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Years: <1898> - <2005> (VFL/AFL), 2017 - (AFLW)
AKA: Optus Oval, MC Labor Park, Ikon Park
First VFL game - Round 9, 1898 vs Carlton
Last game - Round 9, 2005 vs Carlton
First women's game - 2017 AFLW Practice Match vs Carlton
First AFLW game: Round 2, 2017 vs
Originally home to , and also had stints at the ground. In the 1990s and early 2000s it was used for low-drawing games involving other Victorian teams.
During the early 1900s the ground was known as Princes Oval.
In <2004> chairman Paul Gardner suggested that the ground may become the permanent training base for the club, but nothing came of the plan.
Melbourne was the last club to win a premiership match at the venue, in Round 9, 2005.
The AFLW competition used the ground as its premium Victorian venue from 2017.
AFL
| Wins | Draws | Losses | % | | | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ----- | | | 45 | 2 | 78 | 36.80 | |
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131 | Round 2, 1991 | Fitzroy |
| 2 | 77 | Round 14, 1925 | Carlton |
| 3 | 43 | Round 2, 1956 | Carlton |
| 4 | 39 | Round 15, 1983 | Carlton |
| 5 | 38 | Round 15, 1983 | Carlton |
| 6 | 37 | Round 8, 1965 | Carlton |
| 7 | 34 | Round 4, 2002 | West Coast |
| 8 | 33 | Round 4, 1924 | Carlton |
| 9 | 29 | Round 16, 1904 | Carlton |
| 10 | 28 | Round 8, 1957 | Carlton |
| 10 | 28 | Round 10, 1963 | Carlton |
Highest Score
| Score | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27.18.180 | Round 2, 1991 | Fitzroy |
| 2 | 21.11.137 | Round 4, 2002 | West Coast |
| 3 | 18.14.122 | Round 14, 1925 | Carlton |
| 4 | 18.9.117 | Round 15, 2001 | Carlton |
| 5 | 16.20.116 | Round 4, 1940 | Carlton |
| 6 | 16.19.115 | Round 5, 1942 | South Melbourne |
| 6 | 17.13.115 | Round 8, 1988 | Fitzroy |
| 8 | 17.10.112 | Round 17, 1994 | Hawthorn |
| 9 | 16.15.111 | Round 15, 1982 | Carlton |
| 10 | 15.20.110 | Round 9, 2005 | Carlton |
Biggest Loss
| Margin | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106 | Round 6, 1996 | West Coast |
| 2 | 89 | Round 5, 1919 | Carlton |
| 3 | 86 | Round 22, 1986 | Carlton |
| 4 | 85 | Round 11, 1970 | Carlton |
| 4 | 85 | Round 11, 1986 | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 79 | Round 1, 1978 | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 79 | Round 11, 1982 | Hawthorn |
| 8 | 68 | Round 2, 1985 | Hawthorn |
| 9 | 65 | Round 12, 1910 | Carlton |
| 10 | 64 | Round 8, 1931 | Carlton |
| 10 | 64 | Round 8, 1999 | Western Bulldogs |
Lowest Score
| Score | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.4.16 | Round 17, 1899 | Carlton |
| 2 | 2.8.20 | Round 13, 1905 | Carlton |
| 3 | 3.4.22 | Round 3, 1900 | Carlton |
| 4 | 3.8.26 | Round 17, 1984 | Carlton |
| 5 | 3.10.28 | Round 9, 1898 | Carlton |
| 6 | 4.6.30 | Round 14, 1909 | Carlton |
| 7 | 4.7.31 | Round 11, 1908 | Carlton |
| 8 | 5.4.34 | Round 5, 1919 | Carlton |
| 8 | 4.10.34 | Round 14, 1987 | Fitzroy |
| 8 | 4.10.34 | Round 13, 1904 | Carlton |
Most goals in a game
| Goals | Player | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Harry Davie | 1925 |
| 2 | 8 | Darren Bennett | Round 2, 1991 |
| 2 | 8 | Allen Jakovich | 1991 |
| 4 | 7 | Robert McKenzie | 1948 |
| 4 | 7 | Allen Jakovich | 1994 |
| 6 | 8 times |
AFLW
| Wins | Draws | Losses | % | | | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ----- | | | 8 | 0 | 2 | 80.00 | |
(to R6 2024)
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Round 5, 2022 spring season | |
| 1 | 42 | Round 1, 2023 | |
| 3 | 35 | Round 6, 2018 | |
| 4 | 21 | Qualifying Final, 2022 spring season | |
| 5 | 19 | Round 2, 2017 | |
| 6 | 17 | Preliminary Final, 2022 spring season | North Melbourne |
| 7 | 16 | Round 6, 2024 | Greater Western Sydney |
| 8 | 14 | Round 8, 2023 | North Melbourne |
Highest score
| Score | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.13.73 | Round 1, 2023 | |
| 2 | 8.9.57 | Round 6, 2018 | |
| 3 | 7.8.50 | Round 5, 2022 spring season | |
| 4 | 7.6.48 | Qualifying Final, 2022 spring season | |
| 5 | 6.9.45 | Semi Final 2023 | |
| 6 | 7.2.44 | Round 2, 2017 | |
| 7 | 6.5.41 | Round 6, 2024 | Greater Western Sydney |
| 8 | 5.7.37 | Round 8, 2023 | North Melbourne |
| 9 | 5.3.33 | Preliminary Final, 2022 spring season | North Melbourne |
| 10 | 1.3.9 | 2023 Qualifying Final | North Melbourne |
Biggest loss
| Score | Round | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 2023 Qualifying Final | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 5 | 2023 Semi Final |
Media
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