Facilities
The stadium contains two fields, one for warm-ups with the other for actual competition. The surface of both these are Balsam synthetic pitches, 91.44 metres long by 54.86 metres wide. The main grandstand was designed by architects Ancher Mortlock Wooley and has seating for 1,500 people. It has a roof resembling a soaring glider or sail that sits 25 metres above the ground. It is held up by a 41m high mast removing any requirement for columns, a design that gives spectators an uninterrupted view of the action on the pitch.
Other facilities available at the stadium include the Waratah room, a conference room, and the Eva Redfern Lounge used mainly by the tenants but also available for hire. Being part of the Sydney Olympic Park sporting complex, it shares many other facilities with the rest of the complex and makes it easily accessible by bus, train, ferry and car.
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