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Lavington Sports Ground is a sports ground located in the suburb Hamilton Valley, which is a sub-suburb of Lavington on the north-west fringe of Albury, Australia. The capacity of the venue is estimated at around 20,000. The oval is nestled in the side of a hill, with concrete terraces cut into the southern side of the oval below a grass embankment, with the grandstand and changing rooms located on the north-west flank. The venue also incorporates a 4 table cricket wicket, a velodrome for track cycling and two netball courts. The Lavington Panthers Sports Club licensed club is located adjacent to the ground, across Hanna Street. The venue is the home ground for the Lavington Panthers Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League, and usually hosts the Ovens & Murray grand finals, which typically attract crowds of around 15,000. Up until 2006 it often hosted AFL practice matches during the AFL preseason, however due to the inadequacy of the existing ground lighting, for now at least, the AFL prefers to schedule such fixtures in the Riverina area at Narrandera.Although Richmond vs Port Adelaide will be hosted there in the second round of the 2015 Nab Challenge 〔http://dailyadvertiser.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/afl/narrandera-gets-second-afl-game/1102549.html〕 In 2010, AlburyCity completed a lighting upgrade costing in the order of $500K to bring the lux level to television broadcast standards. == Hisory == The New South Wales Rugby League had scheduled the City vs Country representative game for Lavington in 2007 but the fixture was shifted to Coffs Harbour,〔http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=26916〕 as the existing lighting was deemed unsuitable for television. It did however host the grand final of the pre-season Tooheys Challenge Cup 1994 and 1995. The South Sydney Rabbitohs won their first major trophy since their 1971 premiership win when they shocked two time reigning premiers the Brisbane Broncos 27-26 in the Final of the Tooheys Challenge Cup. In 1995 the Broncos went one better and won the pre-season Tooheys Challenge Cup with a 30-14 win over Cronulla-Sutherland. The ground finally got to host the City vs Country game in 2011 with Country defeating City 18-12 in front of 8,056 fans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lavington Sports Ground」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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