Purtell Park
Purtell Park is a rugby league ground in Bardon, a suburb in Brisbane's west, in Queensland, Australia. It is now the home of Wests Juniors Rugby League Football Club (catering for approximately 300 young players), Normandy (Hounds) Rugby League Football Club, Voices of Birralee (catering for approximately 400 young singers), Western Districts Gymnastics, and a venue for Premier Touch Football. A community arts centre which provides meeting rooms for community organisations has been set up in what used to be the football clubhouse.
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| Location | Bardon, Queensland |
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| Surface | Grass |
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| Wests Panthers, Queensland Cup Normanby Rugby League Football Club, Brisbane Rugby League | |
It was the home ground for the Western Suburbs Panthers, who played in the Queensland Rugby League South East Queensland Division's Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge, and who played in the Queensland Cup until the end of 2003.
It was once regarded as one of the poorer quality major rugby league venues in Brisbane, with the field actually being on a slope, although this was not noticeable on television. After raising the level of the playing surface through considerable investment over recent years, the venue now offers two quality playing fields. The venue is now used by the West Brisbane Panthers Junior Rugby League Club.