The land where the main field is now (approximately 4 acres) was bought originally in 1951 by Colonel TG Millner and subsequently sold to Vimiera Recreation Grounds Ltd a company associated with Eastwood Rugby.

[2] Northern Districts Cricket also played at TG Millner for a season[3] including at least one game with Allan Border playing[4] On Sat, Aug 17, 2013, the Australian Rugby Union announced that TG Millner was be purchased by the ARU and would be redeveloped to become the Australian Rugby Development Centre: TG Millner Field will be transformed into a high performance sport centre and training facility for Australia’s national Rugby teams including the Qantas Wallabies and will act as the Olympic base for Australia’s Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams .

Following this transfer a number of changes occurred In 2017, VRG advised that the entire complex had been sold unconditionally to North Ryde RSL.

"Relocation of the existing registered club to new premises within the site and construction of a residential aged care facilit comprising approximately 670 beds.

"[15] On 27 August 2024 by way of a Mayoral Minute, Ryde Council resolved "That Council develop and lodge a Planning Proposal to the NSW State Government for protection of critical public recreation space at TG Millner Field through an amendment to the Ryde Local Environmental Plan (RLEP) 2014 to classify the site as an RE1 – Public Recreation zone"[16] The State Planning Minister The Hon Paul Scully on November 28 2024 advised Ryde Council that "To be clear: these rezoning documents did not and do not contain any commitment, or requirement, from the NSW Government to either acquire or preserve TG Millner Fields as open space.