AKA: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
First game: August 1867 match vs South Melbourne
First VFL game: Round 1, 1897
Last game: Round 8, 1981
| Wins | Draws | Losses | |
| 30 | 0 | 42 | |
Home to South Melbourne. Now a soccer stadium it still retains the heritage grandstand from the Lake Oval days, and has had an athletics track added. The heritage grandstand has been retained.
Records
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Opponent | |
| 1 | 102 | Round 16, 1901 | St Kilda |
| 2 | 52 | Round 11, 1940 | South Melbourne |
| 2 | 52 | Round 18, 1954 | South Melbourne |
| 4 | 46 | Round 8, 1925 | South Melbourne |
| 4 | 46 | Round 6, 1948 | South Melbourne |
| 4 | 46 | Round 11, 1964 | South Melbourne |
| 7 | 39 | Round 14, 1960 | South Melbourne |
| 8 | 36 | Round 14, 1902 | South Melbourne |
| 8 | 36 | Round 9, 1961 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 34 | Round 13, 1908 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 34 | Round 9, 1950 | South Melbourne |
Highest Score
| Score | Round | Opponent | |
| 1 | 21.10.136 | Round 6, 1976 | South Melbourne |
| 2 | 19.16.130 | Round 11, 1940 | South Melbourne |
| 3 | 18.21.129 | Round 11, 1964 | South Melbourne |
| 4 | 19.10.124 | Round 16, 1901 | St Kilda |
| 5 | 16.15.111 | Round 3, 1979 | South Melbourne |
| 6 | 16.13.109 | Round 14, 1960 | South Melbourne |
| 6 | 15.19.109 | Round 15, 1966 | South Melbourne |
| 8 | 16.12.108 | Round 9, 1958 | South Melbourne |
| 9 | 15.15.105 | Round 6, 1948 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 14.17.101 | Round 2, 1941 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 14.17.101 | Round 18, 1954 | South Melbourne |
Biggest Loss
| Margin | Round | Opponent | |
| 1 | 78 | Round 10, 1978 | South Melbourne |
| 2 | 67 | Round 11, 1919 | South Melbourne |
| 3 | 64 | Round 3, 1909 | South Melbourne |
| 4 | 56 | Round 11, 1906 | South Melbourne |
| 5 | 49 | Round 15, 1905 | South Melbourne |
| 6 | 47 | Round 14, 1924 | South Melbourne |
| 7 | 44 | Round 10, 1920 | South Melbourne |
| 7 | 44 | Round 8, 1981 | South Melbourne |
| 9 | 43 | Round 18, 1914 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 39 | Round 15, 1965 | South Melbourne |
Lowest Score
| Score | Round | Opponent | |
| 1 | 0.8.8 | Semi Final 3 1897 | Essendon |
| 2 | 3.4.22 | Round 3, 1912 | South Melbourne |
| 3 | 3.6.24 | Round 3, 1909 | South Melbourne |
| 3 | 3.6.24 | Round 17, 1900 | Collingwood |
| 5 | 3.7.25 | Round 15, 1899 | Collingwood |
| 6 | 2.15.27 | Round 11, 1919 | South Melbourne |
| 6 | 4.3.27 | Round 11, 1906 | South Melbourne |
| 8 | 4.4.28 | Round 6, 1913 | South Melbourne |
| 9 | 5.5.35 | Round 18, 1914 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 5.8.38 | Round 14, 1924 | South Melbourne |
| 10 | 5.8.38 | Round 13, 1898 | South Melbourne |
Most goals in a game
| Goals | Player | Game | |
| 1 | 8 | Norm Smith | 1938 |
| 2 | 6 | Phil Carman | 1979 |
| 2 | 6 | John Tilbrook | 1979 |
| 2 | 6 | Norm Smith | 1940 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 times | |
Links
Boyles Football Photos
Scoreboard Pressure - Lake Oval
Wikipedia