Junction Oval
The first ever women's footy match was played there in 1921.
In 1944, the military vacated the Junction Oval. Because it was closer to South Melbourne's still-occupied home base of the Lake Oval than Princes Park, the Swans started playing their home games at the venue. The South Melbourne Football Club (now the Sydney Swans) played 29 home matches for premiership points at the ground between 1944 and 1946.
| South Melbourne Football Club Home Match Record at the Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Most Recent Home Match |
| Junction Oval | 29 - |
20 (68.97%) |
9 (31.03) |
0 (0.71%) |
1946 Premiership Season Round 19 |
| 1944 to 1946 | |||||
In 1970, Fitzroy relocated to the venue and stayed until the end of 1984.
The Fitzroy Football Club (now part of the Brisbane Lions) played 135 home matches for premiership points at the ground between 1970 and 1984.
| Fitzroy Football Club Home Match Record at the Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Most Recent Home Match |
| Junction Oval | 135 - |
75 (68.97%) |
59 (31.03) |
1 (0.71%) |
1984 Premiership Season Round 22 |
| 1970 to 1984 | |||||
The ground hosted a total of six finals series matches including two semi-finals, one preliminary final and three grand finals in 1898, 1899 and 1944. The Fitzroy Football Club won all grand finals played at the venue.
A total of 734 VFL/AFL matches were at the ground, the highest score being Fitzroy's 34. 16. (220) against North Melbourne in 1983.
In recent years, the Melbourne Football Club have based their football department at the oval and used it as a training ground.
The major winter tenant since the early 1990s has been the Victorian Amateur Football Association's Old Melburnians Football Club, who still call the ground home today. Since moving to the ground in 1992, the Junction Oval has seen OMFC win four senior premierships and in 2009 the club, which fields five sides in the VAFA, won four premierships in one year.
The annual 3RRR Community Cup football match was played there until 2007.
Read more about Junction Oval: Cricket, Change of Name, Record Attendance
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