Melbourne cricket ground

AAMI Park Location 37°49′31″S 144°59′2″E / 37.82528°S 144.98389°E / -37.82528; 144.98389 Public transit Owner Operator Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust Executive suites 24 30,050 (total) 29,500 (rugby) Field size 136m ×85m (446ft ×279ft) Surface StaLok Turf Construction Broke ground 2007 ;16years ago ( 2007) Built 2010 ;13years ago ( 2010) Opened 7May 2010 ;13 years ago ( 2010-05-07) Construction cost Architect Structural engineer General contractor Tenants Rugby League Rugby Union Association football Australian rules football (administration and training, 2010–present) The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, known as AAMI Park for sponsorship reasons, When completed in 2010, it was Melbourne's first large purpose-built rectangular stadium. When the project to build the new stadium was approved, the largest stadiums in use were the The stadium's major tenants are Referred to as Melbourne Rectangular Stadium during its construction, the ground has been known as AAMI Park since it opened in March 2010, in a sponsorship deal with History [ ] Prior to construction [ ] Until 2010, In 2004, as part of Melbourne's bid for a On 6 April 2006 the Victorian Government announced that a $190 million 20,000-seat rectangular stadium would be built on the site of Edwin Flack Field and would be home to In November 2009, when the The stadium's first match was the Notable events hosted: 2010s [ ] Rugby league [ ] The stadium held its first event, rugby league's 2010 Anzac Test, on 7 May 2010. Mel...

Melbourne Sports Precinct. This year's first What happens when you combine a sporting mega-rivalry dating back nearly a century with a historic, world-class city? The ultimate Melbourne getaway. Here's how you can experience the cup in person, topped with our accommodation, eating and shopping recommendations in Melbourne. Bledisloe Cup 2023. On Saturday July 29 arch Rugby Union rivals the Wallabies and All Blacks go head-to-head once more to claim the Bledisloe Cup. It's hard to say who's the favourite to win. The All Blacks have a track record of success behind them (having won 20 years in a row), but the Wallabies aren't rolling over. In fact, this year they pulled out the big guns: Eddie Jones, rugby coaching superstar, and the last Aussie coach to take home the Bledisloe title. Come support the lads and take this as a reason to book flights and cheer them on in person at the iconic

A version of this article was originally published in July 2021 — it has been updated to reflect There is a scene in a documentary about Ange Postecoglou’s life, The Age Of Ange, where Postecoglou takes his parents Dimitris (Jim) and Voula to Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum. The museum had produced an exhibition titled “Through a Child’s Eyes”, which centred on 12 prominent Greek migrants who moved to Australia as children in the 1960s and 70s. One of the people in focus was their footballer son. As a series of Postecoglou’s childhood photos are projected onto the wall, he wryly asks his elderly mother if she can identify the boy sheepishly grinning across the collage. The camera cuts to Voula, who glows with an expression of unbridled happiness and pride. There was something understatedly powerful about the moment, a reckoning with history coming full circle, the fulfilment of the immigrant dream of providing your family with a better life, of offering your children their best chance to reach for the stars. The documentary was made to celebrate Postecoglou’s life as the manager who won Australia their first-ever Asia Cup in 2015, and it stresses just how radically he, a first-generation immigrant, permanently changed football in that country. But Postecoglou’s achievements did not happen in isolation. The football club South Melbourne Hellas, founded by Greek immigrants, have time and again been the engine of progress during football’s journey in Australia, with their former ...

Read more Against an undermanned attack, the result spoke both of Australia’s tenacity and South Africa’s batting frailty. Cameron Green did not take the field, having broken a finger while batting. Starc had injured the middle finger on his bowling hand while fielding in the first innings, and had to protect it throughout. Nathan Lyon took a heavy fall fielding at backward point and had to leave for treatment. But South Africa could not force Australia to overbowl Patrick Cummins and Scott Boland, folding inside 69 overs. Their batting problems were summed up by Temba Bavuma’s day, the vice-captain providing the stiffest resistance with his innings of 65, but sacrificing two partners along the way. Khaya Zondo honoured his call after Bavuma dropped a ball at the feet of Travis Head at cover, gone to a direct hit for one run. Spinner Keshav Maharaj was batting well when he called for a third. Bavuma bizarrely turned for the run with his back to his partner, stopped while looking at deep cover, then looked up to find Maharaj in his pocket. Had Bavuma kept going he might have made it, but Maharaj lost too much time turning back, with Starc receiving Labuschagne’s long throw and pinging down the striker’s stumps. With his place in the side under scrutiny, David Warner starred in the Boxing Day Test. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP Things started predictably after South Africa began the day 371 runs behind while Australia had an innings to spare. Sarel Erwee and Theunis de Bruyn ...

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Stadium The Melbourne Cricket Ground, abbreviated as MCG and also simply known as "The G", is a sports stadium located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The ground is located close to the center of Melbourne city, a pleasant 15-minute walk from the main Flinders Street train station. The stadium, which was opened in 1853, has a current official capacity of 100,024, making it the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the The MCG mainly serves as a host for various international and domestic cricket matches. The highest attendance for a cricket match was recorded at 93,013, for Australia's 2015 World Cup finals match against New Zealand. The stadium, despite being named with a cricket ground suffix, has been used for playing Australian Rules Football since 1869. The VFL/AFL Grand Final is played in the MCG every year. The highest attendance ever for a sporting event in the stadium was recorded for an Aussie Rules match at 121,696 for the 1970 VFL Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood, though a crowd of at least 130,000 came to see the American evangelist Billy Graham in 1959. In 1991, the MCG underwent significant redevelopments when the Great Southern Stand was rebuilt, and again in 2003-2005 when the Northern Stand replaced the old Ponsford, Members and Olympic Stands. Ashes Test match at the MCG, 2018 The stadium is also occasionally used for playing Rugby Union, Rugby League and Association Football games. A large crowd attende...

A version of this article was originally published in July 2021 — it has been updated to reflect There is a scene in a documentary about Ange Postecoglou’s life, The Age Of Ange, where Postecoglou takes his parents Dimitris (Jim) and Voula to Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum. The museum had produced an exhibition titled “Through a Child’s Eyes”, which centred on 12 prominent Greek migrants who moved to Australia as children in the 1960s and 70s. One of the people in focus was their footballer son. As a series of Postecoglou’s childhood photos are projected onto the wall, he wryly asks his elderly mother if she can identify the boy sheepishly grinning across the collage. The camera cuts to Voula, who glows with an expression of unbridled happiness and pride. There was something understatedly powerful about the moment, a reckoning with history coming full circle, the fulfilment of the immigrant dream of providing your family with a better life, of offering your children their best chance to reach for the stars. The documentary was made to celebrate Postecoglou’s life as the manager who won Australia their first-ever Asia Cup in 2015, and it stresses just how radically he, a first-generation immigrant, permanently changed football in that country. But Postecoglou’s achievements did not happen in isolation. The football club South Melbourne Hellas, founded by Greek immigrants, have time and again been the engine of progress during football’s journey in Australia, with their former ...

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Stadium The Melbourne Cricket Ground, abbreviated as MCG and also simply known as "The G", is a sports stadium located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The ground is located close to the center of Melbourne city, a pleasant 15-minute walk from the main Flinders Street train station. The stadium, which was opened in 1853, has a current official capacity of 100,024, making it the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the The MCG mainly serves as a host for various international and domestic cricket matches. The highest attendance for a cricket match was recorded at 93,013, for Australia's 2015 World Cup finals match against New Zealand. The stadium, despite being named with a cricket ground suffix, has been used for playing Australian Rules Football since 1869. The VFL/AFL Grand Final is played in the MCG every year. The highest attendance ever for a sporting event in the stadium was recorded for an Aussie Rules match at 121,696 for the 1970 VFL Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood, though a crowd of at least 130,000 came to see the American evangelist Billy Graham in 1959. In 1991, the MCG underwent significant redevelopments when the Great Southern Stand was rebuilt, and again in 2003-2005 when the Northern Stand replaced the old Ponsford, Members and Olympic Stands. Ashes Test match at the MCG, 2018 The stadium is also occasionally used for playing Rugby Union, Rugby League and Association Football games. A large crowd attende...

Melbourne Sports Precinct. This year's first What happens when you combine a sporting mega-rivalry dating back nearly a century with a historic, world-class city? The ultimate Melbourne getaway. Here's how you can experience the cup in person, topped with our accommodation, eating and shopping recommendations in Melbourne. Bledisloe Cup 2023. On Saturday July 29 arch Rugby Union rivals the Wallabies and All Blacks go head-to-head once more to claim the Bledisloe Cup. It's hard to say who's the favourite to win. The All Blacks have a track record of success behind them (having won 20 years in a row), but the Wallabies aren't rolling over. In fact, this year they pulled out the big guns: Eddie Jones, rugby coaching superstar, and the last Aussie coach to take home the Bledisloe title. Come support the lads and take this as a reason to book flights and cheer them on in person at the iconic

AAMI Park Location 37°49′31″S 144°59′2″E / 37.82528°S 144.98389°E / -37.82528; 144.98389 Public transit Owner Operator Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust Executive suites 24 30,050 (total) 29,500 (rugby) Field size 136m ×85m (446ft ×279ft) Surface StaLok Turf Construction Broke ground 2007 ;16years ago ( 2007) Built 2010 ;13years ago ( 2010) Opened 7May 2010 ;13 years ago ( 2010-05-07) Construction cost Architect Structural engineer General contractor Tenants Rugby League Rugby Union Association football Australian rules football (administration and training, 2010–present) The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, known as AAMI Park for sponsorship reasons, When completed in 2010, it was Melbourne's first large purpose-built rectangular stadium. When the project to build the new stadium was approved, the largest stadiums in use were the The stadium's major tenants are Referred to as Melbourne Rectangular Stadium during its construction, the ground has been known as AAMI Park since it opened in March 2010, in a sponsorship deal with History [ ] Prior to construction [ ] Until 2010, In 2004, as part of Melbourne's bid for a On 6 April 2006 the Victorian Government announced that a $190 million 20,000-seat rectangular stadium would be built on the site of Edwin Flack Field and would be home to In November 2009, when the The stadium's first match was the Notable events hosted: 2010s [ ] Rugby league [ ] The stadium held its first event, rugby league's 2010 Anzac Test, on 7 May 2010. Mel...

Read more Against an undermanned attack, the result spoke both of Australia’s tenacity and South Africa’s batting frailty. Cameron Green did not take the field, having broken a finger while batting. Starc had injured the middle finger on his bowling hand while fielding in the first innings, and had to protect it throughout. Nathan Lyon took a heavy fall fielding at backward point and had to leave for treatment. But South Africa could not force Australia to overbowl Patrick Cummins and Scott Boland, folding inside 69 overs. Their batting problems were summed up by Temba Bavuma’s day, the vice-captain providing the stiffest resistance with his innings of 65, but sacrificing two partners along the way. Khaya Zondo honoured his call after Bavuma dropped a ball at the feet of Travis Head at cover, gone to a direct hit for one run. Spinner Keshav Maharaj was batting well when he called for a third. Bavuma bizarrely turned for the run with his back to his partner, stopped while looking at deep cover, then looked up to find Maharaj in his pocket. Had Bavuma kept going he might have made it, but Maharaj lost too much time turning back, with Starc receiving Labuschagne’s long throw and pinging down the striker’s stumps. With his place in the side under scrutiny, David Warner starred in the Boxing Day Test. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP Things started predictably after South Africa began the day 371 runs behind while Australia had an innings to spare. Sarel Erwee and Theunis de Bruyn ...