Australian Football

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KEY FACTS

Official name
East Melbourne Cricket Ground

Known as
East Melbourne

Coordinates
-37.817433,144.977887

Address
Wellington Parade and Jolimont Parade, East Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3002

Record crowds
VFA: 36,185 (Rd 5, 1891)
V/AFL: 20,181 (GF, 1900)
REP: 12,000 (Interstate, OOM, 1907)

Opened
1860

Used for Australian Football
1860-1921

Leagues
Australian Football League; Representative Football; Victorian Football Association

Former home clubs
Essendon

Ground stats

East Melbourne

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.