Punt Road Oval | |
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Former names | Richmond Cricket Ground ME Bank Centre |
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Location | Punt Road, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Coordinates | 37°49′20″S 144°59′16″E / 37.82222°S 144.98778°E |
Owner | City of Melbourne |
Operator | Richmond Football Club |
Capacity | 2,800[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1855 |
Opened | 1856 |
Tenants | |
Administration & Training (1885–present)
Melbourne Football Club (VFL/AFL) (1942–1946; 1956) Western Bulldogs (AFLW) (2022) | |
Ground information | |
International information | |
Only women's Test | 9 February 1991:![]() ![]() |
First WODI | 11 December 1988:![]() ![]() |
Last WODI | 17 December 1988:![]() ![]() |
As of 8 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive |
Punt Road Oval, also known as the Richmond Cricket Ground or known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to the east of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The oval is a former venue of the Victorian Football League (now Australian Football League), with 544 VFL/AFL premiership matches played there between 1908 and 1964. The venue is the training and administrative headquarters of the Richmond Football Club, and also hosts the club's reserves and women's premiership matches.