Fankhauser Reserve is a multi-sports venue in
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Iris ...
, a suburb in the
Gold Coast,
Australia
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.
It has been used by the
NEAFL's
Southport Australian Football Club
Southport Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, that competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Southport is one of the most successful football clubs i ...
team as their home game base.
The
Gold Coast Suns
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The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...
reserves side also occasionally uses the ground for home matches. The ground also hosted a match for premiership points in the
2020 AFL Women's season
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.
In 1987 the Southport Sharks' board of directors submitted a proposal to the local council to build a professional Australian rules football ground and licensed club on the 31 acres of land located on the corner of Musgrave and Olsen Avenues. The submission was approved and the Sharks were granted a 50-year lease on the site. Construction of the $2.7 million development began in 1988 and was completed in February 1989. The ground was named after then Sharks vice president Wally Fankhauser who donated $2.2 million towards the new headquarters.
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Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Sport on the Gold Coast has a rich history. As a popular tourist destination leisure sports like Golf, but most particularly sports associated with its famous beaches, have always been popular. A number of surf clubs line Gold Coasts beaches, w ...
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Australian rules football grounds
Cricket grounds in Australia
Sports venues on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Southport, Queensland
North East Australian Football League grounds
Victorian Football League grounds
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