Welcome to the Narrandera Sports Ground

The Narrandera Sports Ground is located at the intersection of Victoria Avenue and Elizabeth Streets Narrandera, New South Wales Australia. It is the premier sporting and cultural venue in the Riverina region.

The Sports Ground has a comfortable capacity of 15,000 for sporting matches and 25,000 for cultural and musical events.

Recently the largest crowd in 48 years packed the ground to see a game put on by the local government and community with the help of the Australian Football League and AFL Southern NSW.

The Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies put on a great show for the fans with Sydney winning easily in the final quarter.

Please come back to this Blog regularly for more updates and information.

Thursday 17 May 2007

Panorama Video of Narrandera Sports Ground

Before the start of the AFL NAB Challenge Game between Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies

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Wednesday 16 May 2007

Largest Crowds to attend Narrandera Sports Ground

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Australian Football Crowds at Narrandera Sports Ground
2007 Sydney Vrs Collingwood - Preseason 12,500 Estimated
1959 South West District League Grandfinal 12,000
1960 South West District League Grandfinal 11,500
1962 South West District League Grandfinal 11,000
2007 Sydney Vrs Collingwood - Preseason 10,979 Official
1961 South West District League Grandfinal 10,500
1964 VCFL Final SWDFL v Hampden 10,000
1958 South West District League Grandfinal 10,000
1954 South West District League Grandfinal 10,000
1963 South West District League Grandfinal 9,500
1966 South West District League Grandfinal 9,500
1967 South West District League Grandfinal 9,500
1965 South West District League Grandfinal 9,000
1971 South West District League Grandfinal 9,000
1984 Sydney vrs North Melbourne Preseason 9,000
1968 South West District League Grandfinal 8,750
1969 South West District League Grandfinal 8,500
1976 South West District League Grandfinal 8,500

Rugby League Crowds at Narrandera Sports Ground
1962 Group 20 Grand Final 14,000 Ground Record
1963 Group 20 Grand Final 10,000
1955 Riverina v France L 27-29 9,000
1994 Double Header ## 8,746
1966 Riverina v Great Britain W 34-20 6,030
## South Sydney v St George and Balmain v Easts

Most recently
1982 Riverina Football League Grandfinal 7,000
2000 Riverina Football League Grandfinal 6,000
1990 Riverina Football League Grandfinal 5,500
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Tuesday 15 May 2007

Narrandera Sports Ground a revival


A record crowd filed into Narrandera Sports Ground friday night to witness the NAB Challenge game between Swans and Pies. The official attendance was given as 10,979 but with a AFL Members and children admitted free the crowd would have been in the vacinity of 12,500.
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