Location | Stafford, Queensland |
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Coordinates | 27°24′57″S153°01′13″E / 27.4158°S 153.0204°E |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Record attendance | 4,227 (AFLW 2019) |
Surface | Grass |
Tenants | |
Wilston Grange (QAFL) |
Hickey Park is an Australian rules football ground in Stafford, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the primary home ground for Wilston Grange in the Queensland Australian Football League. It has also been featured in the AFL Women's, hosting its first AFLW game on 17 February 2019 in a match between Brisbane and Melbourne. [1]
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