2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark
2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark
2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark
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AFL/CRICKET<br />
Opened in 2009, the<br />
AFL/Cricket Centre at<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
<strong>Sportspark</strong> is home to<br />
both AFL and Cricket in<br />
Western Sydney playing<br />
host to high quality AFL,<br />
Cricket and Community<br />
events.<br />
AFL<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> City Council has a<br />
long standing partnership with<br />
the AFL that has seen<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
<strong>Sportspark</strong> host a variety of<br />
<strong>In</strong>ternational, National, State<br />
and Regional AFL events at the<br />
AFL/Cricket Centre together<br />
with events to engage with<br />
the community.<br />
BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL SPORTSPARK<br />
The AFL <strong>2011</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
Cup came to <strong>Blacktown</strong> City for<br />
the first time in August <strong>2011</strong><br />
with <strong>Blacktown</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
<strong>Sportspark</strong> Sydney hosting 19<br />
countries including Papua New<br />
Guinea, New Zealand, South<br />
Africa, Ireland, Nauru, Canada,<br />
USA, Japan, Great Britain,<br />
Denmark, Sweden, Peace Team,<br />
China, <strong>In</strong>dia, Tonga, Fiji, France<br />
and East Timor. <strong>2011</strong> also saw<br />
the introduction of a Women’s<br />
tournament with five countries<br />
competing for the inaugural<br />
title. A Mayoral reception was<br />
held on August 13 officially<br />
welcoming teams to the venue<br />
and to <strong>Blacktown</strong> City. Each<br />
<strong>In</strong>ternational Cup received a<br />
small memento to mark their<br />
time in <strong>Blacktown</strong> City –<br />
a <strong>Blacktown</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
<strong>Sportspark</strong> Sydney cap that<br />
they could wear with pride<br />
back on home soil.<br />
History was made in<br />
April when <strong>Blacktown</strong><br />
<strong>In</strong>ternational <strong>Sportspark</strong> hosted<br />
the GWS GIANTS ROUND 3<br />
PREMIERSHIP GAME against<br />
West Coast Eagles on April 15.<br />
The GWS GIANTS were not<br />
strong enough for the more<br />
experienced Eagles going<br />
down by 81 points in front of<br />
an enthusiastic and<br />
encouraging crowd of 6,875.<br />
Round 1 of the <strong>2012</strong> AFL NAB<br />
Cup Competition was held at<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
<strong>Sportspark</strong> on February 18 with<br />
over 7,500 people attending<br />
the triple header between the<br />
GWS GIANTS, Western Bulldogs<br />
and Collingwood Magpies.<br />
A VIP function was hosted by<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> Council and the AFL
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