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The
Stadium complex covers around 12.5 acres (51,000 m). It has three pitches, including the main pitch. The complex also contains the Melbourne Croatia club rooms and the Knights Sports Gym (an open to the public member's boxing / fitness gymnasium under the stadium). The facility has two car
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In the 2009 season the stadium's name was changed from
Knights Stadium to Mansion Stadium, after online betting giant Mansion88, became the club's major sponsor and bought the naming rights to the stadium. This was a temporary naming deal for the 2009 season. Their sponsorship deal has since ended
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drive through cinema, was bought and developed largely through donations and volunteer work from the local
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