Wallsend Cricket Ground

Wallsend Cricket Ground (also known as Woolworths Stadium by a naming rights sponsorship agreement) is a stadium located in western Newcastle suburb Wallsend in New South Wales, Australia. The stadium opened in early 2024 and was built at a cost of A$178 million.

It is primarily built for Australian rules football and cricket, but is also, rarely, used for rugby league, soccer/football and baseball.

With a capacity of an estimated 21,750, it is the premier location in Newcastle for Australian rules football and cricket matches. It is owned by the City of Newcastle and operated by the Australian Football League.

Naming rights history
Before being currently known as Woolworths Stadium, 3 other naming rights deals were offered to the University of Newcastle, Origin Energy, and Lendlease.

Though denied, another naming rights agreement was offered to Woolworths and was accepted.

Usage
As being built for Australian rules football and cricket, the main tenants for the stadium are the AFL expansion team Newcastle Venom as well as the Sydney Swans as their secondary home ground.

For cricket, it is used by Big Bash League team Sydney Sixers also secondarily, as well as their women's team. It is planned for the Sydney Thunder as well as a BBL expansion team to play at the venue, even though it hasn't been proposed as of yet.

On rare occasions, it is also used for rugby league, soccer/football and baseball. Teams from these sports that play at the venue include:


 * Newcastle Knights (NRL)
 * Sydney Blue Sox, Auckland Tuatara (ABL)
 * Central Coast Mariners (A-League)

The venue also holds occasional concerts, which increases the capacity to 36,000.