These included a shelter behind the goals at the prison end of the ground and a large one at the hospital end of the ground named the Doig Pavilion. The ground was also utilised by the East Fremantle Lacrosse Club as one of its home venues,[6] and hosted a "Test match" between two Fremantle and Perth sides in 1908. Originally known as Barracks Green Field, the area was used by the Pensioner Guards who were used primarily as guards for Fremantle Prison which house convict and ticket of leave prisoners. The ground was also utilised by the East Fremantle Lacrosse Club as one of its home venues,[6] and hosted a "Test match" between two Fremantle and Perth sides in 1908. The late 1970s witnessed a peak in crowd attendance at Fremantle Oval with over 23,000 people attending the Foundation Day Derby in 1979. The redeveloped ground was opened by William Wauhop, the Mayor of East Fremantle, on 25 April 1953, with the president, Pat Rodriguez, and secretary, Billy Orr, of the WANFL in attendance. Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Fremantle Oval. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. Large crowds continued to flock to the ground into the early 1980s with the WAFL proving to be the most popular spectator sport in the State. East Fremantle Oval (known under a sponsorship agreement as Atom Stadium[1] and nicknamed "Shark Park",[2]) is an Australian rules football ground located in East Fremantle, Western Australia. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Fremantle Oval originally known as Barracks Green Field is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia. As Australian Rules Football developed in the late 19th century the ground became the base for the Fremantle Football Club and hosted many early WAFL as well as interstate games. [3] It is located between the Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle Markets and the Fremantle Prison. History. ", Pink Floyd played a concert at the ground on 24 February 1988 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. ‘ A place of consequence – a pictorial history of Fremantle’, Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. Outside is a statue of John Gerovitch, champion full forward, taking a spectacular mark. To install click the Add extension button. The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval.East Fremantle are the most successful club in WAFL history, winning 29 premierships since their entry into the competition in 1898. This required the demolition of the Doig Pavilion and the leveling of the historic hospital end hill area that had once been one of the most popular positions for the general public to watch football matches from. Fremantle Oval was originally used for cricket, but in 1895 hosted its first game of Australian rules football and Australian Football quickly became the main attraction leading to the development of the ground. In 1924, the ground hosted what was to be the final edition of the West Australian State Championship with Subiaco defeating Goldfields Football League side Boulder City 12.12 (84) to 8.13 (61). Fremantle Oval is almost in the centre of Fremantle. In 1984 the ground underwent its most dramatic structural change with the works related to the Parry Street extension, demolishing the historic Henderson Street and South Terrace entrance gates as well reducing the capacity of the ground on the western side. Outside is a statue of John Gerovitch, champion full forward, taking a spectacular mark.

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