Years: 1898 - 2005 (VFL/AFL), 2017 - (AFLW)
AKA: Optus Oval, MC Labor Park, Ikon Park
First VFL game - Round 9, 1898 vs Carlton
Last game - Round 9, 2005 vs Carlton
First women's game - 2017 AFLW Practice Match vs Carlton
First AFLW game: Round 2, 2017 vs Collingwood
Originally home to Carlton, Fitzroy and Hawthorn also had stints at the ground. In the 1990s and early 2000s it was used for low-drawing games involving other Victorian teams.
During the early 1900s the ground was known as Princes Oval.
In 2004 chairman Paul Gardner suggested that the ground may become the permanent training base for the club, but nothing came of the plan.
Melbourne was the last club to win a premiership match at the venue, in Round 9, 2005.
The AFLW competition used the ground as its premium Victorian venue from 2017.
AFL
| Wins | Draws | Losses | % | |
| 45 | 2 | 78 | 36.80 | |
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 131 | Round 2, 1991 | Fitzroy | |
| 2 | 77 | Round 14, 1925 | Carlton | |
| 3 | 43 | Round 2, 1956 | Carlton | |
| 4 | 39 | Round 15, 1983 | Carlton | |
| 5 | 38 | Round 15, 1983 | Carlton | |
| 6 | 37 | Round 8, 1965 | Carlton | |
| 7 | 34 | Round 4, 2002 | West Coast | |
| 8 | 33 | Round 4, 1924 | Carlton | |
| 9 | 29 | Round 16, 1904 | Carlton | |
| 10 | 28 | Round 8, 1957 | Carlton | |
| 10 | 28 | Round 10, 1963 | Carlton | |
Highest Score
| Score | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 27.18.180 | Round 2, 1991 | Fitzroy | |
| 2 | 21.11.137 | Round 4, 2002 | West Coast | |
| 3 | 18.14.122 | Round 14, 1925 | Carlton | |
| 4 | 18.9.117 | Round 15, 2001 | Carlton | |
| 5 | 16.20.116 | Round 4, 1940 | Carlton | |
| 6 | 16.19.115 | Round 5, 1942 | South Melbourne | |
| 6 | 17.13.115 | Round 8, 1988 | Fitzroy | |
| 8 | 17.10.112 | Round 17, 1994 | Hawthorn | |
| 9 | 16.15.111 | Round 15, 1982 | Carlton | |
| 10 | 15.20.110 | Round 9, 2005 | Carlton | |
Biggest Loss
| Margin | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 106 | Round 6, 1996 | West Coast | |
| 2 | 89 | Round 5, 1919 | Carlton | |
| 3 | 86 | Round 22, 1986 | Carlton | |
| 4 | 85 | Round 11, 1970 | Carlton | |
| 4 | 85 | Round 11, 1986 | Hawthorn | |
| 6 | 79 | Round 1, 1978 | Hawthorn | |
| 6 | 79 | Round 11, 1982 | Hawthorn | |
| 8 | 68 | Round 2, 1985 | Hawthorn | |
| 9 | 65 | Round 12, 1910 | Carlton | |
| 10 | 64 | Round 8, 1931 | Carlton | |
| 10 | 64 | Round 8, 1999 | Western Bulldogs | |
Lowest Score
| Score | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 2.4.16 | Round 17, 1899 | Carlton | |
| 2 | 2.8.20 | Round 13, 1905 | Carlton | |
| 3 | 3.4.22 | Round 3, 1900 | Carlton | |
| 4 | 3.8.26 | Round 17, 1984 | Carlton | |
| 5 | 3.10.28 | Round 9, 1898 | Carlton | |
| 6 | 4.6.30 | Round 14, 1909 | Carlton | |
| 7 | 4.7.31 | Round 11, 1908 | Carlton | |
| 8 | 5.4.34 | Round 5, 1919 | Carlton | |
| 8 | 4.10.34 | Round 14, 1987 | Fitzroy | |
| 8 | 4.10.34 | Round 13, 1904 | Carlton | |
Most goals in a game
| Goals | Player | Game | ||
| 1 | 13 | Harry Davie | 1925 | |
| 2 | 8 | Darren Bennett | Round 2, 1991 | |
| 2 | 8 | Allen Jakovich | 1991 | |
| 4 | 7 | Robert McKenzie | 1948 | |
| 4 | 7 | Allen Jakovich | 1994 | |
| 6 | 8 times | |||
AFLW
| Wins | Draws | Losses | % | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 77.77 | |
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 42 | Round 5, 2022 spring season | Carlton | |
| 1 | 42 | Round 1, 2023 | Collingwood | |
| 3 | 35 | Round 6, 2018 | Carlton | |
| 4 | 21 | Qualifying Final, 2022 spring season | Adelaide | |
| 5 | 19 | Round 2, 2017 | Collingwood | |
| 6 | 17 | Preliminary Final, 2022 spring season | North Melbourne | |
| 7 | 14 | Round 8, 2023 | North Melbourne | |
Highest score
| Score | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 10.13.73 | Round 1, 2023 | Collingwood | |
| 2 | 8.9.57 | Round 6, 2018 | Carlton | |
| 3 | 7.8.50 | Round 5, 2022 spring season | Carlton | |
| 4 | 7.6.48 | Qualifying Final, 2022 spring season | Adelaide | |
| 5 | 6.9.45 | Semi Final 2023 | Geelong | |
| 6 | 7.2.44 | Round 2, 2017 | Collingwood | |
| 7 | 5.7.37 | Round 8, 2023 | North Melbourne | |
| 8 | 5.3.33 | Preliminary Final, 2022 spring season | North Melbourne | |
| 9 | 1.3.9 | 2023 Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | |
Biggest loss
| Score | Round | Opponent | ||
| 1 | 41 | 2023 Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | |
| 2 | 5 | 2023 Semi Final | Geelong | |
Media
Argus - 29/07/1912