Cottesloe Oval
Perth (Cottesloe), Western Australia, Australia
Cottesloe Oval, Perth (Cottesloe), Australia — opened Not confirmed in sources checked, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of Historically home to the Cottesloe Rugby League Football Club ("Tigers," established 1948), who won the inaugural WA rugby league knockout premiership while based there; currently home to Cottesloe Junior Football Club ("Magpies," Australian rules, since 1973) and Cottesloe Amateur Football Club ("Roosters," Australian rules, since 2014).
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed in sources checked (Not to be confused with the separate, similarly-named Cottesloe Beach Oval (originally Mann Oval, in what is now Mosman Park, used 1909-1930s) -- confirmed as a different ground.) |
| Home club | Historically home to the Cottesloe Rugby League Football Club ("Tigers," established 1948), who won the inaugural WA rugby league knockout premiership while based there; currently home to Cottesloe Junior Football Club ("Magpies," Australian rules, since 1973) and Cottesloe Amateur Football Club ("Roosters," Australian rules, since 2014) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,700 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed in sources checked |
| Floodlights installed | Yes today, following a substantial 2026 upgrade funded by a WA government grant; a WA government news article notes the existing lighting previously limited the ability to safely host evening training or games, implying older, more limited lighting existed before that -- original installation date not confirmed |
| Surface | Grass oval |
| Years used | 1949 |
| Location | Perth (Cottesloe), Western Australia |
Name history
- Cottesloe Oval — the only name found in sources checked
Rugby league history
Cottesloe Oval's one recorded rugby league match came on 18 September 1949: a Western Australia representative side lost to the touring Sydney club Balmain, in front of 1,700 fans, part of a short-lived post-war era when touring Sydney sides played local representative teams at suburban WA ovals as rugby league tried to establish itself in a state dominated by Australian rules football. The ground's main long-term sporting identity has been Australian rules football, though it was the home of Cottesloe's rugby league club in the code's brief local heyday.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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