Australian Football

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KEY FACTS

Official name
South Melbourne Cricket Ground

Known as
Lake Oval

Coordinates
-37.840357,144.965185

Address
Aughtie Dr, Albert Park, VIC, 3206

Record crowds
V/AFL: 41,000 (Rd 13, 1932)
V/AFL: 37,750 (Golden Fleece Night Premiership, GF, 1965)
VFA: 34,121 (Rd 20, 1886)
REP: 7,200 (Centenary Carnival, Rd 4, 1958)

Opened
1878

Leagues
Australian Football League; Representative Football; Victorian Football Association

Former home clubs
South Melbourne

Ground stats

Lake Oval

Footnotes

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