Willows Sports Complex

Willows Sports Complex
Stadiums Queensland Rating:
Interactive map of Willows Sports Complex
Former namesStockland Stadium
Malanda Stadium
Dairy Farmers Stadium
1300SMILES Stadium
LocationGolf Links Drive, Kirwan, Queensland
Coordinates19°18′58″S 146°42′43″E / 19.31611°S 146.71194°E / -19.31611; 146.71194
OwnerQueensland Government
OperatorMajor Sports Facilities Authority
Capacity26,500
SurfaceGrass
Record attendance30,302 – Cowboys vs Brisbane, 1999
Construction
Broke ground1994
Opened1994
DemolishedSeptember 2022
Construction costA$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.