The Yarraville Oval is an Australian Rules Football and Cricket ground located on the corner of Williamstown Road and Anderson Street in Yarraville, Victoria.It is currently the home ground of the Yarraville/Seddon Eagles Football Club and the Yarraville Cricket Club. It was the home of the Yarraville Football Club throughout its time in the Victorian Football Association, and in 1942 it was the home of the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League because its normal home ground, the Western Oval, was being used as an army base. The Western Region Football League had its head office at the Oval until 2010.A record crowd of 16,000 attended Ron Todd's first VFA match for Williamstown, played against Yarraville on 20 April 1940. The record crowd for a VFL game was set on 25 July 1942 when 15,000 fans turned out to see Footscray defeat eventual grand finalist Richmond by seven points in a high scoring game.
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