2019. Carlton's reserves team plays its VFL matches at the ground; and from 2012 until the dissolution of their affiliation in 2020, the Northern Blues, Carlton's , split their home games between Princes Park and Preston City Oval. From 2007 until 2010, the ground was the home ground of the Collingwood reserves, which was ironic considering that Collingwood and Carlton are bitter rivals in the AFL. Carlton's senior team has continued to play some pre-season and practice matches at the ground since it stopped playing premiership matches there. Carlton's AFL Women's (AFLW) team plays its matches at the venue, as have some other clubs for specific matches. Other sports The venue's most notable alternative use was as a cricket ground. The ground has hosted seven first-class cricket matches, including three Sheffield Shield games, and two List A matches. Until 2000, the ground was the home of the Carlton Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier/District Cricket competition; in 2000, the club moved to the No. 1 Oval in the wider Princes Park area to enable the football club unlimited access to the venue for year-round training. The Balmain Tigers took two games away from their traditional home Leichhardt Oval to Princes Park in the 1994 Winfield Cup. The highest crowd Balmain got was 14,762 turning up to see the Brisbane Broncos beat Balmain 36–14 in round 7 with Steve Renouf scoring 4 tries. Other sports, including soccer, boxing and rugby, have also been played there. The ground was also host to a production of the opera Aida. From the 2006 NRL season onwards, Visy Park was also the administrative headquarters for the Melbourne Storm rugby league club. The club relocated to the temporary home while plans were being made for the construction of a new purpose-built rectangular stadium next to the then-current Melbourne Storm home ground, Olympic Park Stadium. References 15. ^ http://www.austadiums.com/sport/event.php?eventid=19268 External links "Around the Grounds" - Web Documentary - Princes Park Defunct Australian Football League grounds Victorian Football League grounds Sports venues in Melbourne Cricket grounds in Australia Sports venues completed in 1897 Rugby league stadiums in Australia 1897 establishments in Australia Melbourne Rebels AFL Women's grounds Sport in the City of Melbourne (LGA) Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA) Carlton Football Club