- Casey Fields
Casey Fields is a $30 million 70 hectare multi-
sports complex in theCity of Casey atCranbourne East a southeastern suburb ofMelbourne .The complex is home to
Australian rules football ,cricket ,netball ,tennis ,cycling andgolf .Rugby football andsoccer fields are also planned as part of future development.Australian rules football
There are two ovals in the complex. The first stage cost $4.2 million and opened on 29th April 2006.
The main oval is home to the
Casey Scorpions Victorian Football League side.The current capacity is around 4,000 with plans to add more stands.
NAB Cup pre-season regional challenge matches have been played there, with the record crowd being 3,500 set in 2007 when Hawthorn played Essendon.It has been touted as a potential training base for several
Australian Football League clubs, notably theMelbourne Football Club and the AFL is touting it to be the future site for a boutique stadium in Melbourne of similar size toOptus Oval orSkilled Stadium to be a third option for games behind theMelbourne Cricket Ground andTelstra Dome .The ground also hosted many of the games from the
2008 AFL National Under 18 Championships .External Links
* [http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/caseyfields/ Council site]
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