The oval is primarily used for
Australian rules football and has been the home ground of in the
West Australian Football League (WAFL) since 1959 (with the exception of 1987 and 1988 when they played home matches at the
WACA Ground). The ground record attendance of 19,541 people was set in round 6 of the
1967 WANFL season for the rematch of the 1966 Grand Final between Perth and
East Perth. The redevelopment of the ground to cater for the West Coast Eagles reduced the capacity from 15,000 to 6,500 patrons. In 1999, the ground hosted its only rugby league premiership match, with
Melbourne defeating
Wests 64-6. In September 2013
Australian Football League (AFL) team
West Coast Eagles entered into a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the Town of
Victoria Park to develop a new home for the club at Lathlain Park with plans to build a $50 million club training and administration facility on the site of the oval. The eventual cost of the completed project ended up being $60 million. Construction began on the main building in 2017. The Eagles began moving their training and administration base from the
Subiaco Oval, where it had been based since 1987, into the new upgraded facility at Lathlain Park in 2019. The upgraded facility features two ovals, one the size of the
Melbourne Cricket Ground and the other the size of
Perth Stadium (the home ground of the Eagles), a running track, indoor training field, a gymnasium, swimming and recovery pools, elite medical and function facilities, a West Coast Eagles Football Club museum, public cafe and administrative offices. The Perth Football Club continue to play home matches at the venue. ==See also==