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GMHBA may have the naming rights to this stadium, but it goes back a long way as Kardinia Park. GMHBA Stadium is in South Geelong, a regional city in Victoria. It’s the home ground of the Geelong Cats and has a capacity of 36,000. This makes it the biggest stadium in a regional Australian city.
Kardinia Park has hosted Australian rules football games since way back in the 1800s. Before the 1940s, it was actually the second-tier footy venue in Geelong. Corio Oval was number one, and that’s where the Cats played their VFL games. In 1941, Corio Oval was claimed by the Australian military. They needed it for World War II, so Geelong turned Kardinia Park into their home. It’s stayed that way ever since. In fact, Geelong and Kardinia Park as so closely linked that the stadium is sometimes referred to as a graveyard for teams who come up against the Cats. From 2007 to 2011, the Cats did not lose a game on their home turf. Jimmy Bartel, the Geelong legend, chalks that hot streak up to the fact that the Cats are one of the only clubs that practice on the same turf that they play on.
Kardinia Park has gone by a few names in its time. It was known as Skilled Stadium until 2012, at which point it became Shell Stadium. It was briefly known as Baytec Stadium, but only for two months. They managed to squeeze in a single pre-season game under that moniker before GMHBA stepped in. No matter the corporate sponsorship, fans of the Geelong Football Club refer to the ground as ‘The Cattery’.
2011 was a big year for the stadium, as it proved the site of Geelong’s largest ever victory - a 186-point pasting delivered to the Melbourne Demons. This was the Cats’ second-highest score ever, the V/AFL’s second-largest victory ever, and Kardinia Park’s highest recorded score ever.
2013 saw the installation of new floodlights so that the ground could begin hosting night matches. In September of that year, the ground played host to its first AFL Final. The Dockers went up against the Cats in a qualifying final, and the cats lost 87-72.
2021 saw some mix-ups in the stadium’s roster - for the first time ever, they hosted a fixture that didn’t feature Geelong. The Swans went up against the West Coast Eagles thanks to COVID causing a lockdown in New South Wales and Greater Sydney in particular. Slightly under ten-thousand people turned out to see it, and the Swans ran away with the match - 118 points to the Eagles’ measly 26.
What AFL Tickets Can I Buy For GMHBA Stadium?
If you’re coming to GMHBA, expect to see the Geelong Cats play. They get their first home game in Round 6, going toe-to-toe with the Sydney Swans in what promises to be a rollicking good match. Round 15 sees the Cats take on the Demons, in an always-interesting regional versus city-folk match-up.
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Tickets are now available for games at GMHBA Stadium all season long! Grab your 2024 GMHBA Stadium tickets from The Ticket Merchant - Australia's favourite and most trusted ticket marketplace.
GMHBA STADIUM TICKETS 2024
About
GMHBA may have the naming rights to this stadium, but it goes back a long way as Kardinia Park. GMHBA Stadium is in South Geelong, a regional city in Victoria. It’s the home ground of the Geelong Cats and has a capacity of 36,000. This makes it the biggest stadium in a regional Australian city.
Kardinia Park has hosted Australian rules football games since way back in the 1800s. Before the 1940s, it was actually the second-tier footy venue in Geelong. Corio Oval was number one, and that’s where the Cats played their VFL games. In 1941, Corio Oval was claimed by the Australian military. They needed it for World War II, so Geelong turned Kardinia Park into their home. It’s stayed that way ever since. In fact, Geelong and Kardinia Park as so closely linked that the stadium is sometimes referred to as a graveyard for teams who come up against the Cats. From 2007 to 2011, the Cats did not lose a game on their home turf. Jimmy Bartel, the Geelong legend, chalks that hot streak up to the fact that the Cats are one of the only clubs that practice on the same turf that they play on.
Kardinia Park has gone by a few names in its time. It was known as Skilled Stadium until 2012, at which point it became Shell Stadium. It was briefly known as Baytec Stadium, but only for two months. They managed to squeeze in a single pre-season game under that moniker before GMHBA stepped in. No matter the corporate sponsorship, fans of the Geelong Football Club refer to the ground as ‘The Cattery’.
2011 was a big year for the stadium, as it proved the site of Geelong’s largest ever victory - a 186-point pasting delivered to the Melbourne Demons. This was the Cats’ second-highest score ever, the V/AFL’s second-largest victory ever, and Kardinia Park’s highest recorded score ever.
2013 saw the installation of new floodlights so that the ground could begin hosting night matches. In September of that year, the ground played host to its first AFL Final. The Dockers went up against the Cats in a qualifying final, and the cats lost 87-72.
2021 saw some mix-ups in the stadium’s roster - for the first time ever, they hosted a fixture that didn’t feature Geelong. The Swans went up against the West Coast Eagles thanks to COVID causing a lockdown in New South Wales and Greater Sydney in particular. Slightly under ten-thousand people turned out to see it, and the Swans ran away with the match - 118 points to the Eagles’ measly 26.
What AFL Tickets Can I Buy For GMHBA Stadium?
If you’re coming to GMHBA, expect to see the Geelong Cats play. They get their first home game in Round 6, going toe-to-toe with the Sydney Swans in what promises to be a rollicking good match. Round 15 sees the Cats take on the Demons, in an always-interesting regional versus city-folk match-up.
GMHBA Stadium AFL Tickets On Sale Now!
Tickets are now available for games at GMHBA Stadium all season long! Grab your 2024 GMHBA Stadium tickets from The Ticket Merchant - Australia's favourite and most trusted ticket marketplace.
GMHBA STADIUM TICKETS 2024
About
GMHBA may have the naming rights to this stadium, but it goes back a long way as Kardinia Park. GMHBA Stadium is in South Geelong, a regional city in Victoria. It’s the home ground of the Geelong Cats and has a capacity of 36,000. This makes it the biggest stadium in a regional Australian city.
Kardinia Park has hosted Australian rules football games since way back in the 1800s. Before the 1940s, it was actually the second-tier footy venue in Geelong. Corio Oval was number one, and that’s where the Cats played their VFL games. In 1941, Corio Oval was claimed by the Australian military. They needed it for World War II, so Geelong turned Kardinia Park into their home. It’s stayed that way ever since. In fact, Geelong and Kardinia Park as so closely linked that the stadium is sometimes referred to as a graveyard for teams who come up against the Cats. From 2007 to 2011, the Cats did not lose a game on their home turf. Jimmy Bartel, the Geelong legend, chalks that hot streak up to the fact that the Cats are one of the only clubs that practice on the same turf that they play on.
Kardinia Park has gone by a few names in its time. It was known as Skilled Stadium until 2012, at which point it became Shell Stadium. It was briefly known as Baytec Stadium, but only for two months. They managed to squeeze in a single pre-season game under that moniker before GMHBA stepped in. No matter the corporate sponsorship, fans of the Geelong Football Club refer to the ground as ‘The Cattery’.
2011 was a big year for the stadium, as it proved the site of Geelong’s largest ever victory - a 186-point pasting delivered to the Melbourne Demons. This was the Cats’ second-highest score ever, the V/AFL’s second-largest victory ever, and Kardinia Park’s highest recorded score ever.
2013 saw the installation of new floodlights so that the ground could begin hosting night matches. In September of that year, the ground played host to its first AFL Final. The Dockers went up against the Cats in a qualifying final, and the cats lost 87-72.
2021 saw some mix-ups in the stadium’s roster - for the first time ever, they hosted a fixture that didn’t feature Geelong. The Swans went up against the West Coast Eagles thanks to COVID causing a lockdown in New South Wales and Greater Sydney in particular. Slightly under ten-thousand people turned out to see it, and the Swans ran away with the match - 118 points to the Eagles’ measly 26.
What AFL Tickets Can I Buy For GMHBA Stadium?
If you’re coming to GMHBA, expect to see the Geelong Cats play. They get their first home game in Round 6, going toe-to-toe with the Sydney Swans in what promises to be a rollicking good match. Round 15 sees the Cats take on the Demons, in an always-interesting regional versus city-folk match-up.
GMHBA Stadium AFL Tickets On Sale Now!
Tickets are now available for games at GMHBA Stadium all season long! Grab your 2024 GMHBA Stadium tickets from The Ticket Merchant - Australia's favourite and most trusted ticket marketplace.
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