Moorabbin Oval
| Linen House Oval | |
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| Former names | Moorabbin Oval |
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| Location | 32-60 Linton Street, Moorabbin, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°56′15″S 145°02′38″E / 37.9375°S 145.0439°ECoordinates: 37°56′15″S 145°02′38″E / 37.9375°S 145.0439°E |
| Owner | St Kilda Saints Football Club Ltd |
| Operator | St Kilda Saints Football Club Ltd |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1952 |
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St Kilda Football Club (1965-) VFL/AFL (1965-1992). Melbourne Reds, ABL (1994-1999). |
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Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin.
The ground was most notable as the home of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League, serving as its home ground for VFL/AFL matches from 1965 until 1992, and as its primary training and administrative base from 1965 until 2010.
In 1951, the growing City of Moorabbin committed to developing a fenced football venue which was up to Victorian Football Association standards to be used by the Moorabbin Football Club. The strong club had been admitted from the Federal District League to the VFA in 1951, and its continued admission was contingent on the council developing Moorabbin Oval for its use. The venue became one of the highest quality venues in the Association, and was noted for having the largest playing surface in the Association, similar in size to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Starting from 1960, the Moorabbin Council worked actively to bring VFL football to the venue. After it was found that the VFL was unlikely to admit the Moorabbin Football Club as a new team, the council began negotiating for existing VFL clubs, many of which were dissatisfied with their home grounds at the time, to move to Moorabbin. In 1963, both Richmond and Fitzroy were approached, and then in early 1964, the council came to an agreement with the St Kilda Football Club. St Kilda relocated its training, playing and administrative base from the St Kilda Cricket Ground to Moorabbin Oval at the end of the 1964 season.
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