Potential future at Melbourne University

[Axis of Bob 10,266]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-explores-a-move-to-the-university-of-melbourne-to-be-more-central-to-the-cbd/story-fni5f91a-1226972836397

The idea, according to the article, would be to move our training and administrative base to Melbourne University.

[red and blue forever 781]

whats the ground like there?

[chook fowler 18,327]

Brings back bad memories of Neelds University of Football.

[Yossarian 1,808]

I like it, would finally be a link to Melbourne the city again. Plenty of potential for growing the supporter base by attracting interstate students who haven't watched a lot of footy and international students as well. The danger is all the Kim Duffys walking around, I guess.

[old dee 22,930]

Melbourne Uni has a good ground which is shared by Uni Blues and Blacks in the Amos.

Ground is ok but the facilities are not much improved from the seventies.

Would need a large amount of money spent and IMO would be no better than what we have at present.

[monoccular 16,229]

One potential problem is that it is a cricket ground, meaning we couldn't use it preseason.

It could give us exposure to tens of thousands of new young people every year though, some who won't have a footy team of have even seen footy.

Has the planned new docklands site, near that ridiculously placed big wheel, gone off the boil?

Edited June 30, 2014 by monoccular

[Bedraggled Dee 336]

Lots of isues to be resolved but none of those are not able to be solved and there is nothing wrong with the vision. Melbourne should be the city club and linking it to icons like the Uni is a good plan. Its about time the club had a single administration, training and hopefully social facility in the city. Linking the club to the capabilities and potential of the Uni is great idea and could get us access to cutting edge science and technology. The cost of development could be offset by access to those facilities and technologies and also through access to Government money.

My preference would be for something near the G but after squibbing on the Lexus centre and leaving the door ajar for Coolingwood to walk through I think that horse has bolted.

[MadAsHell 4,088]

I don't mind the sound of this. We could then potentially have the Melbourne Uni Blues as our 2nd's team in the VFL and still keep an association with Casey by using it as a sumemr base while the cricket ground is in use at the university, allowing us to have a presence in Casey still, whiel still finally establishing ourselves in the city!

[praha 10,294]

I like any idea that ties the club closer with the city itself.

It's truly astonishing that MELBOURNE Football Club has ZERO presence in the CBD.

[timD 994]

I like it, would finally be a link to Melbourne the city again. Plenty of potential for growing the supporter base by attracting interstate students who haven't watched a lot of footy and international students as well. The danger is all the Kim Duffys walking around, I guess.

Wow. The Kim Duffy line was remarkably stupid. h_h couldn't top that.

[beelzebub 22,243]

Lets see

Move from state of the art facilities and proximity to our Heart ( the G )

to become poor neighbours to Carlton

yeah...right

Pigs.Arrrrrrse !!!

[beelzebub 22,243]

I like any idea that ties the club closer with the city itself.

It's truly astonishing that MELBOURNE Football Club has ZERO presence in the CBD.

How is Parkville the CBD ? just curious

A presence in the CBD can be accomplished without moving to the other side of it

[Webber 10,167]

Great idea. Central, easy and attractive to visit. Huge exposure to a youth market, and a potentially valuable link to research/science educational facilities. The main benefit is exposure like no other club would have.

[beelzebub 22,243]

Being devils advocate here how it that central. ??

Nearest PT is TRAM...as opposed Richmond Station.

I can see the so called pluses but some of the supposed foundation of this move makes no sense, given the premise of greater connect to the CBD etc.

Whatever benefits a tie in to Melb Uni might offer could surely still be accessed where-ever you may be, after all is that exactly what students and other businesses do ?

[Bedraggled Dee 336]

Being devils advocate here how it that central. ??

Nearest PT is TRAM...as opposed Richmond Station.

I can see the so called pluses but some of the supposed foundation of this move makes no sense, given the premise of greater connect to the CBD etc.

Whatever benefits a tie in to Melb Uni might offer could surely still be accessed where-ever you may be, after all is that exactly what students and other businesses do ?

I think the main problem is space. We should have taken the Lexus Centre when we had the chance. We should have been the first one banging the State governements door down as the sporting precinct was being developed but we may have missed that boat. I cant see anywhere around the G where we can centralise the whole club, admin and FD in one place, The FD share with the Storm, the Rebels and the Victory with no room forn anything else. We need a centralised Club with state of the art facilities including a training ground and if possible a social club that is in or near the CBD. I agree Melb UNi is not the CBD but short of other options it may be the best one.

[jnrmac 19,116]

I think the main problem is space. We should have taken the Lexus Centre when we had the chance. We should have been the first one banging the State governements door down as the sporting precinct was being developed but we may have missed that boat. I cant see anywhere around the G where we can centralise the whole club, admin and FD in one place, The FD share with the Storm, the Rebels and the Victory with no room forn anything else. We need a centralised Club with state of the art facilities including a training ground and if possible a social club that is in or near the CBD. I agree Melb UNi is not the CBD but short of other options it may be the best one.

We didn't have the $15m. Next idea?

Shoulda done what?

[beelzebub 22,243]

or just redevelop Goschs ? Its already the sporting district

Money has to be spent where ever its done. Why not do a Collingwood ?

Again..its arguing a la Devil

[Guest]

The danger is all the Kim Duffys walking around, I guess.

Kim Duffys as in the Chinese international students getting around whose parents are forcing them to do a degree they aren't interested in or the eastern suburbs private school girls? Kim Duffy was a scrubber from Frankston was she not?

I mustn't have been over to the part of the campus yet where the footy ground is. I might stop here before I get on another silvertail rant but this might be an alright idea on the logistics of things. Watch this space!

[Damo 3,004]

Junction Oval would be much better. Not tooth by jowl with Carlton.Melbourne University is in Parkville.

If only someone could broker a deal with Cricket Victoria to get things rolling.

[daisycutter 28,629]

Kim Duffys as in the Chinese international students getting around whose parents are forcing them to do a degree they aren't interested in or the eastern suburbs private school girls? Kim Duffy was a scrubber from Frankston was she not?

trust you colin to twist it into a socio-economic class-based differeniation

[Guest]

trust you colin to twist it into a socio-economic class-based differeniation

I'm nothing if not predictable.

Edited June 30, 2014 by Colin B. Flaubert

[Gipsy Danger 1,067]

Maybe a name change to the Melbourne Wanderers. We cant be seen to stay in one place for to long now can we

[whatwhat say what 19,177]

I just see this as yet more flailing around in desperate search of a clear direction.

There has now been talk of about four different new 'home' bases in the last 18 months. At some point they need to make a decision and stick with it.

At this moment in time we look as indecisive and confused as the Saints.

[Moonshadow 16,305]

I like any idea that ties the club closer with the city itself.

It's truly astonishing that MELBOURNE Football Club has ZERO presence in the CBD.

Would have thought that AAMI Park is closer to CBD than Parkville, Cudi.

Any move must include:

- A1 facilities much better than AAMI Park/Gosches Paddock.

- makes very good financial sense.

- 12 mth access for preseason with potential for exclusive use.

- be near the MCG, because we are part of the MCC.

The push to have a home in the CBD seems more based upon romance than anything else IMO. Where is any form of modelling or research that says it would be such a great idea (apart from G Bartlett proposing a Collins St address)? Whorethorne, Collingwood, St Kilda and Essendon have either moved from their suburbs or are in the process of moving. Look what happened to the last VFL/AFL team that was based at Melbourne Uni....

Edited June 30, 2014 by Moonshadow

[Yossarian 1,808]

Apologies, was tongue in cheek. Didn't mean any offense.