AFL. The total capacity of Kardinia Park after the stage 4 redevelopment is nominally 36,000; however, given the way the stadium is configured for AFL matches, its capacity is said to be unable to exceed 34,000. During 2016 laws were passed by the Victorian Parliament for management of the stadium to be taken over by the government-appointed Kardinia Park Stadium Trust, in line with practices at other major venues in the state. Prior to this the venue had been owned and operated by the City of Greater Geelong, which now maintains and manages the broader Kardinia Park precinct, though not the actual stadium itself. In April 2017, the Victorian Government announced an investment of $3.9 million in the upcoming state budget to fund the planning and design stage for Stage 5 of the redevelopment. The proposed redevelopment would be the final part of the more than decade-long process to increase the capacity of Kardinia Park to 40,000 and will result in the Ford Stand and Gary Ablett Terrace being removed for the new stand to ring around the remaining open-air section of the stadium. In November 2020 the government revealed it had assigned $142 million to complete this final stage of the redevelopment. The new grandstand will hold 14,000 spectators and will include function rooms, administrative offices and broadcast studios, cricket warm-up facilities and standing room facilities for spectators. Construction commenced in September 2021. Due to the commencement of construction associated with Stage Five of the stadium's redevelopment, the stadium's capacity will be reduced to as low as 23,000 at times. Since January 2018, the stadium has been commercially named GMHBA Stadium. Hosted events Australian Football League Victorian Football League Geelong Football League finals series Victorian Premier Cricket for the Geelong Cricket Club KFC Twenty20 Big Bash A-League A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup W-League (Australia) AFC Champions League Big Bash League National Rugby Championship 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Attendance records Last updated 22 September 2013 Last updated 12 July 2022 Sources VFL/AFL records Players Most games played: Ian Nankervis (), 138 Most goals kicked: Doug Wade (/), 413 Most goals kicked in a match: Doug Wade (), 13.2 (80) vs. , 14 August 1971 Most disposals in a match: Tony Shaw (), 48 vs. , 12 May 1984 Teams Highest score: 37.11 (233) defeated 7.5 (47), 30 July 2011 Lowest score: 1.8 (14) defeated by 9.15 (69), 10 August