Stadium Name: | Hands Oval |
Nickname: | JE Hands Memorial Park |
Location: | Blair Street, South Bunbury, Western Australia |
Coordinates: | -33.3461°N 115.6428°W |
Owner: | City of Bunbury |
Operator: | South Bunbury Football Club |
Surface: | Grass |
Former Names: | South Bunbury Showgrounds |
Tenants: | [South West Football League][South Bunbury Football Club]] |
Seating Capacity: | 5000 |
Record Attendance: | 6573 (1 April 1984 - WAFL match between East Perth and Swan Districts) |
JE Hands Memorial Park, more commonly known as Hands Oval, is a stadium in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The ground is mainly used for football matches, but has also hosted soccer and rugby union games and for a short time cricket.
The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club and in the SWFL since the early 1950s.[1] Hands Oval has also hosted five West Australian Football League matches, with the first being held on 1 April 1984 with East Perth defeating Swan Districts by 14 points. The record attendance for the ground was set during this match, with 6573 spectators attending the game.[2]
The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011:[3]
Hands Oval has hosted three List A cricket matches with the Western Warriors as the home team:[4]
Hands Oval hosted an A-League pre-season match between Perth Glory and Gold Coast United at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, with Gold Coast defeating Perth 1–0.[5] A crowd of 2985 people attended the match: