Why is GMHBA Stadium colder than Melbourne?

It sits closer to the coast and to Corio Bay, so southerly air arrives with less land warming. On a winter night the ground can read several degrees below an MCG game happening at the same time.

Does wind matter at Kardinia Park?

More than at the enclosed Melbourne grounds. The stand geometry does not fully ring the ground, so a strong southerly runs through and gives one end a real advantage.

Does rain hurt scoring at GMHBA Stadium?

Rain with wind does. Rain alone on a still night is far less damaging than the same fall driven by a 30 km/h southerly, which is the combination we weight hardest here.

GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) weather and microclimate

Live weather and microclimate analysis for GMHBA Stadium at Kardinia Park in Geelong, with an AI read on conditions and scoring.

Geelong, VIC

Open

Grass

36,000 capacity

No AFL game is scheduled at GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) right now. The next fixture appears here automatically as soon as the draw lists one. Other venues are still hosting games this round. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

Conditions now at the venue

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Microclimate profile

Coastal Geelong ground exposed to Corio Bay; strong, cold south-westerly winds are common and the ground is notorious for a genuine goal-to-goal wind advantage. Ball travel differs markedly by end when the breeze is up.

GROUND AXIS

22° (NNE)

ELEVATION

3 m

ROOF

Open

Wind direction is read against the ground axis: a breeze running along the axis helps or hurts kicking end to end, while a crosswind mostly pushes the ball sideways.

Last games at GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park): conditions vs total

Date	Match	Conditions	Our read	Total
22 Aug 2026	Geelong v Richmond	—	—	209 (133-76)
8 Aug 2026	Geelong v Essendon	—	—	167 (117-50)
16 July 2026	Geelong v St Kilda	—	—	177 (102-75)
3 July 2026	Geelong v Brisbane	—	—	224 (101-123)
12 June 2026	Geelong v Gold Coast	—	—	165 (105-60)

Rows without conditions are archive results — final scores at this ground. Rows tagged with conditions and our read build up as we grade games here.

Scoring baseline at GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park)

Reading the venue history…

Upcoming games at GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park)

No AFL game is scheduled at GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) right now. This list fills itself the moment the draw lists one. Recent results, the venue scoring baseline and the live conditions read above are current either way.

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