches performed by Merv Hughes. In a 1999 One-Day International, the behaviour of Bay 13 was so bad that Shane Warne, donning a helmet for protection, asked the crowd to settle down at the request of opposing England captain Alec Stewart.

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MCG during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final with 93,013 in attendance

The MCG hosted three pool games as part of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup as well as a quarter-final, and then the final on 29 March. Australia comfortably defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in front of an Australian record cricket crowd of 93,013.[35]

The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final was held on International Women's Day between Australia and India. Australia won by 85 runs in front of a record crowd for women's cricket of 86,174.

Attendance records for cricket matches at the MCG  Number  | Teams  | Match type  | Attendance  | Date

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1  | Australia v New Zealand | 2015 Cricket World Cup Final (ODI)  | 93,013  | 29 March 2015
2  | Australia v England | Test  | 91,112  | 26 December 2013
3  | Australia v West Indies | Test  | 90,800  | 11 February 1961
4  | India v Pakistan | 2022 Men's T20 World Cup (Super 12) | 90,293  | 23 October 2022
5  | Australia v England  | Test  | 89,155  | 26 December 2006
6  | Australia v England  | Test  | 88,172  | 26 December 2017
7  | Australia v England  | Test  | 87,789  | 4 January 1937
8  | England v Pakistan | 1992 Cricket World Cup Final (ODI)  | 87,182  | 25 March 1992
9  | India v South Africa | 2015 Cricket World Cup Group match  | 86,876  | 22 February 2015
10  | Australia v India  | 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final | 86,174  | 8 March 2020

## Australian rules football[edit | edit source]

### Origins[edit | edit source]

See also: Origins of Australian rules football

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1879 Australian rules football match played under electric lights

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Crowd during a VFL football match, early 1900s

Despite being called the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the stadium has been and continues to be used much more often for Australian rules football. Spectator numbers for football are larger than for any other sport in Australia, and it makes more money for the MCG than any of the other sports played there.

Although the Melbourne Cricket Club members were instrumental in founding Australian Rules Football, there were understandable concerns in the early days about the damage that might be done to the playing surface if football was allowed to be played at the MCG. Therefore, football games were often played in the parklands next to the cricket ground, and this was the case for the first documented football match to be played at the ground. The match which today is considered to be the first Australian rules football, played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College over three Saturdays beginning 7 August 1858 was played in this area.

It wasn't until 1869 that football was played on the MCG proper, a trial game involving a police team. It was not for another ten years, in 1879, after the formation of the Victorian Football Association, that the first official match was played on the MCG and the cricket ground itself became a regular venue for football. Two night matches were played on the ground during the year under the newly invented electric light.[36][37]

In the early years, the MCG was the home ground of Melbourne Football Club, Australia's oldest club, established in 1858 by the founder of the game itself, Thomas Wills. Melbourne won five premierships during the 1870s using the MCG as its home ground.

The first of nearly 3000 Victorian Football League/Australian Football League games to be played at the MCG was on 15 May 1897, with Melbourne beating Geelong 64 to 19.

Melbourne used the venue as its training base until 1984, before being required to move to preserve the venue's surface when North Melbourne began playing there.[38]

### Finals and grand finals[edit | edit source]

The VFL/AFL grand final has been played at the MCG every season since 1902, except for between 1942 and 1945, when the ground was used by the military during World War II; in 1991 as the construction of the Great Southern Stand had temporarily reduced the ground's capacity below that of Waverley Park; and both 2020 and 2021, when restrictions in Victoria due to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the games to be moved to the Gabba in Queensland and Perth Stadium in Western Australia respectively. All three grand final replays have been played at the MCG.

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A sold out MCG during the 2007 AFL Grand Final

Before the MCG was fully seated, a grand final could draw attendances above 110,000. The record for the highest attendance in the history of the sport was set in the 1970 VFL Grand Final, with 121,696 in attendance.

Since being fully seated, grand final attendances are typically between 95,000 and 100,000, with the record of 100,024 at the 2022 AFL Grand Final, followed by 100,022 at the 2018 AFL Grand Final and 100,021 at the 2017 AFL Grand Final.

In the modern era, most finals games held in Melbourne have been played at the MCG. Under the current contract, 10 finals (excluding the grand final) must be played at the MCG over a five-year period. Under previous contracts, the MCG was entitled to host at least one match in each week of the finals, which on several occasions required non-Victorian clubs to play "home" finals in Victoria. The MCG is contracted to host the grand final every year until 2059.[39]

All Melbourne-based teams (and most of the time Geelong) play their "home" finals at the MCG unless if four Victorian teams win the right to host a final in the first week of the finals.

### MCG and the VFL/AFL[edit | edit source]

For many years the VFL had an uneasy relationship with the MCG trustees and the Melbourne Cricket Club. Both needed the other, but resented the dependence. The VFL made the first move which brought things to a head by beginning the development of VFL Park at Mulgrave in the 1960s as its own home ground and as a potential venue for future grand finals. Then in 1983, president of the VFL, Allen Aylett started to pressure the MCG Trust to give the VFL a greater share of the money it made from using the ground for football.

After negotiations with the MCC in 1964, Richmond joined Melbourne playing their home games at the MCG from 1965.

In March 1983 the MCG trustees met to consider a submission from Aylett. Aylett said he wanted the Melbourne Cricket Club's share of revenue cut from 15 per cent to 10 per cent. He threatened to take the following day's opening game of the season, Collingwood vs Melbourne, away from the MCG. The money was held aside until an agreement could be reached.

Different deals, half deals and possible deals were done over the years, with the Premier of Victoria, John Cain, Jr., even becoming involved. Cain was said to have promised the VFL it could use the MCG for six months of the year and then hand it back to the MCC, but this never eventuated, as the MCG Trust did not approve it. In the mid-1980s, a deal was done where the VFL was given its own members area in the Southern Stand.

Against this background of political maneuvering, in 1985 North Melbourne became the third club to make the MCG its home ground. In the same year, North played in the first night football match at the MCG for almost 110 years, against Collingwood on 29 March 1985.

In 1986, only a month after Ross Oakley had taken over as VFL Commissioner, VFL executives met with the MCC and took a big step towards resolving their differences. Changes in the personnel at the MCC also helped. In 1983 John Lill was appointed secretary and Don Cordner its president.

Shortly after the Southern Stand opened in 1992, the Australian Football League moved its headquarters into the complex. The AFL assisted with financing the new stand and came to an agreement that ensures at least 45 AFL games are played at the MCG each year, including the Grand Final in September. Another 45 days of cricket are also played there each year and more than 3.5 million spectators come to watch every year. Also in 1992, Essendon became the fourth AFL club to call the MCG home with Collingwood staging the majority of their home games at the MCG from 1994 onwards before fully moving from Victoria Park to the MCG in 2000. Carlton have also used the ground for up to five home games a year since 1992.

After the closure of Waverley Park, Hawthorn moved their home games to the MCG in 2000.

As of the end of 2011, Matthew Richardson holds the records for having scored the most goals on the MCG and as of 2021 Scott Pendlebury holds the record for playing the most matches. Two players have scored 14 goals for an AFL or VFL game in one match at the MCG, Gary Ablett, Sr. in 1989 and 1993 and John Longmire in 1990.

Before an AFL match between Richmond and Carlton on 27 August 1999, the city end scoreboard caught on fire due to an electrical fault, causing the start of play to be delayed by half an hour.

A panoramic view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground from level 4 of the Northern Stand, First game of the 2010 AFL Season between Richmond and Carlton

A panoramic view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground from level 4 of the Northern Stand, First game of the 2010 AFL Season between Richmond and Carlton

## World War II[edit | edit source]

During World War II, the government requisitioned the MCG for military use. From 1942 until 1945 it was occupied by (in order): the United States Army Air Forces, the Royal Australian Air Force, the United States Marine Corps and again the RAAF.[40] Over the course of the war, more than 200,000 personnel were barracked at the MCG. From April to October 1942, the US Army's Fifth Air Force occupied the ground, naming it "Camp Murphy", in honor of officer Colonel William Murphy, a senior USAAF officer killed in Java. In 1943 the MCG was home to the legendary First Regiment of the First Division of the United States Marine Corps. The First Marine Division were the heroes of the Guadalcanal campaign and used the "cricket grounds", as the marines referred to it, to rest and recuperate.[40] On 14 March 1943 the marines hosted a giant "get together" of American and Australian troops on the arena.[40]

In 1977, Melbourne Cricket Club president Sir Albert Chadwick and Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Mitchell Paige, unveiled a commemorative plaque recognizing the Americans' time at the ground.[40]

In episode 3 of the 2010 TV miniseries, The Pacific, members of the US Marines are shown to be camped in the war-era MCG.

## Olympic Games[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1956 Summer Olympics

The MCG's most famous moment in history was as the main stadium for the 1956 Olympic Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field events, and the finals in field hockey and soccer.[41] The MCG was only one of seven possible venues, including the Melbourne Showgrounds, for the Games' main arena. The MCG was the Federal Government's preferred venue but there was resistance from the MCC. The inability to decide on the central venue nearly caused the Games to be moved from Melbourne. Prime Minister Robert Menzies recognised the potential embarrassment to Australia if this happened and organised a three-day summit meeting to thrash things out. Attending was Victorian Premier John Cain, Sr., the Prime Minister, deputy opposition leader Arthur Calwell, all State political leaders, civic leaders, Olympic officials and trustees and officials of the MCC. Convening the meeting was no small effort considering the calibre of those attending and that many of the sports officials were only part-time amateurs.

As 22 November, the date of the opening ceremony, drew closer, Melbourne was gripped ever more tightly by Olympic fever. At 3 pm the day before the opening ceremony, people began to line up outside the MCG gates. That night the city was paralysed by a quarter of a million people who had come to celebrate.

The MCG's capacity was increased by the new Olympic (or Northern) Stand, and on the day itself 103,000 people filled the stadium to capacity. A young up and coming distance runner was chosen to carry the Olympic torch into the stadium for the opening ceremony.

Although Ron Clarke had a number of junior world records for distances of 1500 m, one mile (1.6 km) and two miles (3 km), he was relatively unknown in 1956. Perhaps the opportunity to carry the torch inspired him because he went on to have a career of exceptional brilliance and was without doubt the most outstanding runner of his day. At one stage he held the world record for every distance from two miles (3 km) to 20 km. His few failures came in Olympic and Commonwealth Games competition. Although favourite for the gold at Tokyo in 1964 he was placed ninth in the 5,000 metres race and the marathon and third in the 10,000 metres. He lost again in the 1966 Commonwealth Games and in 1968 at altitude in Mexico he collapsed at the end of the 10 km race.

File:Ron Clarke carrying the Olympic Torch during opening ceremony at Melbourne Olympic Games.jpg

Ron Clarke carrying the Olympic Torch through the MCG at the 1956 Olympic Games' opening ceremony.

On that famous day in Melbourne in 1956 the torch spluttered and sparked, showering Clarke with hot magnesium, burning holes in his shirt. When he dipped the torch into the cauldron it burst into flame singeing him further. In the centre of the ground, John Landy, the fastest miler in the world, took the Olympic oath and sculler Merv Wood carried the Australian flag.

The Melbourne Games also saw the high point of Australian female sprinting with Betty Cuthbert winning three gold medals at the MCG. She won the 100 m and 200 m and anchored the winning 4 x 100 m team. Born in Merrylands in Sydney's west she was a champion schoolgirl athlete and had already broken the world record for the 200 m just before the 1956 Games. She was to be overshadowed by her Western Suburbs club member, the Marlene Matthews. When they got to the Games, Matthews was the overwhelming favourite especially for the 100 m a distance over which Cuthbert had beaten her just once.

Both Matthews and Cuthbert won their heats with Matthews setting an Olympic record of 11.5 seconds in hers. Cuthbert broke that record in the following heat with a time of 11.4 seconds. The world record of 11.3 was held by another Australian, Shirley Strickland who was eliminated in her heat. In the final Matthews felt she got a bad start and was last at the 50 metre mark. Cuthbert sensed Isabella Daniels from the USA close behind her and pulled out a little extra to win Australia's first gold at the Games in a time of 11.5 seconds, Matthews was third. The result was repeated in the 200 m final. Cuthbert won her second gold breaking Marjorie Jackson's Olympic record. Matthews was third again.

By the time the 1956 Olympics came around, Shirley Strickland was a mother of 31 years of age but managed to defend her 80 m title, which she had won in Helsinki four years before, winning gold and setting a new Olympic record.

The sensational incident of the track events was the non-selection of Marlene Matthews in the 4 x 100 m relay. Matthews trained with the relay team up until the selection was made but Cuthbert, Strickland, Fleur Mellor and Norma Croker were picked for the team. There was outrage at the selection which increased when Matthews went on to run third in both the 100 m and 200 m finals. Personally she was devastated and felt that she had been overlooked for her poor baton change. Strickland was disappointed with the way Matthews was treated and maintained it was an opinion held in New South Wales that she had baton problems. One of the selectors, Doris Magee from NSW, said that selecting Matthews increased the risk of disqualification at the change. But Cuthbert maintained that the selectors made the right choice saying that Fleur Mellor was fresh, a specialist relay runner and was better around the curves than Matthews.

The men did not fare so well. The 4 x 400 m relay team, including later IOC Committee member Kevan Gosper, won silver. Charles Porter also won silver in the high jump. Hec Hogan won bronze in the 100 m to become the first Australian man to win a medal in a sprint since the turn of the century and despite injury John Landy won bronze in the 1500 m. Allan Lawrence won bronze in the 10,000 m event.

Apart from athletics, the stadium was also used for the soccer finals, the hockey finals, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and an exhibition game of baseball between the Australian National Team and a US armed services team at which an estimated crowd of 114,000 attended. This was the Guinness World Record for the largest attendance for any baseball game, which stood until a 29 March 2008 exhibition game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers at the Los Angeles Coliseum (also a former Olympic venue in 1932 and 1984) drawing 115,300.

The MCG was also used for another demonstration sport, Australian Rules. The Olympics being an amateur competition meant that only amateurs could play in the demonstration game. A combined team of amateurs from the VFL and VFA were selected to play a state team from the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). The game was played 7 December 1956 with the VAFA side, wearing white jumpers, green collars and the Olympic rings on their chests, winning easily 81 to 55. One of the players chosen for the VFA side was Lindsay Gaze (although he never got off the bench) who would go on to make his mark in another sport, basketball, rather than Australian Rules.

The MCG's link with its Olympic past continues to this day. Within its walls is the IOC-endorsed Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum.

Forty-four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the ground hosted several soccer preliminaries, making it one of a few venues ever used for more than one Olympics.[42]

## Commonwealth Games[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2006 Commonwealth Games

See also: Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2006 Commonwealth Games

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the MCG, as well as athletics events during the games. The games began on 15 March and ended on 26 March.

The seating capacity of the stadium during the games was 80,000. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme. All athletics events took place within the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while the marathon and racewalking events took place on the streets of Melbourne and finished at the main stadium.

The hosts Australia easily won the medals table with 16 golds and 41 medals in total. Jamaica came second with 10 golds and 22 medals, while Kenya and England were the next best performers. A total of eleven Games records were broken over the course of the seven-day competition. Six of the records were broken by Australian athletes.

## Rugby union[edit | edit source]

The first game of Rugby Union to be played on the ground was on Saturday, 29 June 1878, when the Waratah Club of Sydney played Carlton Football Club in a return of the previous year's contests in Sydney where the clubs had competed in both codes of football. The match, watched by a crowd of between 6,000 and 7,000 resulted in a draw; one goal and one try being awarded to each team.[43][44]

The next Rugby match was held on Wednesday 29 June 1881, when the Wanderers, a team organised under the auspices of the Melbourne Cricket Club, played a team representing a detached Royal Navy squadron then visiting Melbourne. The squadron team won by one goal and one try to nil.[45]

It was not until 19 August 1899 that the MCG was again the venue for a Union match, this time Victoria v the British Lions (as they were later to be called). During the preceding week the Victorians had held several trial and practice matches there, as well as several training sessions, despite which they were defeated 30–0 on the day before a crowd of some 7,000.[46]

Nine years later, on Monday, 10 August 1908, Victoria was again the host, this time to the Australian team en route to Great Britain and soon to be dubbed the First Wallabies. Despite being held on a working day some 1,500 spectators attended to see the visitors win by 26–6.[47]

On Saturday, 6 July 1912 the MCG was the venue, for the only time ever, of a match between two Victorian Rugby Union clubs, Melbourne and East Melbourne, the former winning 9–5 in what was reported to be ‘... one of the finest exhibitions of the Rugby game ever seen in Victoria.' It was played before a large crowd as a curtain raiser to a State Rules match against South Australia.[48]

On Saturday 18 June 1921, in another curtain raiser, this time to a Melbourne-Fitzroy League game, a team representing Victoria was soundly beaten 51–0 by the South African Springboks in front of a crowd of 11,214.[49]

It was nine years later, on Saturday 13 September 1930, that the British Lions returned to play Victoria, again before a crowd of 7,000, this time defeating the home side 41–36, a surprisingly narrow winning margin.[50]

The first post war match at the MCG was on 21 May 1949 when the NZ Maoris outclassed a Southern States side 35–8 before a crowd of close to 10,000.[51] A year later, on 29 July 1950, for the first and only time, Queensland travelled to Victoria to play an interstate match, defeating their hosts 31–12 before a crowd of 7,479.[52] In the following year the MCG was the venue for a contest between the New Zealand All Blacks and an Australian XV . This was on 30 June 1951 before some 9,000 spectators and resulted in a convincing 56–11 win for the visitors.[53]

Union did not return to the MCG until the late 1990s, for several night time Test matches, both Australia v New Zealand All Blacks as part of the Tri Nations Series. The first, on Saturday 26 July 1997, being notable for an attendance of 90,119, the visitors decisively winning 33–18 and the second, on Saturday 11 July 1998, for a victory to Australia of 24–16. Australia and New Zealand met again at the MCG during the 2007 Tri Nations Series on 30 June, the hosts again winning, this time by 20 points to 15 in front of a crowd of 79,322.[54]

## Rugby league[edit | edit source]

Rugby league was first played at the ground on 15 August 1914, with the New South Wales team losing to England 15–21.

The first ever State of Origin match at the MCG (and second in Melbourne) was Game II of the 1994 series, and the attendance of 87,161 set a new record rugby league crowd in Australia. The MCG was also the venue for Game II of the 1995 State of Origin series and drew 52,994, the most of any game that series. The second game of the 1997 State of Origin series, which, due to the Super League war only featured Australian Rugby League-signed players, was played there too, but only attracted 25,105, the lowest in a series that failed to attract over 35,000 to any game.[55]

The Melbourne Storm played two marquee games at the MCG in 2000. This was the first time that they had played outside of their normal home ground of Olympic Park Stadium which held 18,500 people. Their first game was held on 3 March 2000 against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in a rematch of the infamous 1999 NRL Grand Final. Dragons player Anthony Mundine said the Storm were 'not worthy premiers' and they responded by running in 12 tries to two, winning 70–10 in front of 23,239 fans. This was their biggest crowd they had played against until 33,427 turned up to the 2007 Preliminary Final at Docklands Stadium which saw Melbourne defeat the Parramatta Eels 26–10. The record home and away crowd record has also been overhauled, when a match at Docklands in 2010 against St George attracted 25,480 spectators. Their second game attracted only 15,535 spectators and was up against the Cronulla Sharks on 24 June 2000. Once again, the Storm won 22–16.

It was announced in June 2014 that the ground would host its first State of Origin match since 1997.[56] Game II of the 2015 series was played at the venue, with an all-time record State of Origin crowd of 91,513 attending the match.[57] The attendance is 19th on the all time rugby league attendance list and the 4th highest rugby league attendance in Australia.

The MCG hosted its fifth State of Origin match on 6 June 2018. In front of a crowd of 87,122, the third largest State of Origin crowd in Victoria, New South Wales defeated Queensland 22-12.[58]

Panoramic photo of the MCG in Rugby League mode from the Great Southern Stand during the 1st game of the 2018 State of Origin series

Panoramic photo of the MCG in Rugby League mode from the Great Southern Stand during the 1st game of the 2018 State of Origin series

## Soccer[edit | edit source]

On 9 February 2006 Victorian premier Steve Bracks and Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy announced that the MCG would host a world class soccer event each year from 2006 until 2009 inclusive.[59]

File:CG-MelbCricketGround-Pano.jpg

Australia and Greece playing an International Friendly at the MCG on 25 May 2006.

The agreement sees an annual fixture at the MCG, beginning with a clash between Australia and European champions Greece on 25 May 2006 in front of a sell-out crowd of 95,103, before Australia left to contest in the World Cup finals. Australia beat Greece 1–0. The Socceroos also hosted a match in 2007 against Argentina, losing 1–0, as well as 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 2009 against Japan, which attracted 81,872 fans as Australia beat Japan 2–1 via 2 Tim Cahill headers after falling behind 1–0 late in the 1st half. In 2010 it was announced that as a warm up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup which the Australians had qualified for, they would play fellow qualified nation New Zealand on 24 May at the MCG.

Other matches played at the MCG include the following:

* The Olympic final played between USSR and Yugoslavia on 8 December 1956
* An exhibition match between Australia and Juventus played on 13 June 1984
* A 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Australia and Iran on Saturday 29 November 1997 with 98,000 in attendance.[60] The match was drawn 2–2, with Iran progressing on the away goals rule.
* An exhibition match between Manchester United and Australia on 15 July 1999 with 60,000 people in attendance.
* A friendly match between Brazil B and Australia on 17 November 1999 with 70,795 in attendance.
* An Olympic Tournament group match between Italy and the Olyroos on 13 September 2000 with 93,252 in attendance. Plus other preliminary matches during the Olympics which also included quarter final and the Semi final between Chile and Cameroon who went on to win the gold medal.
* A 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier between the Australia and Uruguay on 20 November 2001 with 84,656 in attendance. The Socceroos won 1–0, however Uruguay progressed after later winning the second leg 3–0.
* A friendly match between Australia and the then European champions, Greece – which was played as a warmup to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
* A friendly match between Australia and Argentina with 70,171 in attendance – Argentina had a full strength side with superstars such as Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez
* A friendly match between Australia and the All Whites as a warm up before the 2010 FIFA World Cup in which Australia won in the last play of the game.
* A pre-season friendly in July 2013 between A-League outfit Melbourne Victory and Premier League side Liverpool, as part of Liverpool's pre-season tour of Australia and South East Asia drawing a crowd of 95,446.[61]
* The final match of the 2015 International Champions Cup in Australia, between Real Madrid and Manchester City, which drew a soccer MCG record crowd of 99,382
* Brasil Global Tour matches between Argentina and Brazil, and Australia and Brazil in June 2017.
* A friendly between Melbourne Victory and Manchester United on July 15, 2022.

Panoramic image of the MCG in soccer mode ahead of a pre-season tournament match between Real Madrid and Manchester City (24 July 2015).

Panoramic image of the MCG in soccer mode ahead of a pre-season tournament match between Real Madrid and Manchester City (24 July 2015).

## Tennis[edit | edit source]

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In 1878 the Melbourne Cricket Club's Lawn Tennis Committee laid an asphalt court at the MCG and Victoria's first game of tennis was played there. A second court of grass was laid in 1879 and the first Victorian Championship played on it in 1880. The first inter-colonial championship was played in 1883 and the first formal inter-state match between NSW and Victoria played in 1884 with Victoria winning.

In 1889 the MCC arranged for tennis to be played at the Warehousemen's Cricket Ground (now known as the Albert Cricket Ground), at Albert Park, rather than at the MCG.

## Cycling[edit | edit source]

It was at the MCG in 1869 that one of Australia's first bicycle races was held. The event was for velocipedes, crude wooden machines with pedals on the front wheels. In 1898 the Austral Wheel Race was held at the MCG attracting a crowd of 30,000 to see cyclists race for a total of £400 in prize money, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning £240, £120, and £40 respectively.[62]

## Other uses[edit | edit source]

* Queen Elizabeth II visited the MCG in 1954 twice for an assembly and display. She attended a Richmond versus Fitzroy match on 5 April 1970,[63] and also attended the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony at the ground on 15 March 2006.
* A record for attendance at the grounds was set by religious leader Billy Graham whose event in 1959 was attended by at least 143,000 people.[64]
* The first rock concert to be held at the ground was one by David Cassidy in 1974. In 1978 David Bowie held a concert there. In 1993, Paul McCartney, U2 and Madonna held three concerts, with the highest attendances for a music concert at MCG, with 147,241 tickets sold.[65] The Rolling Stones held concerts in 1995, Michael Jackson in 1996, the Three Tenors in 1997, Elton John and Billy Joel in 1998.
* Pope John Paul II held a service at the MCG on 27 November 1986, and a celebration there of the Polish community the next day.
* The MCG hosted The Police with Special Guests Fergie & Fiction Plane on Australia Day 2008; the first MCG concert in 10 years.
* The MCG hosted Sound Relief, a concert donating all revenues to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal with performances from Kings of Leon, Midnight Oil, Split Enz, Paul Kelly, Hunters & Collectors, Wolfmother, Jet and Bliss N Eso, among others. It was held on 14 March 2009.
* On 5 November 2010, the MCG hosted the Starting Line and opening challenge for The Amazing Race Australia 1.[66] This episode aired on 16 May 2011.
* The MCG held a Guns N' Roses concert on 14 February 2017.[67]
* The MCG held a free The Killers concert on 30 September 2017, after the 2017 AFL Grand Final.
* On 6 October 2018, The MCG hosted WWE Super Show-Down.
* The MCG held an Eminem concert on 24 February 2019 with the highest attendance for a single concert at the MCG with 80,708 tickets sold.[68]
* On 30 March 2022, the MCG hosted the state memorial service for Shane Warne.
* The MCG will hold a Guns N' Roses concert on 3 December 2022.
* The MCG will hold two Ed Sheeran concerts on 2 and 3 March 2023 as part of the +-=÷x Tour.

## General records[edit | edit source]

File:Melbourne Cricket Ground from city.JPG

MCG from a city building.

### Sporting records[edit | edit source]

* First ever Test Cricket match (Australia v England) – 1877
* First ever One day international Cricket match – 1971
* Highest first class cricket score – 1107 (Victoria v NSW, 1926)
* Australia's first international Lacrosse match (Australia v Canada, 1907, 30,000)
* Fastest ball bowled in a Cricket match in Australia, 3rd fastest in the world – 160.7 km/h (Shaun Tait, Australia v Pakistan, 5 February 2010)

### Attendance records[edit | edit source]

All-time highest attendance records at the MCG

Number  | Attendance  | Event  | Date
1  | 143,000  | Billy Graham, Crusade  | 15 March 1959
2  | 121,696  | VFL Grand Final, Carlton v Collingwood | 26 September 1970
3  | 120,000  | 40th Eucharistic Congress | 25 February 1973
4  | 119,195  | VFL Grand Final, Carlton v Richmond | 27 September 1969
5  | 118,192  | VFL Grand Final, Hawthorn v St Kilda | 25 September 1971

* Highest Australian religious event attendance – 143,750 (Billy Graham crusade, 1959)[69]
* Highest VFL/AFL attendance at a home-and-away match – 99,256 (Melbourne v Collingwood, 1958).[70]
* Highest VFL/AFL attendance at a final and highest2022
* Australian sporting event attendance – 121,696 (Collingwood v Carlton, 1970)[71]
* Highest soccer crowd at MCG (Clubs International Friendly) – 99,382 (International Champions Cup, Manchester City v Real Madrid, 24 July 2015)
* Highest soccer crowd at MCG (National Team vs National Team) – 97,103 (Australia v Greece, 2006)
* Highest single-day attendance in Test Cricket history – 91,092 (2013 Boxing Day Test, Day 1 – Australia v England)
* Highest One Day International Cricket crowd – 93,013 (2015 Cricket World Cup Final, Australia v New Zealand)
* Highest Twenty20 International Cricket crowd – 90,293 (2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Super 12 round – India v Pakistan, 23 October 2022)
* Highest Twenty20 Domestic Cricket crowd – 80,883 (Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades, 2015–16 Big Bash League season)[72]
* Highest women's cricket crowd - 86,174 (2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final, Australia Women v India Women)
* Highest State of Origin rugby league crowd – 91,513 (Game II, 17 June 2015)

### Stadium records[edit | edit source]

* World's first all colour cricket scoreboard with instant replays
* World's first electronic sight screens
* World's first super sopper
* World's first scrolling signage at an oval-shaped ground
* First time an international Cricket match was played on a one-piece portable pitch, Boxing Day Test, 2000
* World's tallest floodlights[73]

## Test cricket records[edit | edit source]

File:Don Bradman 1930.jpeg

Don Bradman still holds the record for most runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

File:Jack Hobbs 1926.jpg

Jack Hobbs scored 1,178 runs in 18 innings at the ground; a record for non-Australians.

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Matthew Hayden scored six centuries, second only to Bradman with nine.

### Batting[edit | edit source]

Most career runs[74] Runs  | Player  | Period

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1,671 (17 innings)  |  Don Bradman | 1928–1948
1,338 (28 innings)  |  Ricky Ponting | 1995–2011
1,284 (30 innings)  |  Steve Waugh | 1985–2003
1,272 (36 innings)  |  Allan Border | 1978–1993
1,257 (31 innings)  |  Greg Chappell | 1971–1983
Most career runs (non-Australia)[75] Runs  | Player  | Period

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1,178 (18 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Jack Hobbs | 1908–1929
724 (7 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Herbert Sutcliffe | 1925–1933
661 (15 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Colin Cowdrey | 1954–1975
606 (11 innings)  | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Viv Richards | 1975–1988
505 (12 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Wally Hammond | 1928–1947
Highest individual scores[76] Runs  | Player  | Date

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307 v. England  |  Bob Cowper | 11 Feb 1966
270 v. England  |  Don Bradman | 1 Jan 1937
268 v. Pakistan  |  Graham Yallop | 26 Dec 1983
257 v. India  |  Ricky Ponting | 26 Dec 2003
250 v. England  |  Justin Langer | 26 Dec 2002
Most centuries[77] Centuries  | Player  | Period

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9 (17 innings)  |  Don Bradman | 1928–1948
6 (19 innings)  |  Matthew Hayden | 1996–2008
5 (18 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Jack Hobbs | 1908–1929
4 (7 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Herbert Sutcliffe | 1925–1933
4 (13 innings)  |  Bill Lawry | 1962–1971
4 (14 innings)  |  Steve Smith | 2010–2021
4 (28 innings)  |  Ricky Ponting | 1995–2011
4 (31 innings)  |  Greg Chappell | 1971–1983
4 (36 innings)  |  Allan Border | 1978–1993
Highest batting average (5+ innings)[78] Average  | Player  | Period

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128.53 (17 innings, 4 NO)  |  Don Bradman | 1928–1948
103.42 (7 innings, 0 NO)  | File:Flag of England.svg Herbert Sutcliffe | 1925–1933
101.20 (5 innings, 0 NO)  |  Bob Cowper | 1964–1968
87.00 (6 innings, 1 NO)  | File:Flag of England.svg Alastair Cook | 2006–2017
84.72 (15 innings, 4 NO)  |  Steve Smith | 2010–2021

### Bowling[edit | edit source]

File:Dennis Lillee stat.jpg

Dennis Lillee has taken the most wickets at the ground, with 82. Statue at the MCG pictured.

Most career wickets[79] Wickets  | Player  | Period

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82 (26 innings)  |  Dennis Lillee | 1972–1983
56 (21 innings)  |  Shane Warne | 1992–2006
46 (13 innings)  |  Hugh Trumble | 1894–1904
45 (14 innings)  |  Graham McKenzie | 1962–1968
42 (22 innings)  |  Glenn McGrath | 1995–2006

File:Sydney Francis Barnes 1910.jpg

Sydney Barnes took 35 wickets in ten innings; the most of any non-Australian.

Most career wickets (non-Australia)[80] Wickets  | Player  | Period

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35 (10 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Sydney Barnes | 1902–1912
27 (8 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Bobby Peel | 1885–1895
22 (8 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Billy Bates | 1881–1885
22 (8 innings)  | File:Flag of England.svg Alec Bedser | 1947–1951
22 (8 innings)  |  Sarfraz Nawaz | 1972–1983
Best innings figures[81] Figures  | Player  | Date

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9/86 v. Australia  |  Sarfraz Nawaz | 10 Mar 1979
9/121 v. England  |  Arthur Mailey | 11 Feb 1921
8/68 v. Australia  | File:Flag of England.svg Wilfred Rhodes | 1 Jan 1904
8/71 v. West Indies  |  Graham McKenzie | 26 Dec 1968
8/81 v. Australia  | File:Flag of England.svg Len Braund | 5 Mar 1904
8/143 v. England  |  Max Walker | 8 Feb 1975
Best match figures[82] Figures  | Player  | Date

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15/124 v. Australia  | File:Flag of England.svg Wilfred Rhodes | 1 Jan 1904
14/102 v. Australia  | File:Flag of England.svg Billy Bates | 19 Jan 1883
13/77 v. England  |  Monty Noble | 1 Jan 1902
13/110 v. England  |  Fred Spofforth | 2 Jan 1879
13/148 v. England  |  Bruce Reid | 26 Dec 1990
13/163 v. Australia  | File:Flag of England.svg Sydney Barnes | 1 Jan 1902
13/165 v. Australia  | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994, dark colors).svg Hugh Tayfield | 24 Dec 1952
13/236 v. England  |  Arthur Mailey | 11 Feb 1921
Lowest strike rate (4+ innings)[83] Strike rate  | Player  | Period

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22.6 (6 wickets)  |  John Hodges | 1877–1877
31.1 (10 wickets)  |  Laurie Nash | 1932–1937
31.1 (15 wickets)  |  Jasprit Bumrah | 2018–2020
32.6 (35 wickets)  |  Bruce Reid | 1985–1991
32.7 (18 wickets)  | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Michael Holding | 1976–1981

File:Steve Smith drives, 2017-18 Ashes (cropped).jpg

Steve Smith made 165*, as Australia totalled 8/624 declared in 2016.

### Team records[edit | edit source]

Highest innings scores[84] Score  | Team  | Date

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8/624d |  Australia v. Pakistan  | 26 Dec 2016
604 |  Australia v. England  | 26 Feb 1937
600 |  Australia v. England  | 1 Jan 1925
589 | File:Flag of England.svg England v. Australia  | 9 Feb 1912
578 |  Australia v. South Africa  | 17 Feb 1911
Lowest completed innings[85] Score  | Team  | Date

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36 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994, dark colors).svg South Africa v. Australia  | 12 Feb 1932
45 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994, dark colors).svg South Africa v. Australia  | 12 Feb 1932
61 | File:Flag of England.svg England v. Australia  | 1 Jan 1902
61 | File:Flag of England.svg England v. Australia  | 5 Mar 1904
67 |  India v. Australia  | 6 Feb 1948

### Partnership records[edit | edit source]

Highest partnerships[86] Runs  | Wicket  | Players  | Match  | Date

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346 | 6th  | Don Bradman (270) & Jack Fingleton (136)  |  Australia v. File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 Jan 1937
323 | 1st  | Wilfred Rhodes (179) & Jack Hobbs (178)  | File:Flag of England.svg England v.  Australia | 9 Feb 1912
298 | 2nd  | Bill Lawry (205) & Ian Chappell (165)  |  Australia v. File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | 26 Dec 1968
283 | 1st  | Herbert Sutcliffe (176) & Jack Hobbs (154)  | File:Flag of England.svg England v.  Australia | 1 Jan 1925
279 | 6th  | Andrew Symonds (156) & Matthew Hayden (153)  |  Australia v. File:Flag of England.svg England | 26 Dec 2006
Highest partnerships by wicket[87] Runs  | Wicket  | Players  | Match  | Date

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323 | 1st  | Wilfred Rhodes (179) & Jack Hobbs (178)  | File:Flag of England.svg England v.  Australia | 9 Feb 1912
298 | 2nd  | Bill Lawry (205) & Ian Chappell (165)  |  Australia v. File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | 26 Dec 1968
249 | 3rd  | Don Bradman (169) & Stan McCabe (112)  |  Australia v. File:Flag of England.svg England | 26 Feb 1937
262 | 4th  | Virat Kohli (169) & Ajinkya Rahane (147)  |  India v.  Australia | 26 Dec 2014
223* | 5th  | Don Bradman (127*) & Arthur Morris (100*)  |  Australia v.  India | 1 Jan 1948
346 | 6th  | Don Bradman (270) & Jack Fingleton (136)  |  Australia v. File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 Jan 1937
185 | 7th  | Graham Yallop (268) & Greg Matthews (75)  |  Australia v.  Pakistan | 26 Dec 1983
173 | 8th  | Nip Pellew (116) & Jack Gregory (100)  |  Australia v. File:Flag of England.svg England | 31 Dec 1920
180 | 9th  | JP Duminy (166) & Dale Steyn (76)  |  South Africa v.  Australia | 26 Dec 2008
120 | 10th  | Reggie Duff (104) & Warwick Armstrong (45*)  |  Australia v. File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 Jan 1902

All records correct as of 8 July 2021.

## ODI records[edit | edit source]

* Highest ODI Total: 8/344 – ICC World XI vs. ACC Asian XI, World Cricket Tsunami Appeal, 10 January 2005
* Highest Individual ODI Score: 180 – Jason Roy, England vs Australia, 14 January 2018
* Best ODI Innings Bowling Figures: 6/42 – Ajit Agarkar, India vs. Australia, 9 January 2004 and Yuzvendra Chahal, India vs. Australia, 18 January 2019
* Highest ODI Partnership: 225 (for the 2nd wicket) – Adam Gilchrist & Ricky Ponting, Australia vs. England, 15 December 2002

## Twenty20 International records[edit | edit source]

* Highest Twenty20 Total: 3/184 – India vs. Australia, 29 January 2016
* Highest Individual Twenty20 Score: 89 (43) – David Warner, Australia vs. South Africa, 11 January 2009
* Best Twenty20 Innings Bowling Figures: 4/30 – Josh Hazlewood, Australia vs. England, 31 January 2014
* Highest Twenty20 Partnership: 97 (for the 1st wicket) – Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan, India vs. Australia, 29 January 2016

## VFL/AFL records[edit | edit source]

* Highest Team Score:
* 32.24 (216) – Hawthorn vs. Essendon, 1 August 1992
* 31.25 (211) – Richmond vs. St Kilda, 13 April 1985
* 32.19 (211) – Geelong vs. Richmond, 27 May 1989
* 32.17 (209) – North Melbourne vs. Richmond, 6 April 1990
* 31.19 (205) – Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne, 30 April 1988
* Largest Winning Margin:
* 165 pts – Hawthorn (197) def. Port Adelaide (32), 13 August 2011
* 162 pts – Hawthorn (193) def. Greater Western Sydney (31), 8 July 2012
* 160 pts – Hawthorn (216) def. Essendon (56), 1 August 1992
* 151 pts – Richmond (187) def. Fitzroy (36), 25 August 1996
* 148 pts – Essendon (184) def. Melbourne (36), 6 April 2013
* Lowest Team Score:
* 0.8 (8) – Melbourne vs. South Melbourne, 13 July 1912
* 1.2 (8) – Carlton vs. Melbourne, 8 June 1903
* 0.9 (9) – Melbourne vs. Essendon, 13 May 1911
* 0.9 (9) – University vs. Collingwood, 19 August 1911
* 1.6 (12) – Richmond vs. Melbourne, 27 June 1908
* Most Goals in a Game:
* 14 – Gary Ablett, Sr., Geelong vs. Essendon, 1 May 1993
* 14 – Gary Ablett, Sr., Geelong vs. Richmond, 27 May 1989
* 14 – John Longmire, North Melbourne vs. Melbourne, 7 July 1990
* 13 – Matthew Lloyd, Essendon vs. Sydney, 10 April 1999
* 12 – Jason Dunstall, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, 15 August 1992
* Most Disposals in a Game:
* 54 – Tom Mitchell, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, 24 March 2018
* 53 – Gary Ablett, Jr., Gold Coast vs. Collingwood, 3 June 2012
* 51 – Lachie Neale, Brisbane Lions vs. Richmond, 25 August 2019
* 50 – Tom Mitchell, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, 20 May 2017
* 49 – Dane Swan, Collingwood vs. Hawthorn, 21 July 2012
* Most Games Played:
* 200 – Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)
* 193 – Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
* 186 – Dustin Fletcher (Essendon)
* 169 – David Neitz (Melbourne)
* 165 – Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
* Most Goals Kicked:
* 464 – Matthew Richardson (Richmond)
* 461 – Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
* 386 – David Neitz (Melbourne)
* 380 – Wayne Carey (Adelaide, North Melbourne)
* 379 – Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

All records correct as of 26 August 2019.

## Statues[edit | edit source]

### Founding statue[edit | edit source]

File:Tom wills statue.jpg

Statue of cricketer and Australian rules football pioneer Tom Wills umpiring an 1858 football match

Statue  | Sport  | Unveiled  | Location  | Link

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Tom Wills
Commemorative sculpture for the first game of Australian rules football | Cricket and
Australian rules football | 2001  | Outside MCG (between Gates 2 and 3)  | Non-MCG

* Ron barassi statue.jpg

Ron Barassi

* Leigh matthews statue.jpg

Leigh Matthews

* Dick reynolds statue.jpg

Dick Reynolds

* Bradmanstatue.jpg

Don Bradman

* DennisLilleeStatue.JPG

Dennis Lillee

### Tattersall's Parade of Champions[edit | edit source]

The Tattersall's Parade of the Champions undertaking is a gift to the people of Australia by Tattersall's and is a focal point of the Yarra Park precinct.

The MCG is a magnet for tourists worldwide and the statues reinforce the association between the elite sportsmen and women who have competed here and the stadium that rejoiced in their performances.

Statue  | Sport  | Unveiled  | Location  | Link

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Sir Donald Bradman | Cricket | 2003, May  | Outside gate 5  | MCG
Betty Cuthbert | Track and field | 2003, August  | Outside gate 3  | MCG
Ron Barassi | Australian rules football | 2003, September  | Outside gate 4  | MCG
Keith Miller | Cricket | 2004, February  | Outside gate 5  | MCG
Dick Reynolds | Australian rules football | 2004, June  | Outside gate 6  | MCG
Shirley Strickland | Track and field | 2004, November  | Outside gate 3  | MCG
Haydn Bunton, Sr. | Australian rules football | 2005, April  | Outside gate 6  | MCG
Leigh Matthews | Australian rules football | 2005, August  | Outside gate 4  | MCG
Bill Ponsford | Cricket | 2005, December  | Outside gate 1  | MCG
Dennis Lillee | Cricket | 2006, December  | Outside gate 1  | MCG

### Australia Post Avenue of Legends[edit | edit source]

File:Shane Warne Statue 2022.jpg

The statue of Shane Warne in 2022. The statue became a makeshift memorial to Warne shortly after his death

In 2010, the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) announced an expansion to the list of sporting statues placed around the MCG precinct in partnership with Australia Post.

The Australia Post Avenue of Legends project aimed to place a minimum of five statues in Yarra Park, extending from the gate 2 MCC members entrance up the avenue towards Wellington Parade. The most recent addition of Kevin Bartlett was unveiled in March 2017.

Statue  | Sport  | Unveiled  | Location  | Link

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Shane Warne | Cricket | 2011, December  | Outside gate 2  | MCG
Norm Smith | Australian rules football | 2012, September  | Near Jolimont Station  | MCG
John Coleman | Australian rules football | 2013, September  | Outside gate 2  | MCG
Neil Harvey | Cricket | 2014, January  | Near Jolimont Station  | MCG
Jim Stynes | Australian rules football | 2014, September  | Outside gate 2  | MCG
Kevin Bartlett | Australian rules football | 2017, March  | Near Jolimont Station  | MCG

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Australian landmarks
* History of Test cricket (to 1883)
* History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)
* History of Test cricket (1890 to 1900)
* List of Test cricket grounds
* List of international cricket centuries at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
* List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
* National Sports Museum, a museum dedicated to Australian sport, located within the Melbourne Cricket Ground
* List of Australian rules football statues, a list of Australian rules football-related statues across Australia
* Narendra Modi Stadium, the Indian stadium that surpassed MCG to be the largest cricket stadium.
* List of national stadiums

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## Further reading[edit | edit source]

* Cashman, Richard (1995) Paradise of Sport Melbourne: Oxford University Press
* Cuthbert, Betty (1966) Golden Girl
* Gordon, Harry (1994) Australia and the Olympic Games Brisbane: University of Queensland Press
* Hinds, Richard (1997) Low blows. Sport’s top 10 Sydney Morning Herald 1 November
* Linnell, Garry (1995) Football Ltd Sydney: Ironbark Pan Macmillan Australia
* Pollard, Jack (1990) Australia Test Match Grounds London: Willow Books
* Plan of the Town and Suburbs of Melbourne 1843
* Vamplew, Wray; Moore, Katharine; O’Hara, John; Cashman, Richard; and Jobling, Ian [editors] (1997) The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport Second Edition Melbourne: Oxford University Press

## External links[edit | edit source]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melbourne Cricket Ground.

* MCG Official website
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* Description at sportsvenue-technology.com
* Melbourne Cricket Ground at Austadiums
* "Around the Grounds" – Web Documentary – MCG

Events and tenants

Preceded by

Helsingin olympiastadion
Helsinki

|  Summer Olympics
Main Venue (Melbourne Cricket Ground)
1956 | Succeeded by

Stadio Olimpico
Rome

Preceded by

Helsingin olympiastadion
Helsinki

|  Olympic Athletics competitions
Main Venue
1956 | Succeeded by

Stadio Olimpico
Rome

Preceded by

Helsingin olympiastadion
Helsinki

|  Summer Olympics
Football Men's Finals (Melbourne Cricket Ground)
1956 | Succeeded by

Stadio Flaminio
Rome

Preceded by

Eden Gardens

|  Cricket World Cup
Final Venue
1992 | Succeeded by

Gaddafi Stadium

Preceded by

Wankhede Stadium

|  Cricket World Cup
Final Venue
2015 | Succeeded by

Lord's

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Landmarks in the Melbourne central business district

Note: this includes landmarks in the Melbourne central business district and its immediate surrounds, not the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area

Precincts|

* Arts
* Chinatown
* Docklands
* East End
* Government
* Greek
* Little Italy
* Paris End
* RMIT Quarter
* Southbank/Wharf
* Sports & Entertainment
* University of Melbourne

Entertainment|

* Aquarium
* Arts Centre
* Convention & Exhibition Centre
* Crown Entertainment Complex
* Luna Park
* Theatre District
* Zoo

Shopping centres|

* Block Arcade
* Cathedral Arcade
* Collins Place
* DFO South Wharf
* Emporium
* GPO
* Melbourne Central
* Myer Flagship Store
* Queen Victoria Market
* QV
* Royal Arcade
* St Collins Lane
* The District Docklands

Public museums|

* ACCA
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* Chinese
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* Immigration
* Melbourne
* Observatory
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* NGV International
* Old Melbourne Gaol
* Old Treasury Building
* RMIT Gallery

Institutions|

* Government House
* Town Hall
* Parliament House
* State Library
* Supreme Court
* Victoria Barracks

Notable structures|

* Arts Centre
* Australia 108
* Eureka Tower
* Federation Square
* Royal Exhibition Building
* Shrine of Remembrance
* St Patrick's Cathedral
* St Paul's Cathedral

Sports venues|

* Docklands (Marvel) Stadium
* Grand Prix Circuit
* Icehouse
* Lakeside Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Melbourne Park (John Cain Arena \- Kia Arena \- Margaret Court Arena \- Rod Laver Arena)
* Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park)
* Sports & Aquatic Centre
* Sports & Entertainment (Holden) Centre
* Royal Park Golf Club
* State Netball Hockey Centre

Parks and gardens|

* Albert Park
* Alexandra Gardens
* Birrarung Marr
* Carlton Gardens
* Fitzroy Gardens
* Flagstaff Gardens
* Kings Domain
* Queen Victoria Gardens
* Royal Botanic Gardens
* Royal Park
* Treasury Gardens
* Yarra Park

Transport|

* Bolte Bridge
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* CityLink
* City Loop
* Flinders Street station
* Melbourne Central station
* Southern Cross station
* Trams
* West Gate Bridge
* Yarra River

Articles related to Melbourne Cricket Ground

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Test cricket grounds in Australia

Primary grounds|

* Adelaide Oval
* Bellerive Oval
* The Gabba
* Manuka Oval
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Perth Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground

Former grounds|

* Brisbane Exhibition Ground
* Cazalys Stadium
* Marrara Oval
* WACA Ground

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Big Bash League grounds

Main Grounds|

* Adelaide Oval
* Blundstone Arena
* The Gabba
* Marvel Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Optus Stadium
* Sydney Showground Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground

Secondary Grounds|

* CitiPower Centre
* GMHBA Stadium
* Manuka Oval
* Metricon Stadium
* University of Tasmania Stadium

Former grounds|

* Stadium Australia
* WACA Ground
* Ted Summerton Reserve
* TIO Traeger Park
* C.ex Coffs International Stadium

* v
* t
* e

Melbourne Stars

Est. 2011 in Melbourne, Victoria

* Men
* Women
* Players

History|

* Overview

Home stadium|

* Melbourne Cricket Ground

Leagues|

* Big Bash League
* Champions League Twenty20
* Women's Big Bash League

Seasons (men)|

* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22

Seasons (women)|

* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Coaches (men)|

* Greg Shipperd (2011–2015)
* Stephen Fleming (2015–2019)
* David Hussey (2019–present)

Captains (men)|

* Shane Warne (2011–2013)
* Cameron White (2013–2015)
* Michael Clarke (2015 Retired before season)
* David Hussey (2015–2017)
* John Hastings (2017–2018)
* Glenn Maxwell (2018–present)
* Nic Maddinson (2019 Acting)
* Peter Handscomb (2020 Acting)

Coaches (women)|

* David Hemp (2015–2020)
* Trent Woodhill (2020–21)
* Jarrad Loughman (2021–22)
* Jonathan Batty (2022–23)

Captains (women)|

* Meg Lanning (2015–2017, 2020–2022)
* Kristen Beams (2017–2019)
* Elyse Villani (2019–20)
* Nicole Faltum (2022–23)

* v
* t
* e

International cricket centuries by ground

Australia|

* Adelaide Oval
* Bellerive Oval
* The Gabba
* MCG
* SCG

Bangladesh|

* Sher-e-Bangla

England/Wales|

* Edgbaston
* Headingley
* Lord's
* Old Trafford
* The Oval
* Trent Bridge

India|

* Arun Jaitley
* Brabourne
* Chidambaram
* Eden Gardens
* Green Park
* Wankhede

New Zealand|

* Basin Reserve
* Eden Park
* Lancaster Park

Pakistan|

* Gaddafi
* National

South Africa|

* Kingsmead
* Newlands
* St George's Park
* Wanderers

Sri Lanka|

* Saravanamuttu
* Singhalese Sports Club

West Indies|

* Kensington Oval
* Queen's Park Oval
* Sabina Park

Zimbabwe|

* Harare Sports Club

* v
* t
* e

International cricket five-wicket hauls by ground

Australia|

Adelaide Oval
The Gabba
MCG
SCG
WACA

Bangladesh|

Sher-e-Bangla

England|

Edgbaston
Headingley
Lord's
Old Trafford
Riverside
The Oval
Trent Bridge

India|

Arun Jaitley
Brabourne
Eden Gardens
Chidambaram
Wankhede

New Zealand|

Basin Reserve
Eden Park
Lancaster Park
McLean Park

Pakistan|

Gaddafi
National

South Africa|

Kingsmead
Newlands
Old Wanderers
St George's Park
Wanderers

Sri Lanka|

Saravanamuttu
Sinhalese Sports Club

West Indies|

Bourda
Kensington Oval
Queens Park Oval
Sabina Park

Zimbabwe|

Harare Sports Club
Queens Sports Club

* v
* t
* e

Australian Football League grounds

Main grounds:|

* Adelaide Oval
* The Gabba
* GIANTS Stadium
* GMHBA Stadium
* Marvel Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Metricon Stadium
* Optus Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground

Secondary grounds:|

* Accor Stadium
* Blundstone Arena
* Cazalys Stadium
* Mars Stadium
* Manuka Oval
* TIO Stadium
* TIO Traeger Park
* University of Tasmania Stadium

Former grounds:|

* Albury Oval
* Arden Street Oval
* Blacktown ISP Oval
* Brisbane Exhibition Ground
* Canberra Stadium
* Brunswick Street Oval
* Coburg Oval
* Corio Oval
* East Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Euroa Oval
* Football Park
* Glenferrie Oval
* Jiangwan Stadium (China)
* Junction Oval
* Lake Oval
* Moorabbin Oval
* Motordrome
* North Hobart Oval
* Princes Park
* Punt Road Oval
* Riverway Stadium
* Subiaco Oval
* Toorak Park
* Victoria Park
* WACA Ground
* Waverley Park
* Wellington Regional Stadium (NZ)
* Whitten Oval
* Windy Hill
* Yarraville Oval

Training grounds:|

* AAMI Park
* Alberton Oval
* Arden Street Oval
* Austworld Centre
* Cockburn ARC
* Football Park
* The Gabba
* GMHBA Stadium
* Ikon Park
* Mineral Resources Park
* Olympic Park Oval
* Punt Road Oval
* RSEA Safety Centre
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* The Hangar
* Victoria University Whitten Oval
* Waverley Park
* WestConnex Centre

* v
* t
* e

National Rugby League grounds

New South Wales|

* 4 Pines Park
* Accor Stadium
* Allianz Stadium
* CommBank Stadium
* BlueBet Stadium
* Campbelltown Stadium
* McDonald Jones Stadium
* Leichhardt Oval
* Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
* Pointsbet Stadium
* WIN Stadium

Queensland|

* Cbus Super Stadium
* Queensland Country Bank Stadium
* Suncorp Stadium

Victoria|

* AAMI Park

ACT|

* GIO Stadium

New Zealand|

* Mount Smart Stadium

Semi-permanent grounds|

* Adelaide Oval
* BB Print Stadium
* Belmore Sports Ground
* Browne Park
* Carrington Park
* Caltex Park
* C.ex Coffs International Stadium
* Central Coast Stadium
* Glen Willow Oval
* HBF Park
* McDonalds Park
* McLean Park (NZ)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Moreton Daily Stadium
* Optus Stadium
* Salter Oval
* Scully Park
* Sky Stadium (NZ)
* Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* TIO Stadium
* The Gabba

Former grounds|

* Barlow Park
* Bennett Oval
* Birchgrove Oval
* Carlaw Park (NZ)
* Carrara Stadium
* Cazalys Stadium
* Chatswood Oval
* Clive Berghofer Stadium
* Concord Oval
* Cumberland Oval
* Docklands Stadium
* Drummoyne Oval
* Earl Park
* Eden Park (NZ)
* Eric Weissel Oval
* Erskineville Oval
* Forsyth Barr Stadium (NZ)
* Henson Park
* Hindmarsh Stadium
* Hurstville Oval
* Lancaster Park (NZ)
* Lathlain Park
* Lavington Sports Ground
* Lidcombe Oval
* Manuka Oval
* Marley Brown Oval
* North Sydney Oval
* Olympic Park Stadium
* Parramatta Stadium
* Pioneer Oval
* Pratten Park
* Princes Park
* Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
* Redfern Oval
* Rugby League Park (NZ)
* Seagulls Stadium
* Seiffert Oval
* Subiaco Oval
* Sutherland Oval
* Sydney Football Stadium
* Sydney Showground Stadium
* Sydney Showground
* Sydney Sports Ground
* Townsville Sports Reserve
* Trumper Oval
* WACA Ground
* Waikato Stadium (NZ)
* Wentworth Park
* Willows Sports Complex
* Yarrow Stadium (NZ)

* v
* t
* e

Collingwood Football Club

* Nickname: Magpies

* History
* Records
* Current squad
* Players
* Captains
* Coaches
* Awards
* Copeland Trophy
* AFL Women's best and fairest
* Leading goalkickers

* AFL coach: Craig McRae
* AFL captain: Scott Pendlebury

* AFLW coach: Stephen Symonds
* AFLW captains: Steph Chiocci & Brianna Davey

VFL/AFL home grounds|

* Victoria Park (1897–1999)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (2000–)

AFLW home grounds|

* Olympic Park Oval (2017–2018)
* Victoria Park (2019–)

VFL/AFL premierships (15)|

* 1902
* 1903
* 1910
* 1917
* 1919
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1935
* 1936
* 1953
* 1958
* 1990
* 2010

Seasons (131)|

* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Related articles|

* AIA Centre
* Anzac Day match
* Carlton rivalry
* Colliwobbles
* Eddie McGuire
* Mark Korda
* Joffa Corfe
* King's Birthday match
* Netball team
* New York Magpies
* Olympic Park Oval
* Presidents
* VFL team

* v
* t
* e

Hawthorn Football Club

* Nickname: Hawks

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Current squad
* Captains
* Coaches
* Peter Crimmins Medal
* Leading goalkickers

* AFL coach: Sam Mitchell
* AFL captain: Vacant

* AFLW coach: Bec Goddard
* AFLW captain: Tilly Lucas-Rodd

VFL/AFL home grounds|

* Glenferrie Oval (1906–1973)
* Princes Park (1974–1991)
* Waverley Park (1970–1999)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (2000–)
* York Park (2001–)

VFL/AFL premierships (13)|

* 1961
* 1971
* 1976
* 1978
* 1983
* 1986
* 1988
* 1989
* 1991
* 2008
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015

VFA/VFL/AFL Seasons (107)|

* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

AFLW home grounds|

* Box Hill City Oval (2022–)
* Frankston Park (2022–)

AFLW seasons (2)|

* S7 (2022)
* 2023

Related articles|

* Beyond Blue Cup
* Blue Ribbon Cup
* Kennett curse
* Line in the sand match
* Melbourne Hawks
* VFL affiliate
* Racism allegations

VFA in recess from 1916–1917, Hawthorn did not participate in the 1918 VFA season due to World War I (indicated in grey)

* v
* t
* e

Melbourne Football Club

* Nickname: Demons

* History
* Club honours
* Current squad
* Players
* Coaches
* Captains
* Honour board
* Awards
* Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy
* AFL Women's best and fairest
* Leading goalkickers

* AFL coach: Simon Goodwin
* AFL captain: Max Gawn

* AFLW coach: Mick Stinear
* AFLW captain: Daisy Pearce

VFL/AFL home grounds|

* Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1941; 1946–)
* Punt Road Oval (1942–45)

AFLW home grounds|

* Casey Fields (2017–)

VFL/AFL premierships (13)|

* 1900
* 1926
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1948
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1959
* 1960
* 1964
* 2021

Seasons (147)|

* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Related articles|

* 2009 tanking scandal
* Casey Demons
* King's Birthday match
* Melbourne Hawks

Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–18 due to the First World War

* v
* t
* e

Richmond Football Club

* Nickname: Tigers

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Current squad
* Captains
* Coaches
* Awards
* Jack Dyer Medal
* Michael Roach Medal

* AFL coach: Damien Hardwick
* AFL captain: Trent Cotchin

* AFLW coach: Tom Hunter
* AFLW captain: Katie Brennan

VFL/AFL home grounds|

* Punt Road Oval (1908–1964)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (1964–)

AFLW home grounds|

* Princes Park (2020–)
* Punt Road Oval (2021–)

VFA premierships (2)|

* 1902
* 1905

VFL/AFL premierships (13)|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1932
* 1934
* 1943
* 1967
* 1969
* 1973
* 1974
* 1980
* 2017
* 2019
* 2020

Seasons (136)|

* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Related articles|

* Dreamtime at the 'G
* VFL team
* Women's teams

* v
* t
* e

Australian Football League

Clubs|

| Current|

* Adelaide
* Brisbane Lions
* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Fremantle
* Geelong
* Gold Coast
* Greater Western Sydney
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
* North Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

|

Former|

* Brisbane Bears
* Fitzroy
* University

Seasons|

* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Grand finals|

* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Venues|

* Adelaide Oval
* Bellerive Oval
* Carrara Stadium
* Cazaly's Stadium
* Docklands Stadium
* Eureka Stadium
* The Gabba
* Kardinia Park
* Manuka Oval
* Marrara Oval
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Perth Stadium
* Stadium Australia
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* Sydney Showground Stadium
* Traeger Park
* York Park

Awards|

* AFL Coaches Association awards
* AFL Players Association awards
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* AFL Rising Star
* All-Australian team
* Brownlow Medal (winners)
* Coleman Medal
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year
* Norm Smith Medal

Major recurring
events|

* AFL Draft
* AFL finals series
* AFL Grand Final
* Anzac Day Eve match
* Anzac Day match
* Dreamtime at the 'G
* Easter Monday clash
* E. J. Whitten Legends Game
* King's Birthday match
* Len Hall Tribute game
* Magic Round
* Opening game
* QClash
* Showdown
* Sydney Derby
* Western Derby

Second-tier and
junior competitions|

* AFL Under-19 Championships
* NAB League Boys
* North East Australian Football League
* South Australian National Football League
* Victorian Football League
* West Australian Football League

Related articles|

* AFL Coaches Association
* AFL Commission
* AFL Players Association
* AFL Record
* AFL Umpires Association
* AFL Women's
* AFLX
* Carlton salary cap breach
* Current coaches
* Essendon supplements saga
* Games records
* 200-game players for one club
* Goal with first kick
* Goalkicking records
* Grand final location debate
* Grand Final pre-match performances
* History
* Individual match awards
* International Rules Series
* Kennett curse
* Melbourne tanking scandal
* Minor premiers
* Premiers
* Premiership captains/coaches
* Premiership/grand final statistics
* Proposed clubs
* Tasmanian AFL bid
* Records
* Reserves affiliations
* Rivalries
* Television shows
* Victorian bias
* Video games
* Wooden spoons

Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924

* v
* t
* e

Summer Olympic stadiums

19th century|

* Panathenaic Stadium (Athens 1896)
* Vélodrome de Vincennes (Paris 1900)

20th century|

* Francis Field (St Louis 1904)
* White City Stadium (London 1908)
* Stockholm Olympic Stadium (Stockholm 1912)
* Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp 1920)
* Stade Yves-du-Manoir (Paris 1924)
* Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam 1928)
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles 1932)
* Olympiastadion (Berlin 1936)
* Wembley Stadium (London 1948)
* Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Helsinki 1952)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne 1956)
* Stadio Olimpico (Rome 1960)
* National Stadium (Tokyo 1964)
* Estadio Olímpico Universitario (Mexico City 1968)
* Olympiastadion (Munich 1972)
* Olympic Stadium (Montreal 1976)
* Grand Arena, Lenin Stadium (Moscow 1980)
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles 1984)
* Seoul Olympic Stadium (Seoul 1988)
* Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona 1992)
* Centennial Olympic Stadium (Atlanta 1996)
* Sydney Olympic Stadium (Sydney 2000)

21st century|

* Olympic Stadium (Athens 2004)
* Beijing National Stadium (Beijing 2008)
* Olympic Stadium (London 2012)
* Maracanã Stadium (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
* Japan National Stadium (Tokyo 2020)
* Stade de France (Paris 2024)
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum/SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles 2028)
* Brisbane Cricket Ground (Brisbane 2032)

* v
* t
* e

File:Olympic rings without rims.svg Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne)

Melbourne|

* Broadmeadows
* Eastern Sportsground
* Lake Wendouree
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Oaklands Hunt Club
* Olympic Park Stadium
* Port Phillip
* Royal Australian Air Force, Laverton Air Base
* Royal Exhibition Building
* St Kilda Town Hall
* Swimming/Diving Stadium
* Velodrome
* West Melbourne Stadium
* Williamstown

Stockholm|

* Lill-Jansskogen
* Olympic Stadium
* Ulriksdal

* v
* t
* e

File:Olympic rings without rims.svg Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney)

Sydney Olympic Park|

* NSW Tennis Centre
* Olympic Stadium
* State Hockey Centre
* State Sports Centre
* Sydney Showground (Sydney Baseball Stadium)
* Sydney International Archery Park
* Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
* Sydney SuperDome

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Sydney|

* Blacktown Olympic Park
* Bondi Beach
* Centennial Parklands
* Dunc Gray Velodrome
* North Sydney
* Olympic Sailing Shore Base
* Penrith Whitewater Stadium
* Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
* Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
* Sydney Entertainment Centre
* Sydney Football Stadium
* Sydney International Equestrian Centre
* Sydney International Regatta Centre
* Sydney International Shooting Centre
* Sydney Opera House
* Western Sydney Parklands

Outside Sydney|

* Brisbane Cricket Ground (Brisbane)
* Bruce Stadium (Canberra)
* Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne)

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Olympic venues in athletics

19th century|

* 1896: Marathon (city), Panathenaic Stadium

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20th century|

* 1900: Croix-Catelan Stadium
* 1904: Francis Field
* 1908: White City Stadium
* 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium
* 1920: Olympisch Stadion
* 1924: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
* 1928: Olympic Stadium
* 1932: Olympic Stadium, Riverside Drive at Griffith Park
* 1936: Avus Motor Road, Olympic Stadium
* 1948: Empire Stadium
* 1952: Olympic Stadium
* 1956: Melbourne Cricket Ground
* 1960: Arch of Constantine, Raccordo Anulare, Stadio Olimpico, Via Appia Antica, Via Cristoforo Colombo
* 1964: Fuchu City, Karasuyama-machi, National Stadium, Sasazuka-machi, Shinjuku
* 1968: Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Zócalo
* 1972: Olympiastadion
* 1976: Montreal Botanical Garden, Olympic Stadium, Streets of Montreal
* 1980: Grand Arena, Streets of Moscow
* 1984: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Santa Monica College, Streets of Los Angeles, Streets of Santa Monica
* 1988: Seoul Olympic Stadium, Streets of Seoul
* 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Monjuïc, Marathon course, Mataró, Walking course
* 1996: Marathon course, Olympic Stadium, Walking course

21st century|

* 2000: Marathon course, North Sydney, Olympic Stadium
* 2004: Marathon (city), Olympic Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium, Stadium at Olympia
* 2008: Beijing National Stadium, Olympic Green Promenade Walking course, Streets of Beijing Marathon course
* 2012: Marathon Course, Olympic Stadium
* 2016: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Pontal, Sambódromo
* 2020: Japan National Stadium, Odori Park
* 2024: Stade de France, Champs-Élysées
* 2028: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Banc of California Stadium, Grand Park
* 2032: Brisbane Cricket Ground

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Olympic venues in field hockey

20th century|

* 1908: White City Stadium
* 1920: Olympisch Stadion
* 1928: Old Stadion
* 1932: Olympic Stadium
* 1936: Hockey Stadion (final), Hockey Stadion #2
* 1948: Empire Stadium (medal matches), Guinness Sports Club, Lyons' Sports Club, Polytechnic Sports Ground
* 1952: Velodrome
* 1956: Eastern Sportsground, Melbourne Cricket Ground (final)
* 1960: Campo Tre Fontane, Olympic Velodrome (final), Stadio dei Marmi
* 1964: Komazawa Hockey Field
* 1968: Municipal Stadium
* 1972: Hockeyanlage
* 1976: Molson Stadium, McGill University
* 1980: Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena; Young Pioneers Stadium (final)
* 1984: Weingart Stadium
* 1988: Seongnam Stadium
* 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
* 1996: Clark Atlanta University Stadium, Morris Brown College Stadium (final)

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21st century|

* 2000: State Hockey Centre
* 2004: Olympic Hockey Centre
* 2008: Olympic Green Hockey Field
* 2012: Riverbank Arena
* 2016: Olympic Hockey Centre
* 2020: Oi Hockey Stadium
* 2024: Stade Yves-du-Manoir
* 2028: Dignity Health Sports Park

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Olympic venues in association football

| 1900s|

1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Olympic Field
1908
White City Stadium

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1910s|

1912
Råsunda IP, Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats

1920s|

1920
Jules Ottenstadion, Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien, Stadion Broodstraat
1924
Stade Bergeyre, Stade Yves-du-Manoir (final), Stade de Paris, Stade Pershing
1928
Monnikenhuize, Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

1930s|

1936
Hertha-BSC Field, Mommsenstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Poststadion

1940s|

1948
Arsenal Stadium, Champion Hill, Craven Cottage, Empire Stadium (medal matches), Fratton Park, Goldstone Ground, Green Pond Road, Griffin Park, Lynn Road, Selhurst Park, White Hart Lane

1950s|

1952
Kotkan urheilukeskus, Kupittaan jalkapallostadion, Lahden kisapuisto, Olympic Stadium (final), Ratina Stadion, Töölön Pallokenttä
1956
Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium

1960s|

1960
Florence Communal Stadium, Grosseto Communal Stadium, L'Aquila Communal Stadium, Livorno Ardenza Stadium, Naples Saint Paul's Stadium, Pescara Adriatic Stadium, Stadio Flaminio (final)
1964
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Mitsuzawa Football Field, Nagai Stadium, Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ōmiya Football Field, Prince Chichibu Memorial Football Field
1968
Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Estadio Nou Camp, Jalisco Stadium

1970s|

1972
Dreiflüssestadion, ESV-Stadion, Jahnstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion, Urban Stadium
1976
Lansdowne Park, Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium, Varsity Stadium

1980s|

1980
Dinamo Stadium, Dynamo Central Stadium – Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium – Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium, Republican Stadium
1984
Harvard Stadium, Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium
1988
Busan Stadium, Daegu Stadium, Daejeon Stadium, Dongdaemun Stadium, Gwangju Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final)

1990s|

1992
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Camp Nou (final), Estadio Luís Casanova, La Romareda, Sarrià Stadium
1996
Florida Citrus Bowl, Legion Field, Orange Bowl, RFK Memorial Stadium, Sanford Stadium (both finals)

2000s|

2000
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bruce Stadium, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final)
2004
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Karaiskakis Stadium (women's final), Olympic Stadium (men's final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Pankritio Stadium, Panthessaliko Stadium
2008
Beijing National Stadium (men's final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Workers' Stadium (women's final)

2010s|

2012
Coventry Arena, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium, St James' Park, Old Trafford, Wembley Stadium (both finals)
2016
Estádio Nacional de Brasília, Arena Fonte Nova, Mineirão, Arena Corinthians, Arena da Amazônia, Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Maracanã (both finals)

2020s|

2020
International Stadium Yokohama (both finals), Kashima Soccer Stadium, Miyagi Stadium, Saitama Stadium, Sapporo Dome, Tokyo Stadium
2024
Parc des Princes (both finals), Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Stade de la Beaujoire, Stade de Nice, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Stade Matmut Atlantique, Stadium Municipal, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Stade Vélodrome
2028
SoFi Stadium, Banc of California Stadium, Rose Bowl, Levi's Stadium, PayPal Park, Stanford Stadium, California Memorial Stadium

2030s|

2032
Barlow Park, Lang Park, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, North Queensland Stadium, Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sydney Football Stadium, Robina Stadium, Toowoomba Sports Ground

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Commonwealth Games stadiums

* Ivor Wynne Stadium (Hamilton 1930)
* White City Stadium (London 1934)
* Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney 1938)
* Eden Park (Auckland 1950)
* Empire Stadium (Vancouver 1954)
* Arms Park (Cardiff 1958)
* Perry Lakes Stadium (Perth 1962)
* Independence Park (Kingston 1966)
* Meadowbank Stadium (Edinburgh 1970)
* Queen Elizabeth II Park (Christchurch 1974)
* Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton 1978)
* Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (Brisbane 1982)
* Meadowbank Stadium (Edinburgh 1986)
* Mount Smart Stadium (Auckland 1990)
* Centennial Stadium (Victoria 1994)
* Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Kuala Lumpur 1998)
* City of Manchester Stadium (Manchester 2002)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne 2006)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi 2010)
* Hampden Park (Glasgow 2014)
* Carrara Stadium (Gold Coast 2018)
* Alexander Stadium (Birmingham 2022)

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