A new collection of sport and entertainment memorabilia has been unveiled at Optus Stadium today, capturing some of the key moments delivered by sports and entertainment stars from all over the globe since it opened in 2018.
Memorabilia from the first sporting match held at the venue, sold out concerts and record-breaking event attendances are on display alongside signed jerseys, instruments and match day balls.
“Optus Stadium has hosted some truly world-class events in its five year history,” said WA Sport and Recreation Minister, David Templeman.
“This memorabilia collection captures some of the greatest moments, including the history-making AFL Grand Final, the first Bledisloe Cup to be played in WA and Ed Sheeran’s sold out performance – the first concert held.
“Local, national and international visitors are all able to get a sense of the scale of the events that have been held here through a stadium tour.”
Some of the items on display include:
- a match ball from the history making 2021 AFL Grand Final;
- signed jerseys from the sold out 2019 State of Origin;
- match ball and signed jerseys from the sold out Manchester v Leeds United match;
- items from Ed Sheeran’s 2018 ÷ Tour, the first concert ever held at Optus Stadium;
- team shirt and match ball from the first sporting event held at the venue, the Australia v England One Day International;
- signed jerseys from the four teams playing in the 2018 NRL Double Header;
- signed jerseys from AFL’s debut match, West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans;
- signed playing shirt worn by Virat Kohli when he scored the first cricket Test century at Optus Stadium; and
- signed Wallabies and All Blacks jerseys from the first Bledisloe Cup to be held in Western Australia in front of what is still a stadium record crowd for a sporting event.
The new memorabilia is on display on levels 3 and 4, and much of it can be viewed by the public as part of an Optus Stadium tour. New cricket honour boards recognising players who have scored centuries or taken five wickets in an innings, in all forms of cricket, have also been installed on the level 1 concourse.
The 90-minute Optus Stadium tour runs seven-days a week, at a cost of $28 adult and $18 child.
