Thebarton Oval
| Thebby Oval | |
| Former names | Thebarton Oval |
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| Location | Ashley Street, Torrensville, South Australia 5031 |
| Coordinates | 34°55′2″S 138°33′53″E / 34.91722°S 138.56472°ECoordinates: 34°55′2″S 138°33′53″E / 34.91722°S 138.56472°E |
| Owner | City of West Torrens |
| Operator | Adelaide Football League |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Field size | Football: 161m x 135m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1922 |
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West Torrens Eagles (SANFL) (1922-89) Gridiron Association of South Australia (1989-96, 2010-11) South Australian Rugby League (1992-95) South Australian Baseball Team (2003-08) Woodville-West Torrens Eagles (SANFL) (2006-present) South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) (2008-present) Adelaide Crows (AFLW) (2017-present) |
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Thebarton Oval (currently known as Aldi Arena) is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia currently used for a variety of sports including Australian rules football. It was the home ground of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Torrens between 1922 and 1989, and since 2008 has been the home of the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) now called the Adelaide Football League.
Thebarton has been home over the years to a number of other sports including speedway, soccer, gridiron, baseball and rugby league.
The record crowd at Thebarton was set on 26 May 1962 when 20,832 fans turned up to see West Torrens take on SANFL rivals Norwood.
After first playing their home games at Jubilee Oval (1987-1904) and Hindmarsh Oval (1905-1921), West Torrens moved from Hindmarsh to the nearby Thebarton Oval in 1922. Thebarton would remain the home of West Torrens until 1989. The Eagles moved to Football Park for 1990 before their perilous financial situation forced them into a merger with the Woodville Football Club from 1991. The new club would be known as the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles and would use the Warriors ground Woodville Oval as their home base.
West Torrens played their last game at the ground in on 2 September 1989 ending a run of 68 seasons at Thebarton Oval. After the Eagles left, the ground subsequently deteriorated through lack of maintenance, though other sports would regularly use the oval including cricket, rugby league, baseball, gridiron and soccer. The South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) also regularly used Thebarton Oval. In 2008 the SAAFL set up their headquarters at the ground, which saw a permanent return of football to Thebarton.
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