Morwell Recreation Reserve

Morwell Recreation Reserve is a multi purpose sport complex located in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Gippsland Power Football Club NAB League team, the Morwell Football Club in the Gippsland Football League, and the Morwell Cricket Club in the Latrobe Valley & District Cricket League.

Morwell Recreation Reserve
LocationTravers Street, Morwell, Victoria
Coordinates38°14′27″S 146°23′24″E
OwnerLatrobe City Council
Capacity12,000[1]
Record attendance12,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Australian Rules Football
Gippsland Power Football Club (NAB)
Morwell Football Club (GFL)
Cricket
Morwell Cricket Club (LV&DCL)

The stadium, with a maximum capacity of 12,000, has also hosted a series of AFL pre-season matches. In 2014, the stadium hosted a Victorian Football League game between the Collingwood and Richmond reserves.[2] In 2019, the stadium hosted its first regular season AFL Women's game, with Collingwood hosting the Greater Western Sydney in Round 4.[3]

An upgrade to the site by the Latrobe City Council commenced in 2018, and saw the installation of new netball courts, lighting towers, a shared pavilion, and a synthetic playing surface for Australian rules and cricket.[4] The second stage of the upgrade was completed in January 2019.[5]

Attendance records
No. Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
126 February 2005Essendon v. RichmondAustralian rules footballAFL (preseason)12,000
211 March 2019Collingwood v. CarltonAustralian rules footballAFL (preseason)6,386
37 March 2015Essendon v. St KildaAustralian rules footballAFL (preseason)5,542
424 February 2019Collingwood v. Greater Western SydneyAustralian rules footballAFLW1,743
528 February 2004Hawthorn v. North MelbourneAustralian rules footballAFL (preseason)1,500

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


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