Optus Stadium
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia — opened Soft opening 11 December 2017; official operations from 21 January 2018, 11 rugby league games hosted, home of Not a rugby league home ground — primary tenants are West Coast Eagles and Fremantle (AFL) and the Perth Scorchers (BBL cricket); used by the NRL for standalone/showcase fixtures rather than as any club's base.
Ground facts
| Opened | Soft opening 11 December 2017; official operations from 21 January 2018 |
| Home club | Not a rugby league home ground — primary tenants are West Coast Eagles and Fremantle (AFL) and the Perth Scorchers (BBL cricket); used by the NRL for standalone/showcase fixtures rather than as any club's base |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 11 |
| Top recorded crowd | 59,721 |
| Capacity | 61,266 seated (oval/AFL-cricket configuration), extendable to 65,000 for rectangular-field sports such as rugby league; up to 75,000 for concerts |
| Floodlights installed | Yes |
| Surface | Grass (drop-in surface used for rectangular-field events) |
| First rugby league match | Likely among an NRL Round 1 double-header in 2018 (attendance 38,842); exact first fixture not confirmed |
| Years used | 2018–2026 |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Name history
- Perth Stadium — generic/underlying name, retained for contexts where sponsor branding isn't permitted (e.g. Cricket Australia's international matches)
- Optus Stadium — since November 2017, via a 10-year naming-rights deal with Optus reported at approximately A$50 million
Rugby league history
Perth's principal modern stadium and, despite a relatively low rugby league game count on this site (11 recorded fixtures), the one venue in this batch with genuine prestige rugby league fixtures: State of Origin games in 2019 (NSW 38-6 QLD, 59,721), 2022 (NSW 44-12 QLD, 59,358) and 2025 (QLD 26-24 NSW, 57,023), plus standalone NRL double-headers such as a 2023 Round 23 fixture drawing 45,814 combined attendance.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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