The facility has been the permanent training and administrative home of professional Australian Football League (AFL) club the Brisbane Lions since 2022.

Over the years this has included the University of Queensland campus,[15] Leyshon Park in Yeronga,[16] Giffin Park in Coorparoo, Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (MBCSC) in Burpengary, South Pine Sports Complex in Brendale and elsewhere, meaning the club lacked a dedicated and permanent home year-round.

Consequently the club sought to establish a permanent training and administrative base for the senior men's team that could also host AFLW and reserves matches.

The final $15m stream of funding was secured from the Federal Government in late January 2019, allowing earthworks and preliminary construction of the facility to commence later that year.

[26] The design incorporated themes from the Fitzroy Football Club (part of the Brisbane Lions merger), the main grandstand pays homage to the red brick main stand of Fitzroy's old home ground the Brunswick Street Oval with its central double stair, red brick base and low pitch roof.

The design also makes reference to Ipswich, its traditional red brick and Queenslander architecture with its large open balconies.

[23] The first match played at the venue was the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final (2022) between Brisbane and Melbourne[27] which attracted a sell-out crowd of 7,412.

[30] The Brisbane Lions revealed their 2024 premiership cup to 6,102 fans at the conclusion of an Week 5 AFL Women's match,[31][32][33] the second largest attendance in the ground's history.