Talk:Marrara Oval

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Marrara Oval → Marrara Stadium — True name is Marrara Stadium. Google Search for Marrara Stadium — Bidgee (talk) 07:00, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

The original name is Marrara Oval, not Mararra Stadium, reliable references refer to it as Marrara Oval; [1], [2], [3] for example. Flickerd (talk) 07:13, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

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Stadium capacity

According to an article by the AFL, which has been cited by this article, the stadium has a capacity of 12,500. However, AFL NT lists the capacity as 12,163, Cricinfo lists the capacity as 15,000, whilst Austadiums, the Northern Territory Government and Only Darwin lists the capacity as 14,000. Which number should be cited in the article?--Alza08 (talk) 09:39, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

The stadium's capacity was reduced when the Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre was built, which took up a huge amount of the grassed area where people sit. So a lot of the sites that list 15,000 or 14,000 are outdated or haven't taken into account the MLLLC. I know just from personal conversations with officials the capacity is between 12,000 and 12,500, but obviously need a source due to WP:OR. The AFLNT source is probably the most reliable I would guess as AFLNT are the operators of the ground and the offices are located there. Flickerd (talk) 11:05, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 7 July 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus as to which name is the stadium's WP:COMMONNAME. (closed by non-admin page mover) ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 13:59, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

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Marrara Oval → Marrara Stadium – Bringing this up again by refuting that it was always originally Marrara Oval. This image from 1985-86 shows Marrara Sports Stadium. "Marrara Stadium" has 14,000 hits on Google vs. Marrara Oval 13,000. Even if it was initially referred to as Marrara Oval, I think in the last 20 years the redevelopments have overseen a transition in the name to Marrara Stadium.

When not using the commercial name of TIO Stadium, Marrara Stadium is used by the NT Government, AFLNT, and the AFL. Gibbsy^spin 06:22, 7 July 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. CLYDE ^{TALK TO ME}/_{STUFF DONE} (I will not see your reply if you don't mention me) 03:06, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

That's not quite true. The AFL link there says it was "formerly Marrara Stadium", not an alternative to the commercial name. This is a fraught area. The AFL also tells us "Marvel Stadium opened in March 2000", without mentioning any of its other commercial names since 2000, or its common non-commercial name of Docklands. The AFL (understandably) has far more interest in pandering to its sponsors than in historical accuracy. Similarly for AFLNT. A Google search for "Marrara Oval", including the quote marks, gets plenty of hits, including the ABC, usually a safe source. HiLo48 (talk) 07:07, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

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