Queenborough Oval
Queenborough Oval is an oval sports ground located on the corner of Nelson Road and Peel St in Sandy Bay - about 5km south of Hobart CBD. The ground is nestled in amongst stately old world mansions and parkland and overlooks the Wrest Point Casino complex. It served as the home of the now-defunct Sandy Bay Football Club in the old Tasmanian Football League for more than 50 years.
Queenborough Oval was a former graveyard up until it was transformed into a football ground in the 1890's - there are still headstones outside the stadium across the road. The ground has one small concrete stand (Graham Mackay Stand) on the southern wing and a pavilion next to it. Large terraces surround the playing arena from the Nelson Road wing all the way around the Peel Street end goal to the players race at the foot of the Mackay Stand. Hedges surround the perimeter fence of the stadium. It is a small and much maligned stadium that was a great little ground for TFL football, but its days as a top-level ground were numbered as far back as 1982 with respect to its poor facilities, generally quagmire ground conditions and extremely difficult access.
The ground is currently used (and owned) by The Hutchins School, and the Hutchins Old Scholars team play there in the OSFA, the ground also hosts finals in that competition. Queenborough also hosts cricket during summer, being home of the South Hobart-Sandy Bay Sharks in the TCA Competition.
A $3.8 million redevelopment has been announced to to improve the facilities at Queenborough Oval, with work expected to commence in late 2024.
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