Windy Hill (officially known as Essendon Recreation Reserve) is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, Victoria, a suburb in the northwest of the Melbourne metropolitan area. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Essendon is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Essendon District Football League is an Australian Rules Football Amateur League, based in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors. ... Bendigo Bombers Logo The Bendigo Bombers are an Australian rules football club based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Essendon is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

Windy Hill is the home base of the Essendon Football Club, one of the 16 teams that makes up the Australian Football League. The club played their home games there up until 1991, before moving to the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Their current home ground is Telstra Dome, located at the Melbourne Docklands, which they moved into in 2000. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... {{Infobox_Stadium | stadium_name = Telstra Dome | nickname = The Dome, Docklands Stadium| image = | location = Docklands, Melbourne | broke_ground = 1996| opened = 2000| closed = N/A| demolished = N/A| owner = James Fielding Funds Management| operator = Melbourne Stadiums LimitedAccess One| surface = Grass| construction_cost = $250 million AUD|lbourne. ...

Windy Hill is located on Napier St. Essendon, and is now primarily the team's training facility and administrative headquarters as well as the home to the Essendon Cricket Club. The ground also hosts the Grand Finals of the Essendon District Football League senior divisions. Over time a few of the stands and the manual scoreboard were demolished. Facilities include a public swimming pool and lawn bowls/croquet club. The Essendon District Football League is an Australian Rules Football Amateur League, based in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors. ...

The ground includes a significant heritage stand, the A.F Showers Stand. Built in 1939, it was the last major football stand to be build in Melbourne prior to World War II. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

During the days as Essendon's home ground, Windy Hill had the reputation of being a violent place for both players and spectators, and was the site of several ugly incidents. The most famous of these was The Battle Of Windy Hill, when a huge fight broke out between Essendon and Richmond players and officials at half time during a match in 1974. Another famous incident is when the Hawthorn player Leigh Matthews broke the behind post after running into it during play. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Leigh R. Matthews (born March 1, 1952) is widely regarded as one of the greatest Australian Rules footballers of all time, playing for Hawthorn in the VFL from 1969 to 1985. ...

The record attendance for the venue was set in 1966, when Essendon played Collingwood in front of 43,487.

The ground is no longer used as an AFL venue, however the Bombers still uses it as its training ground and administration centre. It is also occasionally used for important matches in local competitions such as the Essendon District Football League, and during the summer is home to the Essendon Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Division. The venue also includes a gymnasium, indoor pool and lawn bowls club which is open to the public, as well as a bistro and the now famous Bomber Shop where fans can purchase merchandise. The Essendon District Football League is an Australian Rules Football Amateur League, based in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors. ...

The playing field dimensions are 164.5 m long (180 yards) and 139.8 m across (153 yards).

See also

• Essendon Football Club
• Australian Football League

Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

External links

• Windy Hill at Austadiums
• History of Windy Hill (Essendon Recreation Reserve)
• The 1974 Windy Hill Brawl

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