York Park
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York Park (also known as Aurora Stadium) is the major Australian Rules Football ground located in the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
It was originally the home of the North Launceston Football Club. In 2000 it was re-developed as part of the bid to get Australian Football League games to Tasmania. The upgrades include additional seating and grandstands, as well as lights for night games. Since 2002 it has been successful in hosting some AFL games each season - in the most recent (2004) season, Hawthorn and St Kilda played two home games each at the venue.
The record crowd at the ground has been 18112 at a Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide match in June 2002.
In September 2004, Aurora Energy secured the naming rights to the stadium for the next six years. The precinct around the stadium will still be called York Park, but the stadium itself will be referred to as Aurora Stadium until 2010.
External link
- York Park on Austadiums.com (http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=141)