List of Australian rugby league stadiums

This is a list of Australian rugby league stadiums by capacity.

National Rugby League stadiums

Representative football

The following are home venues of State of Origin Representative matches. Various venues have hosted Origin matches as one off events, including recently at Etihad Stadium and the MCG in 2015.

NRL representative venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants
ANZ Stadium Sydney Olympic Park  New South Wales 84,000 New South Wales Blues
Suncorp Stadium Milton, Brisbane  Queensland 52,500 Queensland Maroons

NRL club venues

This list includes all regular home grounds of National Rugby League clubs. Some of these venues have also hosted the Australian national rugby league team.

NRL club venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants
ANZ Stadium Sydney Olympic Park  New South Wales 84,000 NRL Grand Final
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Wests Tigers
Parramatta Eels
Suncorp Stadium Milton, Brisbane  Queensland 52,500 Brisbane Broncos
Allianz Stadium Moore Park, Sydney  New South Wales 45,500 Sydney Roosters
McDonald Jones Stadium New Lambton, Newcastle  New South Wales 33,000 Newcastle Knights
AAMI Park Melbourne  Victoria 30,050 Melbourne Storm
Cbus Super Stadium Robina, Gold Coast  Queensland 27,400 Gold Coast Titans
1300SMILES Stadium Kirwan, Queensland  Queensland 26,500 North Queensland Cowboys
GIO Stadium Bruce, Canberra  Australian Capital Territory 25,011 Canberra Raiders
WIN Stadium Wollongong  New South Wales 23,750 St George Illawarra Dragons
Lottoland Brookvale, Sydney  New South Wales 23,000 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Panthers Stadium Penrith, Sydney  New South Wales 22,500 Penrith Panthers
Southern Cross Group Stadium Cronulla, Sydney  New South Wales 22,000 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jubilee Oval Kogarah, Sydney  New South Wales 20,500 St George Illawarra Dragons
Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt, Sydney  New South Wales 20,000 Wests Tigers
Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown, Sydney  New South Wales 20,000 Wests Tigers

Occasional stadiums

These venues are not the permanent home venues of NRL clubs, but intermittently host club NRL matches.

Occasional venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Used by
Optus Stadium Perth  Western Australia 65,000 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Adelaide Oval Adelaide  South Australia 53,583 Adelaide Rams†
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sydney Roosters
Westpac Stadium Wellington  New Zealand 34,500 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
New Zealand Warriors
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore, Sydney  New South Wales 25,000 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth  New Zealand 25,000 New Zealand Warriors
nib Stadium Perth  Western Australia 20,500 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Central Coast Stadium Gosford  New South Wales 20,059 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sydney Roosters
Lavington Sports Ground Albury  New South Wales 20,000 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
AMI Stadium Addington, Christchurch  New Zealand 18,000 Penrith Panthers
North Hobart Oval Hobart  Tasmania 18,000 Melbourne Storm
Barlow Park Cairns  Queensland 18,000 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Marrara Oval Darwin  Northern Territory 14,000 Sydney Roosters
Gold Coast Titans
Parramatta Eels
Carrington Park Bathurst  New South Wales 13,000 Penrith Panthers
Redfern Oval Redfern, Sydney  New South Wales 5,000 South Sydney Rabbitohs

Proposed redevelopments and new NRL stadiums

Following is a list of current proposals for redevelopment or replacement of current NRL venues.

Proposed redevelopments and new venues
Stadium City State Capacity Potential Tenants Completion
Blacktown Stadium Blacktown  New South Wales 45,000 (approx.) new Penrith Panthers
Parramatta Eels
Liverpool Stadium Liverpool  New South Wales 45,000 (approx.) new Wests Tigers (main tenant)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (main tenant)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

St George Illawarra Dragons
North Queensland Stadium Townsville  Queensland 30,000 (approx.) new North Queensland Cowboys
Western Sydney Stadium Parramatta  New South Wales 30,000 Parramatta Eels

Wests Tigers

 2019[1]
New Canberra Stadium Canberra  Australian Capital Territory 30,000 (approx.) new Canberra Raiders Before 2020[2]
nib Stadium Perth  Western Australia 25,000 (stage 2 redevelopment) West Coast Pirates (proposed club)
New Allianz Stadium Moore Park, Sydney  New South Wales 45,000 (championship mode)

30,000 (club mode)

 Sydney Roosters (main tenants)

South Sydney Rabbitohs (while ANZ Stadium is rebuilt)

Wests Tigers

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

St George Illawarra Dragons

 2020-2022
ANZ Stadium Sydney Olympic Park  New South Wales 80,000 (approx.) (redevelopment) South Sydney Rabbitohs

Wests Tigers

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

 No Date Announced
Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide  South Australia 25,000 (redevelopment)[3] N/A

Former NRL stadiums

These venues have irregularly or previously hosted National Rugby League or higher standard rugby league matches.

Former NRL club venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Period in use Previous Tenants
Melbourne Cricket Ground ≠ Melbourne  Victoria 100,000 2000 Melbourne Storm
ANZ Stadium ≠ Brisbane  Queensland 60,000 1993–03 Super League Grand Final
Brisbane Broncos
Docklands Stadium Melbourne  Victoria 56,347 2001, 2007–10 Melbourne Storm
North Sydney Oval Sydney  New South Wales 23,000 1998–99 North Sydney Bears †
Sydney Showground ≠ Sydney  New South Wales 21,500 2001–05 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Parramatta Stadium ≠ Parramatta, Sydney  New South Wales 20,741 1986-2016

developing 2019

 Parramatta Eels
Olympic Park Stadium ‡ Melbourne  Victoria 18,500 1998–00, 2002–09 Melbourne Storm
Carrara Stadium ≠ Gold Coast  Queensland 18,000 1998
2007		 Gold Coast Chargers †
Gold Coast Titans
Hindmarsh Stadium ≠ Adelaide  South Australia 17,000 1998
2006
2009		 Adelaide Rams †
Penrith Panthers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  • Capacity shown is as it was during the time in use

† Club no longer exists in NRL
‡ Venue no longer exists
≠ Venue has since undergone renovation or complete re-build

New South Wales Cup stadiums

12 teams contest the 2015 NSW Cup. In addition to those listed below which are based in NSW, the Auckland, New Zealand based New Zealand Warriors feeder team also compete in the competition.

NSW Cup venues
Stadium City State Capacity Tenants NRL affiliate
McDonald Jones Stadium

Cessnock Sportsground

 Newcastle  New South Wales 33,000

10, 000

 Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights
Henson Park Newtown, Sydney  New South Wales 30,000 Newtown Jets Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
WIN Stadium Wollongong  New South Wales 23,000 Illawarra Cutters St George Illawarra Dragons
Leichhardt Oval
Campbelltown Stadium		 Leichhardt, Sydney
Campbelltown, Sydney		  New South Wales 20,000
20,000		 Wests Tigers Wests Tigers
North Sydney Oval North Sydney, Sydney  New South Wales 20,000 North Sydney Bears South Sydney Rabbitohs
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore, Sydney  New South Wales 19,000 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Windsor Sporting Complex Windsor, Sydney  New South Wales 10,000 Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers
H.E. Laybutt Field Blacktown, Sydney  New South Wales 5,000 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ringrose Park Wentworthville, Sydney  New South Wales 5,000 Wentworthville Magpies Parramatta Eels
Mount Pritchard Oval Mount Pritchard, Sydney  New South Wales 5,000 Mount Pritchard Mounties Canberra Raiders
Morry Breen Oval Kanwal, New South Wales  New South Wales 2,000 Wyong Roos Sydney Roosters

Queensland Cup Stadiums

Queensland Cup venues
Stadium City State Capacity Tenants NRL affiliate
Barlow Park Cairns  Queensland 18,000 Northern Pride RLFC North Queensland Cowboys
Sunshine Coast Stadium Sunshine Coast  Queensland 12,000 Sunshine Coast Falcons Melbourne Storm
North Ipswich Reserve Ipswich  Queensland 10,000 Ipswich Jets Gold Coast Titans
Stadium Mackay (Virgin Australia Stadium) Mackay  Queensland 10,000 Mackay Cutters North Queensland Cowboys
Dolphin Oval Redcliffe, Brisbane  Queensland 10,000 Redcliffe Dolphins Brisbane Broncos
Browne Park Rockhampton  Queensland 5,200 Central Queensland Capras Brisbane Broncos
Langlands Park Brisbane  Queensland 5,000 Easts Tigers Melbourne Storm
BMD Kougari Oval Wynnum, Brisbane  Queensland 5,000 Wynnum Manly Seagulls Brisbane Broncos
Bishop Park Brisbane  Queensland unknown Norths Devils Brisbane Broncos
Brandon Park
Davies Park		 South Bank, Brisbane
Logan		  Queensland unknown Souths Logan Magpies
Pizzey Park Gold Coast  Queensland unknown Burleigh Bears Gold Coast Titans
Piggabeen Sports Complex Gold Coast  New South Wales unknown Tweed Heads Seagulls Gold Coast Titans

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New 30,000-seat Parramatta stadium among premier's $1.6b promises". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/city-promised-new-stadium-with-roof-by-2020-20120302-1u8si.html
  3. ↑ Hindmarsh Stadium proposed redevelopment
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