BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium

BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium - Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)

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Also known as: Express Advocate Stadium, Grahame Park, NorthPower Stadium, Central Coast Stadium
Ground Details: Central Coast Stadium (now officially known as Express Advocate Stadium and formally North Power Stadium) was re-opened after its re-development in 2000.

It was originally rebuilt to become the new home ground of the North Sydney Bears in 1999, however delays due to weather saw the stadium fall behind - forcing the bears to become nomadic which financially crippled the club and saw them merge with Manly for the 2000 season.

Featuring some of the best stadium facilities and views for watching Rugby League, the stadium has been a white elephant in sorts with the now defunct Northern Eagles merger falling apart and North Sydney's failure to re-gain entry into the NRL seeing the stadium largely go unused.

However, it has been used by several Sydney clubs once or twice a season (namely Souths, Tigers and Bulldogs) to draw additional revenue and league starved crowds to games that would not draw large crowds in Sydney.

Capacity 20,119
Seats 20,119
Record Crowd 20,059 - Northern Eagles Vs Newscastle -NRL 6/2/00

Other websites on the web that contain information on this venue:

• Australian Stadiums - Central Coast Stadium
  
• Stats.rleague.com - Central Coast Stadium
  

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