Windy Hill, Essendon
Australian rules football ground in the Melbourne area / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Windy Hill (officially known as Essendon Recreation Reserve) is an Australian rules football and cricket ground located in Napier Street, Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area.
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Windy Hill | |
Former names | Essendon Cricket Ground |
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Location | Napier St, Essendon, Victoria |
Coordinates | 37°45′7″S 144°55′11″E |
Capacity | 10,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1881 |
Tenants | |
Essendon Football Club Administration & Training (1922–2013) VFL/AFL (1922–1991) Essendon Cricket Club Essendon reserves (VFL) Essendon Association (VFA, 1900–1921) Essendon Bowls Club Essendon Croquet Club Essendon District Football League Essendon Football Club (AFL Women's, 2023–present) |
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Windy Hill is most notable as the former home base of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League; the club used the ground for home matches from 1922 until 1991, and then as its primary administrative and training base until 2013. It is the current home ground of the Essendon Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket, and the Essendon reserves in the Victorian Football League.