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West Park Oval, Burnie

Has a capacity of about 12,000 and is egg-shaped. Located just next to the Bass strait in Burnie and can get quite cold, especially for night games with it's local (NTFL) standard lights (4 towers). Has a cycling track surrounding the entire oval and has three stands, two of which are quite small with the main (big) stand being undercover on the broadcast wing. The biggest open stand on the outer (southern) wing is located behind the grass hill which covers the whole wing. The other stand is very small and is located in the south-eastern corner of the ground.The scoreboard is situated behind the eastern goals.

The official record crowd at the oval was 22,385 for a New Year's Carnival, but the official record football attendance is 12,995 for an AFL practice match in 1989 between St. Kilda and Collingwood - this beat the previous football record of 12,951 for a match between St. Kilda and the N.W.F.U. in 1967. Although in 1992, the official attendance for an AFL practice match between Carlton and St Kilda in the annual AFL Gala Day was 10,547 and because children's passes and free tickets were not counted in the official tally so the estimated attendance was 13,000. The crowd saw a thriller, with Carlton defeating St Kilda by 10 points.

West Park Oval Photos
The Main Stand With One of the Four Light Towers
The Long Stand on the Outer
The Main Wing (Featuring Club Administration Building, Press Box and Scoreboard) With the Bass Strait in the Background
The Outer During an AFL Match in 1989
The Outer Stand During an AFL Match in 1993

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