| Carrara Stadium | |
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| Location | Carrara, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Broke ground | 1986 |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Owner | Gold Coast City Council |
| Operator | Gold Coast City Council |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Gold Coast Titans (NRL) (2007 ) |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara. Carrara is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Australia located on the southern bank of the Nerang River. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The Gold Coast City Council (or GCCC) is the local authority for the Gold Coast, Queensland, and surrounding areas and is the second largest The Gold Coast City Council (or GCCC) is the local authority for the Gold Coast, Queensland, and surrounding areas and is the second largest The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Carrara is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Australia located on the southern bank of the Nerang River.
It received substantial redevelopment work prior to the entry of the Brisbane Bears for their entry to the VFL/AFL in 1987, but since the Bears relocated to Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1993, it has been used for other sports including rugby league, rugby union and even baseball. Brisbane Bears were an Australian rules football Club and was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The 'Gabba is a major sports Stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
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History
Carrara Stadium was redeveloped by Christopher Skase after the Brisbane Bears were granted a licence to enter the VFL Australian rules football competition. Christopher Charles Skase ( September 18, 1948 - August 5, 2001) was an Australian businessman who later became one of his country's Brisbane Bears were an Australian rules football Club and was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The stadium was built with makeshift stands designed for night games to maximise the television audience. The Fitzroy Football Club defeated the Brisbane Bears in the first VFL game played at Carrara Oval before a crowd of 17,795 in 1987. Fitzroy Football Club, most recently nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) [1] (The Brisbane Lions website records this crowd as 22,684, however the stadium did not have this capacity in 1987. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) [2])
The Bears onfield performance proved poor and VFL crowds at Carrara stadium never reached these heights again. In 1993 the Bears relocated to the Gabba. The 'Gabba is a major sports Stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane.
The ground was then sold to the Gold Coast City Council (GCCC). The Gold Coast City Council (or GCCC) is the local authority for the Gold Coast, Queensland, and surrounding areas and is the second largest
In 1988, Carrara Stadium played host to the very first Touch Football World Cup in which teams from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the USA competed in the Men's, Women's and Mixed Opens as well as Men's Over 35's divisions. The first Touch Football World Cup tournament was held in 1988 Australia won all 4 division finals which were played against New Zealand.
The Gold Coast Clippers played their 1989-90 Australian Baseball League season at Carrara before changing their name to the Daikyo Dolphins and moving to Palm Meadows. The Gold Coast Clippers were a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Australian Baseball League ( ABL) was a Baseball league established in 1988 and disbanded in 1999 The Daikyo Dolphins were formerly the Gold Coast Clippers, a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. For the 1992-93 season they moved back to Carrara as the Gold Coast Cougars. The Gold Coast Cougars were the re-branded Daikyo Dolphins after major sponsor Daikyo had to end sponsorship of the team due to financial problems with the Australian arm The Cougars stayed at Carrara until the abolition of the Australian Baseball League in 1999.
In 1996 when the Gold Coast Seagulls moved to Carrara from Tweed Heads. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby They continued to use the ground until the end of the 1998 NRL season when they were excluded from the competition as a part of the rationalisation of the National Rugby League. 1998 saw the inaugural season of the reunited National Rugby League premiership the 91st season of professional Rugby league football in Australia Rugby league matches continued to be played at the stadium, with pre-season trials being played there annually from 2002 to 2005[3], and NRL premiership matches in 2001 and 2005. The ground's capacity was increased slightly during this time. In 2005 the NRL announced that a licence would be awarded to the Gold Coast Titans, and that the stadium would be their home ground in 2007 until the completion of Skilled Park, which was be opened in 2008. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Skilled Park is a new Stadium at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. [4]
In response to the NRL move, the AFL scheduled 3 AFL 'home games' for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and a NAB Cup match for Carrara for 2007, and the Queensland State League began hosting Grand Finals there. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. Salary Cap The AFL Queensland State League is classed as a semi-professional competition as it has a salary cap for each division
The Gold Coast City Council built an indoor sports centre nearby which hosted the Gold Coast Rollers National Basketball League team until 1996, when they were excluded from the competition. Honour Roll The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition
Current
Carrara is still used for some Australian rules games even though it is no longer home to a professional club, hosting events such as the junior representative championships, Queensland State League finals matches and holds a status of a secondary AFL venue, becoming a second home to AFL club the North Melbourne Kangaroos, which has been contracted since 2007 to play at least 3 premiership season matches at Carrara a year. Salary Cap The AFL Queensland State League is classed as a semi-professional competition as it has a salary cap for each division North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. The deep unpopularity of AFL on the Gold Coast has resulted in historically low levels of interest in matches played at Carrara. [5]
2008 Schedule
The following matches are scheduled in 2008 at Carrara Stadium. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
| 16 February | Essendon Bombers 2. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. 11. 16 (100) def. Brisbane Lions 2. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane 8. 7 (73) | Australian rules football | AFL NAB Cup | 10,078 |
| 29 February | Geelong Cats def. The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is a competition held before the beginning of the Australian Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Brisbane Lions 2. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane 8. 7 (73) | Australian rules football | AFL NAB Challenge | 4,134 |
| 17 May | North Melbourne Kangaroos v West Coast Eagles | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 6,354 |
| October 31 | Pan Pacific Masters Tournament 31st Oct - 2nd Nov | Polocrosse | Pan Pacific Masters | - |
2007 Schedule
The following matches were played in 2007 at Carrara Stadium. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
| 20 January | Queensland Reds 31 def. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of Rugby union. Samoa 3 | Rugby Union | International tour | 3,542 |
| 26 January | Queensland Reds 17 def. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of Rugby union. Otago Highlanders 15 | Rugby Union | Super 14 pre-season | 3,545 |
| 23 February | Kangaroos 1. The Highlanders (formerly known as Otago Highlanders) are a New Zealand Rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in the Super 14. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 15. 18 (117) def. Collingwood Football Club 1. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. 8. 9 (66) | Australian rules football | AFL NAB Cup | 11,341 |
| 2 March | Burleigh Bears 24 def. The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is a competition held before the beginning of the Australian Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Burleigh Bears is a Rugby league football club one of the oldest on the Gold Coast. Tweed Heads Seagulls 10 | Rugby League | Queensland Cup pre-season | 13,458 |
| 2 March | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls is a Rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and is Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Penrith Panthers 6 | Rugby League | NRL pre-season | 13,458 |
| 10 March | Carlton Football Club 1. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football 13. 13 (100) def. Kangaroos 1. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 12. 4 (85) | Australian rules football | AFL NAB Cup semi-final | 7,228 |
| 26 March | Gold Coast Titans 18 def. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Cronulla Sharks 16 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,946 |
| 21 April | Kangaroos 12. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 15 (87) v. Brisbane Lions 8. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane 15 (63) | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 11,133 |
| 29 April | Gold Coast Titans 38 def. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Parramatta Eels 12 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 18,021 |
| 7 May | North Queensland Cowboys 22 def. The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Gold Coast Titans 10 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,806 |
| 19 May | Kangaroos 22. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 15 (147) def. Carlton Football Club 20. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football 10 (130) | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 11,649 |
| 26 May | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,266 |
| 3 June | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Canberra Raiders 8 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 13,642 |
| 16 June | Kangaroos 7. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 12 (54) v. Adelaide Crows 15. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide 10 (100) | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 11,178 |
| 23 June | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Newcastle Knights 22 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 15,306 |
| 30 June | New Zealand Warriors 22 def. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Gold Coast Titans 6 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,608 |
| 20 July | Canterbury Bulldogs 36 def. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Gold Coast Titans 12 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 15,873 |
| 4 August | Gold Coast Titans 30 defeated. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Wests Tigers 14 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,257 |
| 12 August | East Coast Aces 27 def. The Wests Tigers are a professional Rugby league football club in the National Rugby League (NRL the premier Rugby league competition in Australasia The East Coast Aces are an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Ballymore Tornadoes 21 | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 2,490 |
| 19 August | Gold Coast Titans v. The Ballymore Tornadoes were an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Sydney Roosters | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,432 |
| 26 August | Central Coast Rays 44 def. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Central Coast Rays were an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship. East Coast Aces 15 | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 1,010 |
| 2 September | East Coast Aces 35 v. The East Coast Aces are an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The East Coast Aces are an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Canberra Vikings 34 | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 784 |
| 9 September | East Coast Aces v. The Canberra Vikings (formerly known as the Canberra Kookaburras) were an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian The East Coast Aces are an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Western Sydney Rams | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 5500 |
2006 Schedule
The following matches were played in 2006 at Carrara Stadium. The Western Sydney Rams were an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
| Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | Crowd |
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| 24 February | Brisbane Lions v. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Essendon Bombers | Australian rules football | NAB Cup | 13,269 |
| 25 February | Canterbury Bulldogs v. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is a competition held before the beginning of the Australian Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league New Zealand Warriors | Rugby League | NRL pre-season trial | 12,130 |
| 11 March | Sydney Swans v. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Richmond Tigers | Australian rules football | AFL Regional Challenge pre-season trial | 6,277 |
| 18 March | Brisbane Lions v. Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Collingwood Magpies | Australian rules football | AFL Regional Challenge pre-season trial | 10,117 |
| 16 April | Melbourne Demons v. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. Adelaide Crows | Australian rules football | AFL premiership | 8,258 |
| 13 May | Hawthorn Hawks v. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 Brisbane Lions | Australian rules football | AFL premiership | 12,415 |
| June 18 | Canterbury Bulldogs v. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries North Queensland Cowboys | Rugby League | NRL premiership | 16,231 |
| July 15 | Queensland Roar v. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Sydney FC | Football | A-League pre-season | 7,132 |
Attendance records
| Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 1994 | Gold Coast Chargers v. The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby Brisbane Broncos | Rugby League | NSWRL premiership | 22,688 |
| 27 May 2005 | North Queensland Cowboys v. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Canterbury Bulldogs | Rugby League | NRL premiership | 21,012 |
| 28 February 2005 | St George Illawarra Dragons v. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The St George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional Rugby league football team Canterbury Bulldogs | Rugby League | NRL pre-season | 18,356 |
Tenants
| Years | Tenant | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | Nerang Bulls | Rugby union |
| 1987-1992 | Brisbane Bears | Australian rules football |
| 1989-90 | Gold Coast Clippers | Baseball |
| 1992-93 | Daikyo Dolphins | Baseball |
| 1993-1999 | East Coast Cougars/Gold Coast Cougars | Baseball |
| 1996-1998 | Gold Coast Chargers | Rugby League |
| 2007 | Gold Coast Titans | Rugby League |
| 2007 | East Coast Aces | Rugby Union |
| 2007 | North Melbourne Kangaroos | Australian rules football |
Sources
- AFL Attendance Records
- NRL Attendance Records
- Brisbane Lions website
- Gold Coast Titans website
- Nerang Bulls Rugby Union website
- Gold Coast City Council - Carrara Stadium
External links
- Description and aerial view of Carrara Oval at the Gold Coast City Council's web site
- Carrara Stadium at Austadiums
- Bring Carrara Back to Life - But Slowly
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