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Cheap parking. There are no public car parks at The Gabba and 15-minute parking limits apply across most of the traffic area on event days. Spectators are herded and sorted out into lots as though for all the world this was a slave market and not a game of cricket. Aug 6, 2010 21,120 13,265 Australia AFL Club Brisbane Lions Jun 30, 2011 #1 Just wondering for this weekends game. During the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Gabba hosted association football group games.[26]. It is in the Trafalgar Lane Residences car park - cross the road and you're at The Gabba! The Gabba is Brisbane’s premier oval sports stadium and primarily hosts Australian football and cricket.
Queensland. [31], In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Gabba was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "structure and engineering feat". In the early 1900s, the Gabba hosted numerous matches between Australia and various touring nations. Australian football has had a long association with the Gabba, with state league games played at the venue, and in 1993, it became the new home of the Brisbane Bears (now Lions). Haha! JavaScript is disabled. , Lock up, covered and very secure parking on Stanley Street. Just wondering for this weekends game. 2nd Preliminary Final: Brisbane Lions vs Geelong Cats @ The Gabba, Sat Oct 17th, 6:40pm AEST, Morning, Joe!
Over the years, the Gabba has hosted athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, concerts, cricket, cycling, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and pony and greyhound races. West Coast supporter here.
Many of their defeats have been heavy[20] and only seven England players have scored centuries at the ground.
[10] Subsequent further renovations at the ground saw the current two tier stands constructed in stages with the last stage completed in 2005 when the Brisbane Lions Social Club (formerly the Brisbane Bears Social Club) was demolished and replaced with a 24 bay grandstand spread over 3 levels of seating with the entire redevelopment costing $AU128 million. The benefit of sleeping at the Gabba you will be located on the concourse which is undercover, and you will have some protection from the elements. The Gabba hosted seven games of the 2000 Olympic Games Men's Football tournament including a Quarter final match. The venue was also selected to host the 2020 AFL Grand Final, with the Melbourne Cricket Ground not capable of hosting any spectators at the match. An accessibility drop off zone is located across from Gate 5 on Duke Street.
The nearest train station is Vulture Street Station, which is a 15-minute walk to the ground. The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba,[1][2] is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.
For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The first Test match at the Gabba was played between Australia and South Africa between 27 November and 3 December 1931. [23] Previously, since the MCG began hosting VFL/AFL Grand Finals (VFL until 1989, AFL afterwards), only three other venues had done so: Princes Park (1942, 1943 and 1945), the St Kilda Cricket Ground (1944) and Waverley Park (1991).