Hands Oval
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Established
1954 (72 years old)
Capacity
12,715
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Country
Australia
Location
Blair Street, South Bunbury, Australia
Timezone
UTC +08:00 Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
Coordinates
33°20′46″S 115°38′34″E
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JE Hands Memorial Park, more commonly known as Hands Oval, is a stadium in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The ground is mainly used for Australian rules football matches, but has also hosted cricket and soccer.
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Australian rules football
The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club and in the South West Football League since the early 1950s. Hands Oval has also hosted five West Australian Football League matches, with the first being held on 1 April 1984 with East Perth defeating Swan Districts by 14 points. The record attendance for the ground was set during this match, with 6573 spectators attending the game.
The ground is home to the South West Football League headquarters and hosts its grand final each year, with 4,075 spectators attending the 2024 grand final.
The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011:
Hands Oval hosted a pre-season match between the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne Football Club on 1 March 2025, with a crowd of 7,032. On 8 June 2025, the ground hosted its first AFL match for premiership points, with North Melbourne defeating West Coast by ten points, in front of a record crowd of 12,715. This was the first game in a three-year deal for North Melbourne to play two home matches in Western Australia, with the other match played at Optus Stadium.
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