Victorian Football Association
Venues 1877-1896
|
Venue |
Venue -- Full name |
1877 |
1878 |
1879 |
1880 |
1881 |
1882 |
1883 |
1884 |
1885 |
1886 |
1887 |
1888 |
1889 |
1890 |
1891 |
1892 |
1893 |
1894 |
1895 |
1896 |
Grand Total |
|
EMCG |
East Melbourne Cricket Ground |
|
8 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
201 |
|
MCG |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
1 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
198 |
|
South Melbourne |
South Melbourne Cricket Ground |
|
4 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
183 |
|
Corio Oval |
Corio Cricket Ground, Geelong |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
174 |
|
Fitzroy |
Fitzroy Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
135 |
|
North Melbourne / Hotham |
North Melbourne Recreation Reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
119 |
|
Richmond |
Richmond Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
111 |
|
Williamstown |
Williamstown Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
101 |
|
Port Melbourne |
Port Melbourne Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
99 |
|
St Kilda |
St Kilda Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
99 |
|
Footscray |
Footscray Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
91 |
|
Victoria Park |
Victoria Park, Collingwood |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
48 |
|
University |
University Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
6 |
6 |
45 |
|
Ballarat |
Ballarat - venue not listed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
17 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
Garden's Reserve, Williamstown |
Garden's Reserve, Williamstown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
Friendly Societies' Ground |
Friendly Societies' Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
Prince's Oval |
Prince's Oval, Carlton |
|
|
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
Melbourne Football Ground |
Melbourne Football Ground / Richmond Paddock |
7 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
Essendon |
Flemington Hill Ground |
|
5 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
Saxon Paddock |
Saxon Ground, Ballarat |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
Eastern Oval |
Eastern Oval, Ballarat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
Warehouseman's Ground |
Warehouseman's Cricket Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Madeline Street Reserve |
Madeline Street Reserve, Carlton |
8 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
Royal Park |
Royal Park |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
Alpaca Paddock, St Kilda |
Alpaca Paddock, St Kilda |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
Albert Park |
Albert Park |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
Wesley College Ground |
Wesley College Ground, Prahran |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Western Oval, Ballarat |
Western Oval, Ballarat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Argyle Square Ground, Geelong |
Argyle Square Ground, Geelong |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Geelong Agricultural Showgrounds |
Geelong Agricultural Showgrounds |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Richmond City Reserve |
Richmond City Reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Wynne's Paddock |
Wynne's Paddock, Ballarat |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Ballarat Cricket Ground |
Ballarat Cricket Ground |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Commun na Feine ground |
Commun na Feine ground, Geelong |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Hotham Hurling Ground |
Hotham Hurling Ground |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Richmond Paddock (lower end) |
Richmond Paddock (lower end) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
|
30 |
51 |
46 |
49 |
46 |
46 |
51 |
76 |
101 |
173 |
157 |
144 |
117 |
112 |
117 |
125 |
131 |
117 |
117 |
118 |
1924 |
For further information about these venues, visit this excellently detailed page on the Blueseum website: Pre VFL Venues
Prepared and maintained by Andrew Robinson
Author: Andrew Robinson (contact:
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First created: 20 September 2011
Last updated: 19 May 2022
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