Tacked on to the election promise of $$ for upgrading Ballarat for Nth Melbourne, was a promise of $7m to upgrade Collingwood's Westpac Centre for a home for Netball.

Wasn't the recently announced feasability study into our potential move to Docklands to include a joint home with Netball ? And, does that mean that this possibility has now been scuttled ?

just vote liberal

just vote liberal

I will anyway.

I cant believe we are even considering another training venue after just moving into our state-of-the-art facilities just a 10 minute stroll from our admin department at the Gee. The spacious gym is shared with Storm and Victory which promotes the "Melbourne" sporting brand and an obvious cost saving for us.

I cant believe we are even considering another training venue after just moving into our state-of-the-art facilities just a 10 minute stroll from our admin department at the Gee. The spacious gym is shared with Storm and Victory which promotes the "Melbourne" sporting brand and an obvious cost saving for us.

If it is going to be better, then why not? And it would be a 1 second walk to our admin department, because it would all be in the same place.

Im sure we wont be moving from a spacious gym to a broom closet - we would be getting even better.

I suppose i could be converted if enough money can be found or granted for even superior facilities but it must be remembered that we do have a 152 year association with the present precinct and the MCC provides the old AFL offices in the Southern Stand to us rent free !

If it helps move Collingwood into the Olympic park oval and keep them down there end of the precinct it might be good.

I'm still holding on to a dream of taking over their current training oval and building our own Westpac centre, containing everything we need at Gosch's paddock. The longer I think about it though the less likely it seems.

It makes no sense to me.

It makes no sense to me.

I agree E25, MFC needs to stay in the Melbourne Park precinct. The paddock is close enough and should be developed in to the "Kaspersky centre of excellence" complete with a venue for post match functions. I wont remind you that MCG was our home ground. Nothing burns me more than when I pass Punt road oval and watch the yellow/black ediface growing there while the Demons are sharing a paddock up tjher road and collingwood live in perfect facilities soon to get better. The foooty club really needs to be creative and more demanding given all we have been forced to give up. If the loss of our home ground happened in 2010 we would be compensated with a generously supported alternative. BTW how much government money is going to Tigerland?

I agree E25, MFC needs to stay in the Melbourne Park precinct. The paddock is close enough and should be developed in to the "Kaspersky centre of excellence" complete with a venue for post match functions. I wont remind you that MCG was our home ground. Nothing burns me more than when I pass Punt road oval and watch the yellow/black ediface growing there while the Demons are sharing a paddock up tjher road and collingwood live in perfect facilities soon to get better. The foooty club really needs to be creative and more demanding given all we have been forced to give up. If the loss of our home ground happened in 2010 we would be compensated with a generously supported alternative. BTW how much government money is going to Tigerland?

Maybe I should have been clearer: the master's suggested dream situation makes no sense to me.

I don't have any issue with the current facility, but I have no issue with moving to a docklands facility if it is just as good or better and is more financially viable.

There are some fantastical suggestions of us developing the MOPT precint to better promote us as a club that will never come close to happening.

They are pure fantasy.

The move to Docklands would be funded by AFL, City of Melbourne, State Government and the sale of the lease at AAMI.

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I don't see how we'd get money from the sale of the lease.

Seems unlikely to me.

I dont know much about these things, but I'd have thought opting out of our lease would mean we don't have a right to on-sell it.

I'm just guessing though, I don't have any experience in that area.

I'll take your word for it.

you can sell your lease like land...when you sign a lease you avoid having to pay stamp duty...one of the main attractions to having a lease.

you can sell your lease like land...when you sign a lease you avoid having to pay stamp duty...one of the main attractions to having a lease.

Are we the only team that doesn't own our facilities? Do all the other clubs own them or do they lease them as well?

Iirc Collingwood for a start don't own the Westpac Centre, but they are now the sole tenants after Athletics Victoria moved out (fancy that, Eddie is on the board).

Obviously they still have Victoria Park in their back pockets.

Are we the only team that doesn't own our facilities? Do all the other clubs own them or do they lease them as well?

i'm not sure ...

i think the question should be which afl team owns there facilities?

i thought the bombers owned windy hill..turns out the bowling club does. i'm pretty sure the hawks don't own there facilities. they have a lease.

the saints have a lease.

Obviously they still have Victoria Park in their back pockets.

I don't think so. Owned by Council. Council couldn't get them to cough up money for repairs when they decamped.

Really? I always assumed Collingwood owned it.

Makes sense though.

I couldn't figure out why Collingwood would lease another facility when they could be putting the money into one of their own assets.

Really? I always assumed Collingwood owned it.

Makes sense though.

I couldn't figure out why Collingwood would lease another facility when they could be putting the money into one of their own assets.

Does Carlton own PP and or it's facilities?

Does Carlton own PP and or it's facilities?

I don't know.

I've never taken a great interest in the assets of other clubs.

I cant believe we are even considering another training venue after just moving into our state-of-the-art facilities just a 10 minute stroll from our admin department at the Gee. The spacious gym is shared with Storm and Victory which promotes the "Melbourne" sporting brand and an obvious cost saving for us.

IIRC, one of the problems the new board had with the place we've just moved into was the price...

IIRC, one of the problems the new board had with the place we've just moved into was the price...

as in value for our money?? i would have thought with multiple tenants costs would be well shared, but are we getting maximum value.

as in value for our money?? i would have thought with multiple tenants costs would be well shared, but are we getting maximum value.

Price, as in, the size of the number that appears to the right of the $.

Price, as in, the size of the number that appears to the right of the $.

So with multiple tenants why is the price so high??

So with multiple tenants why is the price so high??

because it's an expensive pie to begin with