Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under

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as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an

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ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hampton and

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, Victoria. Most commonly known as Beach Road Oval throughout its existence, in 1998 the ground was renamed after the late Trevor Barker, who died of

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in 1996 at the age of 39. Barker had coached the

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to the 1992 and 1994 premierships.

History

In the late 1920s, the Sandringham City Council had been seeking to establish a senior football club in the district to join the

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, and providing a fenced venue to which admission could be charged was a requirement of the Association. After a previous unsuccessful application, the council received permission from the State Government to fence the existing playing oval in February 1929; the

entered the VFA the same season. The oval has a single

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(the Neil Bencraft Grandstand), a southern end named after record breaking goal kicker Nick Sautner (the Sautner Goal), and an administration centre (the John Mennie Administration Centre) – a

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and a capacity for 10,000. A record crowd of 18,000 attended the venue's first Sunday VFA premiership game, held between Sandringham and

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in April 1964. A rec footy competition was also played at the ground.

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