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Carrara Stadium
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| 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 ) East Coast Aces (ARC) (2007 - ) |
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| Capacity | |
| 17,946 | |
Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.
It was purpose built for Australian rules football and 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.
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Carrara Stadium was built on the site of pre-existing Carrara Oval by Christopher Skase after the Brisbane Bears were granted a licence to enter the VFL Australian rules football competition. 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.[1] (The Brisbane Lions website records this crowd as 22,684, however the stadium did not have this capacity in 1987.[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 ground was then sold to the Gold Coast City Council (GCCC). 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. For the 1992-93 season they moved back to Carrara as the Gold Coast Cougars. The Cougars stayed at Carrara until the of the abolition Australian Baseball League in 1999.
In 1996 when the Gold Coast Seagulls moved to Carrara from Tweed Heads. 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 NRL. 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 will be opened in 2008.[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.
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.
The Titans left Carrara after a single season, during which their new stadium Skilled Park was being built.
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.
The following matches are scheduled in 2007 at Carrara Stadium.
| 20 January | Queensland Reds 31 def. Samoa 3 | Rugby Union | International tour | 3,542 |
| 26 January | Queensland Reds 17 def. Otago Highlanders 15 | Rugby Union | Super 14 pre-season | 3,545 |
| 23 February | Kangaroos 1.15.18 (117) def. Collingwood Football Club 1.8.9 (66) | Australian rules football | AFL NAB Cup | 11,341 |
| 2 March | Burleigh Bears 24 def. Tweed Heads Seagulls 10 | Rugby League | Queensland Cup pre-season | 13,458 |
| 2 March | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Penrith Panthers 6 | Rugby League | NRL pre-season | 13,458 |
| 10 March | Carlton Football Club 1.13.13 (100) def. Kangaroos 1.12.4 (85) | Australian rules football | AFL NAB Cup semi-final | 7,228 |
| 26 March | Gold Coast Titans 18 def. Cronulla Sharks 16 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,946 |
| 21 April | Kangaroos 12.15 (87) v. Brisbane Lions 8.15 (63) | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 11,133 |
| 29 April | Gold Coast Titans 38 def. Parramatta Eels 12 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 18,021 |
| 7 May | North Queensland Cowboys 22 def. Gold Coast Titans 10 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,806 |
| 19 May | Kangaroos 22.15 (147) def. Carlton Football Club 20.10 (130) | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 11,649 |
| 26 May | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,266 |
| 3 June | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Canberra Raiders 8 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 13,642 |
| 16 June | Kangaroos 7.12 (54) v. Adelaide Crows 15.10 (100) | Australian rules football | AFL Premiership | 11,178 |
| 23 June | Gold Coast Titans 28 def. Newcastle Knights 22 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 15,306 |
| 30 June | New Zealand Warriors 22 def. Gold Coast Titans 6 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,608 |
| 20 July | Canterbury Bulldogs 36 def. Gold Coast Titans 12 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 15,873 |
| 4 August | Gold Coast Titans 30 defeated. Wests Tigers 14 | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,257 |
| 12 August | East Coast Aces 27 def. Ballymore Tornadoes 21 | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 2,490 |
| 19 August | Gold Coast Titans v. Sydney Roosters | Rugby League | NRL Premiership | 17,432 |
| 26 August | Central Coast Rays 44 def. East Coast Aces 15 | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 1,010 |
| 2 September | East Coast Aces 35 v. Canberra Vikings 34 | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | 784 |
| 9 September | East Coast Aces v. Western Sydney Rams | Rugby Union | Australian Rugby Championship | TBD |
The following matches were played in 2006 at Carrara Stadium.
| Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | Crowd |
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| 24 February | Brisbane Lions v. Essendon Bombers | Australian rules football | NAB Cup | 13,269 |
| 25 February | Canterbury Bulldogs v. New Zealand Warriors | Rugby League | NRL pre-season trial | 12,130 |
| 11 March | Sydney Swans v. Richmond Tigers | Australian rules football | AFL Regional Challenge pre-season trial | 6,277 |
| 18 March | Brisbane Lions v. Collingwood Magpies | Australian rules football | AFL Regional Challenge pre-season trial | 10,117 |
| 16 April | Melbourne Demons v. Adelaide Crows | Australian rules football | AFL premiership | 8,258 |
| 13 May | Hawthorn Hawks v. Brisbane Lions | Australian rules football | AFL premiership | 12,415 |
| June 18 | Canterbury Bulldogs v. North Queensland Cowboys | Rugby League | NRL premiership | 16,231 |
| July 15 | Queensland Roar v. Sydney FC | Football | A-League pre-season | 7,132 |
| 23 September | Southport Sharks vs Zillmere | Australian rules football | Queensland State League Grand Final | 4,842 |
| Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | Crowd |
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| 18 March 1994 | Gold Coast Chargers v. Brisbane Broncos | Rugby League | NSWRL premiership | 22,688 |
| 27 May 2005 | North Queensland Cowboys v. Canterbury Bulldogs | Rugby League | NRL premiership | 21,012 |
| 28 February 2005 | St George Illawarra Dragons v. Canterbury Bulldogs | Rugby League | NRL pre-season | 18,356 |
| Years | Tenant | Sport |
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| 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 |
- AFL Attendance Records
- NRL Attendance Records
- Brisbane Lions website
- Gold Coast Titans website
- Nerang Bulls Rugby Union website
- Gold Coast City Council - Carrara Stadium
- 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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| The Club History | Records | Premierships | Players | Awards |
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| Stadiums Telstra Dome | Gold Coast Stadium | Arden Street Oval |
| Captain Adam Simpson (2004 - Present) |
| Coach Dean Laidley (2003 - Present) |
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Brookvale Oval · Campbelltown Stadium · CUA Stadium · EnergyAustralia Stadium · Leichhardt Oval · Oki Jubilee Stadium · Parramatta Stadium · Sydney Football Stadium · Telstra Stadium · Toyota Stadium · WIN Stadium |
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Dairy Farmers Stadium · Skilled Park · Suncorp Stadium |
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Canberra: Canberra Stadium · New Zealand: Mt Smart Stadium · Melbourne: Olympic Park Stadium |
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Belmore Sports Ground · Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium · Carrara Stadium · Cazaly's Stadium · Hindmarsh Stadium · Members Equity Stadium · North Sydney Oval · Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (formerly ANZ Stadium) · Seagulls Stadium · Seiffert Oval · Sydney Cricket Ground · Telstra Dome · WACA Ground |
| Australian Baseball Stadia | ||
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| Current Stadiums Baseball Park | Blacktown Baseball Stadium | Geelong Baseball Park | Holloway Field | Melbourne Ballpark | Palm Meadows | Traeger Park Former Stadiums Auburn Stadium | Parry Field Other Stadiums Belmore Oval | Canberra Stadium | Carrara Oval | Moorabin Oval | Norwood Oval | Parramatta Stadium | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | RNA Showgrounds | Old Sydney Showground | New Sydney Showground | WACA | Waverley Park |
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| Major grounds: | AAMI Stadium · Gabba · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Skilled Stadium · Subiaco Oval · Sydney Cricket Ground · Telstra Dome · Telstra Stadium |
| Minor grounds: | Aurora Stadium · Carrara Stadium · Manuka Oval · TIO Stadium |
| Former AFL/VFL major grounds: |
Arden Street Oval · Brunswick Street Oval · Corio Oval · East Melbourne Cricket Ground · Glenferrie Oval · Junction Oval · Lake Oval · Moorabbin Oval · Princes Park · Punt Road Oval · Victoria Park · WACA Ground · Waverley Park · Whitten Oval · Windy Hill |