The Ground

The Preston City Oval is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, Victoria

Preston, Victoria

Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Preston had a population of 27,892.-Settlement:...

, a suburb of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. It has a main grandstand and the ground is capable of holding around 5,000 spectators.

The ground is the traditional home of the Preston Football Club

Preston Football Club

Preston Football Club may refer to* Northern Blues, Victorian Football League team, formerly known as Preston Football Club, Preston Bullants and Northern Bullants* Preston Lions FC* West Preston Lakeside Football Club* Preston North End F.C., English club...

 in the Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

, and remains one of its two primary home grounds in the club's current incarnation as the Northern Blues

Northern Blues

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. It is also the home of the Northern Knights TAC Cup

TAC Cup

The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....

 side and the Preston Bullants Junior Football Club. It was also the venue for the Victorian Women's Football League

Victorian Women's Football League

The Victorian Women's Football League is the oldest and largest Australian rules football league for women in the world, consisting of 22 clubs and 30 teams from Victoria, Australia across four divisions and a total of over 1,000 players....

 Grand Final

Grand Final

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 in 2007, where a new VWFL crowd record was set.

In summer the ground is used by the Preston Cricket Club, who play in the VSDCA

Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association

The Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association is a turf cricket competition based in Melbourne, Australia. There are 28 clubs each fielding four teamsplus an under 15 team in the annual R.M. Hatch shield competition which is regarded as the premier competition for the future of Victorian...

as their home ground. The PCC uses the ground for their 1st and 2nd XI as well as the Under 15 RM Hatch Team.

Redevelopment

In the summer of 2009/10 the ground was redeveloped. Drought tolerant cooch grass has been in the summer so that the ground was ready for football season.