Stadiums
Every venue the AFL has ever called home — current cathedrals, suburban grounds long-bulldozed, and everything in between.
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TIO Stadium (Marrara, Darwin) — The AFL’s Tropical Frontier
TIO Stadium in Marrara is the AFL’s tropical experiment, and Northern Territory footy fans are some of the most committed…
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Mars Stadium (Ballarat) — The Bulldogs’ Country Outpost
Mars Stadium in Ballarat is the Western Bulldogs’ regional outpost, and it’s the most underrated AFL venue in the country.…
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Heritage Bank Stadium (Carrara) — The Suns’ Gold Coast Home
Heritage Bank Stadium is the Gold Coast’s footy fortress, the venue formerly known as Carrara, Metricon, and (briefly) People First.…
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ENGIE Stadium (Sydney Showground) — The Giants’ Western Sydney Fortress
ENGIE Stadium is the AFL’s quietest success story. A 24,000-seat boutique footy ground tucked into Sydney Olympic Park, it’s the…
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The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) — The Swans’ Heritage Home
The Sydney Cricket Ground is the prettiest footy venue in Australia, and Sydney Swans fans will fight you on it.…
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The Gabba (Brisbane) — Queensland’s AFL Stronghold
The Gabba is a cricket ground that the AFL borrows on alternate weekends, and somehow the Brisbane Lions have built…
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GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) — The Cats’ Fortress
Geelong fans will tell you GMHBA Stadium is the most intimidating fortress in Australian sport — and they’ll be right.…
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Optus Stadium (Perth) — The West’s Crown Jewel
Optus Stadium is the West Australian flex made manifest — 60,000 seats of glistening Burswood concrete, built on what was…
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Adelaide Oval — South Australia’s Footy Showpiece
Adelaide Oval is what happens when a city decides it’s had enough of being the polite middle child of Australian…
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Marvel Stadium — The AFL’s Roof-On Workhorse
Marvel Stadium has had more name changes than a witness in protective custody. Colonial. Telstra Dome. Etihad. Now Marvel. The…
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