Seymour Shaw Park, reserve in Sutherland Shire LGA, New South Wales, Australia
Seymour Shaw Park is a sports venue and recreation area in Miranda located within the Sutherland Shire. It features maintained grass fields, walking paths, playground equipment for children, skate bowls with features for different skill levels, seating areas, and sports facilities for soccer and casual games.
Seymour Shaw Park has been the home ground of the Sutherland Sharks since the club moved from Sutherland Oval in the late 1950s. In 1979 it hosted the first 'A' international of the Australia women's national soccer team, a 2-2 draw with New Zealand. Upgrades finished in February 2007 added a new grandstand with extra seating, better floodlighting and synthetic turf, making it the first FIFA-approved football field in Australia.
Seymour Shaw Park hosts the TigerTurf Cup grand final, a knockout competition compared to England's FA Cup, played on its synthetic surface supplied by TigerTurf. The ground has been the Sutherland Sharks' home since the club moved from Sutherland Oval in the late 1950s, and regular season club games are still played there.
The ground sits about 21 metres above sea level in Miranda, roughly 19 km south-west of central Sydney and close to the coast. Its synthetic surface, supplied by TigerTurf, means matches go ahead in wet weather that would waterlog grass pitches. The Sharks' senior and junior teams train and play here through the season, so check the club's fixtures before planning a visit around a match.
The park hosts one of the first soccer fields in Australia built to meet international playing standards and was the site of the Australian women's national soccer team's first international match against New Zealand in 1979. This overlooked connection to women's football makes it a quiet witness to an important moment in local sports history.
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