Springfield Central Stadium

Springfield Central Stadium
The Reserve
Springfield Central Stadium during 2022 Season 7 AFLW Grand Final
Map
LocationSpringfield Greenbank Arterial
Springfield, Queensland
Australia[1]
Coordinates27°40′19.7″S 152°54′15.3″E / 27.672139°S 152.904250°E / -27.672139; 152.904250
OwnerIpswich City Council
OperatorBrisbane Lions
Capacity8,000 (650 grandstand)[5][6]
Record attendance7,412 (2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundMay 2021
OpenedOctober 2022
Construction costA$82.1 million
ArchitectPopulous[2]
BuilderHutchinson Builders[3]
Project managerCOHA Group[4]
Structural engineerNorthrop[4]
Services engineerVAE Group[4]
Tenants
Brisbane Lions
Administration and training (2022–)
AFLW (2022–)
VFL (2023–)

Springfield Central Stadium[7] (also known due to naming rights sponsorship as Brighton Homes Arena[3]) is an Australian rules football venue located in Springfield, a suburb of Ipswich, approximately 30 km south-west of Brisbane.

The facility has been the permanent training and administrative home of professional Australian Football League (AFL) club the Brisbane Lions since 2022. The venue plays host to the club's AFL pre-season home practice matches as well as matches for the AFL Women's (AFLW), Victorian Football League (VFL) and the club's men's and women's Academy (junior) squad programs. Its main playing field is known as the Michael Voss Oval in honour of Michael Voss, who played a combined 289 games for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.[8][9][3]

The first game played at the venue was the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final, which attracted a sell out crowd.

History

Australian rules football in Ipswich

See also: Australian rules football in Queensland

The City of Ipswich has a long association with Australian rules, with some of the earliest matches in the 1860s played there.[10] Ipswich Grammar School was the first school in Queensland to adopt football in 1868.[11] The senior Ipswich Football Club (1870-1940s) was the first senior football club based there, calling the North Ipswich Reserve home. Between 1870 and 1892 Ipswich was by far the stronghold of the code in the state. Interstate Australian rules contests between Queensland and New South Wales were also played at the North Ipswich Oval.[12][13] Even after the collapse of the Queensland Football Association in 1890 support for the code was stronger in Ipswich than anywhere else in the colony.[14] However following failed attempts to re-establish the code, it became a stronghold for rugby union followed by rugby league and soccer. Australian rules has seen a resurgence since the 1950s and 1960s, and current clubs date back to this time. In recent years, the western growth corridor had seen a boom in participation and it has produced professional players for the Brisbane Lions, including men's team players Rhan Hooper (played for the Ipswich Eagles) and Sean Yoshiura as well as AFLW team players Kate Lutkins and Dakota Davidson.

Brisbane Lions search for a permanent home

See also: History of the Brisbane Lions

Since its creation as an amalgamated team in 1996, the Brisbane Lions have always trained at the 42,000-seat Gabba during the football season, which is the senior men's team home ground. During the off-season, the Lions usually shifted training sessions to various suburban grounds. Over the years this has included the University of Queensland campus,[15] Leyshon Park in Yeronga,[16] Giffin Park in Coorparoo, Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (MBCSC) in Burpengary, South Pine Sports Complex in Brendale and elsewhere, meaning the club lacked a dedicated and permanent home year-round. When the club entered a women's team in the AFL Women's competition in 2017, it played home matches at MBCSC and Hickey Park in the north of Brisbane and later Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex on the Sunshine Coast.[17] The Lions considered the facilities on the northern corridor including the Sunshine Coast, Moreton and Brendale as permanent homes but none were deemed suitable as AFL level facilities. Consequently the club sought to establish a permanent training and administrative base for the senior men's team that could also host AFLW and reserves matches.

Selection and construction

As early as 2012, AFL Queensland CEO Michael Conlon flagged the code's ambition to establish a permanent presence in the western corridor, claiming that Ipswich would one day host AFL premiership matches.[18] Having evaluated various sites north of Brisbane along with greenfield sites near Brisbane Airport and sites in the southern corridor such as Springwood in 2018, the Brisbane Lions settled on vacant land in Springfield. $70 million was the initial estimate for the cost of construction, with the final cost being $82.1 million.[19][20] The Lions and the AFL contributed $10m, Ipswich Council $12m, Springfield Land Corporation $18m and the Queensland Government $15m. The final $15m stream of funding was secured from the Federal Government in late January 2019, allowing earthworks and preliminary construction of the facility to commence later that year.[21] The facility had a working title of The Reserve Community Arena at Springfield.[3] Major construction commenced in March 2020[22][23][24] and the club moved into the facility upon its completion in October 2022.[19][25] The Brisbane Lions signed a 99-year lease on the facility.[26]

Design features

The design incorporated themes from the Fitzroy Football Club (part of the Brisbane Lions merger), the main grandstand pays homage to the red brick main stand of Fitzroy's old home ground the Brunswick Street Oval with its central double stair, red brick base and low pitch roof.[23] A large depiction of the traditional Fitzroy Lion motif in pixel art decorates the facade near the main entrance. The design also makes reference to Ipswich, its traditional red brick and Queenslander architecture with its large open balconies.[23]

Brunswick Street Oval (North Fitzroy), an inspiration for Michael Voss Oval

Competition use

The first match played at the venue was the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final (2022) between Brisbane and Melbourne[27] which attracted a sell-out crowd of 7,412. The first men's AFL match at the venue, a 2023 pre-season practice match between the Brisbane Lions and the previous year's premiers Geelong also attracted a sell out crowd[28] but with an official attendance of 4,500.[29] Attendances have not been published for VFL men's matches, however AFLW and AFL attendances averaged 3,211 during the 2023 AFLW Season.[30]

The Brisbane Lions revealed their 2024 premiership cup to 6,102 fans at the conclusion of an Week 5 AFL Women's match,[31][32][33] the second largest attendance in the ground's history.

Facilities

Main grandstand

Springfield Central Stadium's initial capacity was estimated at up to 10,000 however upon opening the official capacity was downgraded to 8,000. There are several rows of bleacher seating around the perimeter, administration and indoor training buildings, a grandstand with seating for 650 spectators, a balcony extending across the two clubhouse buildings, grassed slopes, four light towers and a scoreboard.[21] Other spectator facilities include a bar, a cafe and a club merchandise outlet.

A second and smaller oval is under construction as of June 2023, positioned on the opposite side of Eden Station Drive.[19][1]

The broader precinct encompasses training and administration facilities catering for the men's and women's elite players, such as a high-performance gymnasium, extensive learning and teaching facilities, lap pool, aquatic recovery pools, and a cafe and other spaces for community use.[34][35]

Naming rights

In May 2021, the Brisbane Lions announced that Springfield Central Stadium would be known for commercial purposes as Brighton Homes Arena, in a deal signed with home construction company Brighton Homes.[36] The main oval's playing surface has been named the Michael Voss Oval, in recognition of the club's triple-premiership men's captain.[37]

References

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  2. ^ "Populous designs new boutique stadium and training centre for Brisbane Lions". Populous. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Brighton Homes Arena". Brisbane Lions. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Brighton Homes Arena, Brisbane, Australia". Design Build Network. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ AFL Venues Brighton Homes Arena
  6. ^ Austadiums Springfield Central Stadium
  7. ^ "City's newest sports ground gets formal name". Ipswich City Council. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ Caffrey, Oliver (25 November 2023). "Cats heartbroken as Lions advance to fifth AFLW grand final in a thriller". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ^ Stewart, Jessica (9 May 2022). "Brisbane Lions' new Springfield training facility raises AFL benchmark, with men and women equal priorities". ABC News. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  10. ^ The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) View title info Sat 1 Jul 1876 Page 15 Football
  11. ^ Bird, Murray; Parker, Greg (2018). More of the Kangaroo: 150 Years of Australian Football in Queensland - 1866 to 2016. Morningside, Qld.: Sports Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-9943936-1-6. OCLC 1082363978.
  12. ^ "Saturday's Pastimes". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, no. 7060. Queensland, Australia. 17 May 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "IPSWICH AND WEST MORETON". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXII, no. 15, 085. Queensland, Australia. 18 May 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Football". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXIV, no. 4854. Queensland, Australia. 9 August 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Lions commence pre-season training". Brisbane Lions. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  16. ^ "What happens when a fit journo trains with the Lions?". Brisbane Lions. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex". Austadiums.
  18. ^ Psmeaton (15 November 2022). "AFL growth for Ipswich". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia.
  19. ^ a b c Whiting, Ben (17 October 2022). "Home sweet home: Ten years in the making, Lions move into $80m facility". AFL.
  20. ^ "Brighton Homes Arena opens as Lions host AFLW Grand Final". Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport (Queensland). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Lions secure final funding for $70m Springfield base". Austadiums. 31 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Springfield stadium jobs: Brisbane Lions reveal 1000 positions available at new home". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 18 August 2019.
  23. ^ a b c "Final renders of The Reserve Community Arena at Springfield revealed before construction commences". Brisbane Lions. 19 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Brighton Homes Arena Coming Together Quickly". Brisbane Lions. 9 September 2021.
  25. ^ "We're on the move! The Brisbane Lions move into Brighton Homes Arena". Brisbane Lions. 14 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Brighton Homes Arena, Brisbane, Australia". World Construction Network. GlobalData. 17 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Brighton Homes Arena Confirmed as AFLW Grand Final Venue Option". Brisbane Lions. 18 November 2022.
  28. ^ Whiting, Michael (2 March 2023). "Slam Dunk: Star recruit, prized pick shine as Lions roll Cats". AFL. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  29. ^ "AFL Pre-Season: Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats". Austadiums. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  30. ^ "Brighton Homes Arena Crowds". Austadiums. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  31. ^ Lions’ dream weekend as rivals’ unbeaten run ended in dramatic fashion — Sunday AFLW wrap By Eliza Reilly, Max Hatzoglou and Jason Phelan from Newswire 29 September 2024
  32. ^ Lions AFLW to attempt to back up men’s win By Marnie Vinall for The Age 29 September 2024
  33. ^ Lions star Neale celebrates premiership in moon boot By Oliver Caffrey and Murray Wenzel 29 September 2024
  34. ^ "'The Reserve Springfield' New South-East QLD AFL Precinct". Springfield Lakes Hotel. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020.
  35. ^ "FAQ's: The Reserve Springfield". thereservespringfield.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
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  37. ^ "The Return of the Lion King". Brisbane Lions. 13 December 2021.

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