Willows Sports Complex
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Interactive map of Willows Sports Complex | |
| Former names | Stockland Stadium Malanda Stadium Dairy Farmers Stadium 1300SMILES Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Golf Links Drive, Kirwan, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 19°18′58″S 146°42′43″E / 19.31611°S 146.71194°E |
| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Operator | Major Sports Facilities Authority |
| Capacity | 26,500 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Record attendance | 30,302 – Cowboys vs Brisbane, 1999 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1994 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Demolished | September 2022 |
| Construction cost | A$11.03 million (2005–06 redevelopment) |
| Tenants | |
| North Queensland Cowboys (1995–2019) North Queensland Fury (2009–2011) | |
The Willows Sports Complex was a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was used predominantly as a rugby league ground as the home ground of the North Queensland Cowboys National Rugby League club. The ground was also used for rugby union and soccer. From 2009 to 2011, A-League football club North Queensland Fury called it home.
Since inception as a rugby league ground, the ground had several sponsored naming rights: Stockland Stadium (1995–97), Malanda Stadium (1998) Dairy Farmers Stadium (1999–2013) and 1300SMILES Stadium (2013-2019)) . The last NRL match to be played at the stadium was on Thursday 29 August 2019 between the North Queensland Cowboys and Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.