Hickinbotham Oval

Hickinbotham Oval
Noarlunga
Jim Deane Grandstand at Hikinbotham Oval
Former names	Noarlunga Oval
Location	1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs, South Australia
Coordinates	35°8′43″S 138°29′36″E / 35.14528°S 138.49333°E / -35.14528; 138.49333Coordinates: 35°8′43″S 138°29′36″E / 35.14528°S 138.49333°E / -35.14528; 138.49333
Broke ground	1994
Opened	1995
Operator	South Adelaide Football Club (SAFC)
Surface	Grass
Capacity	12,000
Tenants
South Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) (1995-present)

Hickinbotham Oval (originally Noarlunga Oval) is an Australian rules football oval in Noarlunga Downs, South Australia, a southern suburb of Adelaide. It has been the home of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club South Adelaide Football Club ("The Panthers") since 1995.^[1]

The oval has a capacity of 12,000 people, with seating for up to 1,000 in the Jim Deane Grandstand, named after South Adelaide's 1953 and 1957 Magarey Medallist. The record crowd for Noarlunga is 10,123 attending an SANFL match between South Adelaide and Glenelg on 6 May 1995 - the first SANFL match played at the venue.

Noarlunga Oval's goal to goal dimensions are 170m x 140m giving it the largest and widest playing surface in the SANFL.

The venue was re-named from Noarlunga Oval to Hickinbotham Oval in 2005 to honour former Panther and successful property developer Alan Hickinbotham.^[2]

In late 2010 the South Adelaide Footbal Club obtained permission from the City of Onkaparinga to install light towers at the oval with the intent to host night SANFL games at the venue. The first official SANFL night game was played at the oval on 21 April 2011 with the Panthers defeating Port Adelaide in front of the current night attendance record of 2,700.^[3].

References and notes

1. ^ Prior to 1995, the South Adelaide Football Club's home ground was Adelaide Oval.
2. ^ Alan Hickinbotham, fullpointsfooty.net
3. ^ Panthers match fixture @ safc.com.au

External links

• Hickinbotham Oval at Austadiums