Corio Oval
Victoria | |
| Record attendance | 26,025 (29 August 1925 Geelong v Collingwood) |
|---|---|
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Closed | 1970s |
| Demolished | 1981 |
| Tenants | |
| Geelong Football Club (VFA, VFL/AFL) (1878-1940) Geelong Trotting Club (1956-1978) Geelong Greyhound Racing Club (1956-1980) | |
Corio Oval was an
Corio Oval had been in use as a cricket oval since 1862,[4] when a Geelong and District XXII played an All-England XI.[5] Several more cricket matches against international touring teams were played at the ground until 1937.[6]
In 1878, Corio Oval became the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, after they left Argyle Square due to a dispute over rent, although one game was played at the old ground in 1878 when Corio Oval was flooded. While Geelong went into recess in 1916 due to the
After the departure of the military, Corio Oval was vacant until 1956, when the Geelong Trotting Club held its inaugural meeting there. In the same year, the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club began to use a new track constructed for greyhound racing inside the trotting circuit, employing a mechanical "tin hare" as the lure.[7]
In the 1970s, plans were announced for the new
The attendance record for Corio Oval was set on 29 August 1925, when 26,025 fans saw Geelong defeat Collingwood by nine points,[9] a record for a Geelong home match that was not broken until 1951. A total of 545 matches at the top level of Victorian senior football - 174 in the VFA and 371 in the VFL - were played at the ground in 62 seasons of competition.
References
- ^ Geelong did not play in 1916 due to World War I.
- ^ Rodgers, Stephen (1983). Every Game Ever Played. Melbourne: Lloyd O'Neil Pty Ltd. 085550482X.
- ^ Begg, Peter (3 September 2012). "Picture in the past: From paddock to present day". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Corio Oval, Geelong". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Geelong v HH Stephenson's XI 1861-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Other matches played on Corio Oval, Geelong". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ a b "About Us". The Beckley Centre. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Geelong Conference Centre". The Salvation Army. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Corio Oval - Attendances (1921-1940)". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- Peter Begg (1990). Geelong - The First 150 Years. Globe Press. ISBN 0-9592863-5-7