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===Australia Post Avenue of Legends=== [[File:Shane Warne Statue 2022.jpg|thumb|The statue of Shane Warne in 2022. The statue became a makeshift memorial to Warne shortly after his death]] In 2010, the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) announced an expansion to the list of sporting statues placed around the MCG precinct in partnership with [[Australia Post]]. The Australia Post Avenue of Legends project aimed to place a minimum of five statues in Yarra Park, extending from the gate 2 MCC members entrance up the avenue towards Wellington Parade. The most recent addition of Kevin Bartlett was unveiled in March 2017. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !width=175| Statue !width=175| Sport !width=175| Unveiled !width=175| Location !width=50| Link |- | [[Shane Warne]] | ''[[Cricket]]'' | 2011, December | Outside gate 2 | [http://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/shane-warne MCG] |- | [[Norm Smith]] | ''[[Australian rules football]]'' | 2012, September | Near Jolimont Station | [http://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/norm-smith MCG] |- | [[John Coleman (Australian footballer)|John Coleman]] | ''[[Australian rules football]]'' | 2013, September | Outside gate 2 | [http://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/john-coleman MCG] |- | [[Neil Harvey]] | ''[[Cricket]]'' | 2014, January | Near Jolimont Station | [http://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/neil-harvey MCG] |- | [[Jim Stynes]] | ''[[Australian rules football]]'' | 2014, September | Outside gate 2 | [http://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/jim-stynes MCG] |- | [[Kevin Bartlett (Australian rules footballer)|Kevin Bartlett]] | ''[[Australian rules football]]'' | 2017, March | Near Jolimont Station | [http://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/kevin-bartlett MCG] |}
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