Cazaly's Stadium
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Cazaly's Stadium, also known by its sponsorship name as Bundaberg Rum Stadium, is a sports stadium
in Cairns, Australia
, that is named after former VFL legend Roy Cazaly
.
The stadium is largest oval stadium in Cairns and is used by Queensland Cricket Association, the Queensland Rugby League
and AFL Cairns
.
It features a main grandstand relocated from the Brisbane Cricket Ground
in the late 1990s.
has played two cricket
Test
series at the ground, against Bangladesh
in 2003 and Sri Lanka
in 2004. However its status as an out of season Test match venue is under review after the disappointing attendances.
matches in 2001 and AFL
pre-season matches in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. In 2011, the first regular season AFL game was played at Cazaly's Stadium between the and .
game between the Penrith Panthers
and North Queensland Cowboys
in 2001.
In 2003, a crowd of 11,000 attended an AFL
game between the Brisbane Lions
and Geelong Cats
.
In 2011, the regular season AFL game between the Gold Coast and Richmond recorded an attendance of 10,832.
International Cricket (Test) Australia v Sri Lanka - 9-13 Jul 2004AFL club Gold Coast Suns won the first AFL home and away season game on 16 July 2011 defeating Richmond 12.13 (85) to 9.16 (70) 3
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Cairns, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, that is named after former VFL legend Roy Cazaly
Roy Cazaly
Roy Cazaly was an Australian rules football player famous for his high marks and ruck work, which gave rise to the phrase "Up There Cazaly".-Early life/career:...
.
The stadium is largest oval stadium in Cairns and is used by Queensland Cricket Association, the Queensland Rugby League
Queensland Rugby League
The Queensland Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League and selects the members of Queensland State of Origin teams....
and AFL Cairns
AFL Cairns
The Australian Football League Cairns is a semi-professional Australian rules football league that includes clubs from the Cairns region in Queensland, Australia...
.
It features a main grandstand relocated from the Brisbane Cricket Ground
Brisbane Cricket Ground
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
in the late 1990s.
Cricket
AustraliaAustralian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
has played two cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
series at the ground, against Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
in 2003 and Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
in 2004. However its status as an out of season Test match venue is under review after the disappointing attendances.
Football codes
It has also hosted two National Rugby LeagueNational Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
matches in 2001 and AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
pre-season matches in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. In 2011, the first regular season AFL game was played at Cazaly's Stadium between the and .
Largest attendances
Rugby League holds the ground record with a crowd of 13,500 at the NRLNational Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
game between the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
and North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in 2001.
In 2003, a crowd of 11,000 attended an AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
game between the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
and Geelong Cats
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
.
In 2011, the regular season AFL game between the Gold Coast and Richmond recorded an attendance of 10,832.
Notable games
International Cricket (Test) Australia v Bangladesh - 25-28 Jul 2003International Cricket (Test) Australia v Sri Lanka - 9-13 Jul 2004AFL club Gold Coast Suns won the first AFL home and away season game on 16 July 2011 defeating Richmond 12.13 (85) to 9.16 (70) 3