Percy Doyle Reserve is a sporting and recreational facility in
Duncraig, Western Australia
Duncraig is a northern List of Perth suburbs, suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth central business district, Perth's central business district (CBD) between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway. I ...
. Spanning a substantial area, the reserve serves as a central hub for community activities and various sports.
Facilities
The reserve has diverse facilities catering various sports and activities:
* 3 soccer fields
* 1 AFL size oval
* 20 tennis courts
* 6 lawn bowl greens
* 4 clubrooms
* Library and community garden
* Recreation centre (including gym and basketball courts)
* Adventure Hub. An $8.1 million Duncraig Adventure Hub is under development, set to include a skate park, bike track, multipurpose court, play space, barbecues, and shaded areas. Completion is anticipated in June 2025.
Clubs
The reserve offers a home to many local sporting clubs:
Football: The main soccer oval at Percy Doyle Reserve is currently used for
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
. The ground is used by
Sorrento FC
Sorrento Football Club, commonly known as Sorrento FC, is a Western Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Duncraig. They currently compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Aust ...
in the
National Premier League Western Australia, and it has previously been used by
Perth Glory Women in the
W-League and
Perth Glory FC Youth in the
National Youth League. The ground is surrounded by a series of football pitches used by various teams competing in
Football West
Football West is the state governing body for soccer in Western Australia (WA). It is affiliated with Football Australia (FA), the sport's national governing body, and through FA's affiliation to FIFA. Football West's premier competition is the ...
competitions. The facility was used as the team base camp for
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
during the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's association football, football championship contested by List of women's national association football teams, women's nat ...
. Sorrento Football Club were the 2024 Football State League Champions.
Tennis: The Sorrento Tennis Club is home to the Mt Lawley Sorrento Planets in the Tennis West Men's State League. They play half their home games at the Sorrento Tennis Club and the other half at the Mt Lawley Tennis Centre in Mt Lawley. Mens State League is the highest semi-professional tennis league in Western Australia. The Planets were established before the 2023/24 State League season, finishing last on the ladder in their first season. Prior to the Planets, Sorrento participated in the Men's State League competition for most seasons until the 2016/17 season. They won the Men's State League shield in 1997/98 season.
References
External links
Official Website of Sorrento FCOfficial Website of Sorrento Tennis Club
Soccer venues in Perth, Western Australia
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