MCG

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  • Founded

    Founded

    The MCG was founded in 1854 and later became the home ground of MCC
  • First cycling race

    First cycling race

    The first cycling race was held in the MCG. The bicycles used are called velocipedes. They were wooden bikes with the pedals connected to the front wheel
  • First tennis match

    First tennis match

    The melbourne lawn tennis club layed an ashpallt court in the MCG and the first match was played
  • First game of rugby union

    First game of rugby union

    The first rugby union match was held at the MCG on the 29th of june 1878. The crowd was between 6000 and 7000 people. The game resulted in a draw
  • Rugby league first played

    Rugby league first played

    The first match of rugby league was played. nsw played england and lost 15-21
  • Used for army purposes

    Used for army purposes

    The MCG housed the army barracks during world war 2.
  • Summer Olympics

    Summer Olympics

    In 1956 the summer Olympic were held in Melbourne the main stadium was the MCG
  • most people attending

    most people attending

    In 1959 the most people recorded at the MCG. It was a religious event held by the leader Billy Graham with at least 134000 people attending
  • First rock concert

    First rock concert

    In 1974 the first rock concert was held at the MCG. David Cassidy was the preformer.
  • Commonwealth games

    Commonwealth games

    In 2006 the Commonwealth games were held in Melbourne. The opening and closing ceromoies were held at the MCG so was a lot of the events