Morwell Recreation Reserve is a multi purpose sport complex located in
Morwell, Victoria
Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne.
Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the .
It is both the ...
,
Australia
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. It is the home ground of the
Gippsland Power Football Club NAB League
The Talent League (also known as the Coates Hire, Coates Talent League under naming rights and previously as the National Australia Bank, NAB League and Transport Accident Commission, TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representa ...
team, the Morwell Football Club in the
Gippsland Football League, and the Morwell Cricket Club in the Latrobe Valley & District Cricket League.
The
stadium
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, with a maximum capacity of 10,000, has also hosted a series of
AFL pre-season matches. In 2014, the stadium hosted a
Victorian Football League
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game between the
Collingwood and
Richmond reserves.
In 2019, the stadium hosted its first regular season
AFL Women's
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game, with
Collingwood hosting the
Greater Western Sydney
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in Round 4.
An upgrade to the site by the
Latrobe City Council commenced in 2018, and saw the installation of new netball courts, lighting towers, a shared pavilion, and a synthetic playing surface for Australian rules and cricket. The second stage of the upgrade was completed in January 2019.
Attendance records
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Sports venues in Victoria (state)
AFL Women's grounds
Victorian Football League grounds
Cricket grounds in Victoria (state)
Netball venues in Victoria (state)
Morwell, Victoria
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