8 hours ago, Mickey said:

Half an hour, according to Google Maps

Without traffic

On 10/03/2026 at 20:23, dazzledavey36 said:

Melbourne Footy Club care factor..

Maybe the Club doesn't care but I reckon a lot of fans do, especially those who were there at the prelim in '87. Not many good memories there. Bad voodoo

11 minutes ago, dice said:

Maybe the Club doesn't care but I reckon a lot of fans do, especially those who were there at the prelim in '87. Not many good memories there. Bad voodoo

Got some pretty bad memories at the MCG too

Just now, KozzyCan said:

Got some pretty bad memories at the MCG too

Plenty more good than bad there. Unlike Arctic Park

Can anyone explain Melbourne Storm’s success, given they are also stuck in the dysfunctional AAMI facility. They train on the horrible surface that we used to use under Bailey.

5 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Can anyone explain Melbourne Storm’s success, given they are also stuck in the dysfunctional AAMI facility. They train on the horrible surface that we used to use under Bailey.

They are susceptible to MFCSS

They have cohunas

It's all a between the ears thing.

55 minutes ago, dice said:

https://youtu.be/TzMSfaNXYZg?si=uBXmUcCoi7YJ1V38&t=37

Well that wasn't what I expected!!! But very good

Bill Bixby??

38 minutes ago, dice said:

Maybe the Club doesn't care but I reckon a lot of fans do, especially those who were there at the prelim in '87. Not many good memories there. Bad voodoo

Its not about the supporters.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by dazzledavey36

11 hours ago, Adam The God said:

The state government is not broke. It is guaranteed by the Commonwealth and the RBA owns most of the semis issued by the Vic gov.

Anyway, we're talking about a contribution of perhaps $20 million, which should be framed as a community initiative. Right now, public land is used by a select group of people and with our proposal, we'd be opening the space up to the public.

Frame it right and the proposal is a drop in the ocean.

Meanwhile, perhaps the state gov should bring back into public ownership some of the tollroads it helped build with federal funding and Kennett sold to foreign companies for 99 year leases.

Not broke you say.

Are you suggesting the State’s finances are in good shape?

Also what are your thoughts on the very large debt owed.

And you do realise that Kennett’s rein ended last century!

7 hours ago, Supermercado said:

I'm sure hundreds of options have been considered, but I'd be interested to know if we've had a crack at being included in the Fisherman's Bend development. Surely we're more chance of getting serious government money for opening a facility in a new precinct while some tacked on community stuff than developing anything in an established area. Added bonus - it's a city location, and could be somewhere to play VFL/AFLW games.

I hadn't paid much attention to the Caulfield plan until recently because it's like waiting for airport rail or a fast train to Sydney, but got interested when the Waverley story came out. The last update on the website is from September 2024, and it doesn't explain the benefits of Caulfield other than we want to build somewhere, and this is somewhere that might let us build. Now that Waverley is on the agenda, I think they need to justify why the cost of Caulfield outweighs a combination of Waverley/Casey. Obviously a custom facility would be better, but is it $70 million worth of better?

The people who have done proper work on this project know more than I do, but I hope we're not getting caught in a rush of executives and board members wanting to be the person who finally delivers the holy grail of an MFC home venue regardless of cost.

P.S - As a bonus feature, here's the bit of the FAQ where they ran out of content and had to fill space.

I’ve seen Fisherman’s Bend mentioned a few times here...

Firstly, the school was a nightmare and has ended up with almost zero open space.

And also the area extends into industrial zones that are currently entirely disconnected from any community, which is where I imagine you’re suggesting?

I don’t see the appeal whatsoever. Caulfield is far superior and the multipurpose usage is all good planning and will work. They just need to get it done.

For those old enough to remember, all this talk of Waverley reminded me of this classic Talkback With Tony call on the Coodabeens in 1991. Ivan from Ivanhoe:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d7PhxhOgqOk&list=PLmP4dhY0EBoPuXGvKkiOFQtsUYhS1xCLK&index=3&pp=iAQB