Springvale Reserve (also known as theSpringvale Recreation Reserve andNewcomen Road Oval) is anAustralian rules football andcricket venue located in theMelbourne suburb ofSpringvale.[1] The name also refers to the wider public park in which the main oval is located.[2]
In addition to being the home of Springvale Districts, the SFNL often uses Springvale Reserve to host several finals matches.[5] The ground was also used forFederal Football League (FFL) grand finals.[6][7]
By 2000 – the year that the VFL merged with theAFL reserves – the facilities at Springvale Reserve were in a rundown condition, andFootball Victoria officials ruled that the ground wasn't up to VFL standard.[11] SFC played all but one of its home matches atWaverley Park during the2000 season, before moving all home matches to eitherMoorabbin Oval orShepley Oval in2001 and2002.[12] In both2003 and2004, seven VFL matches were played at Springvale Reserve.[13][14]
In 2005, SFC reached an arrangement with theCity of Casey, which had developed the newCasey Fields multi-sports complex inCranbourne East and was seeking for a VFL team to play there.[15] The club moved its training and playing base to Casey Fields in 2006, changing its name to theCasey Scorpions.[16] Ahead of the move, SFC played all of its home matches at Springvale Reserve during the2005 season (the first time it had done this since1998).[17][18] The final VFA/VFL match at the ground was between Springvale andPort Melbourne on 14 August 2005.[19][20]
A digital scoreboard was installed at Springvale Reserve in 2013.[21]
During the2022 Victorian state election campaign, theLabor Party committed to funding which would upgrade the ground's facilities, including the main oval and cricket nets.[22] The upgrades were completed in July 2025.[23]
