The Docklands Stadium was first opened in 2000 as Colonial Stadium It has since been known as Telstra Dome, Etihad Stadium and now Marvel Stadium. Originally built as a replacement for Waverley Park, the AFL tenant clubs are North Melbourne, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs, Essendon and Carlton, with Melbourne Renegades hosting Big Bash matches as well. It is the second largest stadium in Melbourne and has hosted AFL, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, soccer and concerts. When it was completed Marvel Stadium was the largest stadium in the world with a retractable roof. The biggest AFL moment at the stadium was when Lance Franklin kicked his 100th goal in the season in 2008. Marvel has hosted Bledisloe Cup matches, State of Origin and World Cup Rugby Union matches. The largest crowd being at UFC 243.
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Dimensions of surface – 169.5m by 140m
Surface – Grass
Crowd record – Coldplay 63378, Taylor Swift 63027, UFC 57127, Rugby Union 56771, Rugby League 56021, Soccer 55436, AFL 54444
Capacity 56347
Home teams – North Melbourne FC (AFL), St Kilda FC (AFL), Western Bulldogs FC (AFL), Essendon FC (AFL), Carlton FC (AFL), Melbourne Renegades (BBL)
Sports played – AFL, Cricket, Soccer, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Athletics
Concerts – Paul McCartney 2023, Harry Styles 2023, Red Hot Chill Peppers 2023, U2 2019, Janet Jackson 2019, Usher 2018, Taylor Swift 2018, Ed Sheeran 2018, Adele 2017
Address – 740 Bourke St, Docklands VIC 3008
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