Dimensions
The playing surface covers approximately 2 hectares, with the average distance between the boundary line and fence being 6 metres. The ground dimensions from fence to fence are 177 x 145 m (581 x 476 ft) and the playing area from the boundary lines is 165 x 135 m (541 x 442 ft) and the goals run north to south. There is also a drop of approximately 1.5m from the centre of the ground to the fence to help with drainage leaving the ground with a distinctive hump.
Local legend says the hump is actually from a grader that was left in the middle of the ground overnight during Football Park's construction. Legend has it that with the area still a swamp (the stadium was built on unused swamplands) the grader sunk into the ground and couldn't be removed.
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