The New Home Base & Training Ground Thread

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7 minutes ago, Dannyz said:
It definitely aligns to what Guerra said on SEN when he had every opportunity to announce the Waverley move and didn't.
It appears Morris is wrong, or at least premature in his reporting. He normally got his leaks from The Brand.
I think Waverley will happen and I've been told that some players have been engaged for their insights into how we make it a home but only once Caulfield can be solidly announced which is edging closer.

Not what Steven Smith said last night

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Just now, Salems Lot said:
Not what Steven Smith said last night

Could you please elaborate on what he said?

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1 hour ago1 hr

This situation is so strange.

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1 hour ago1 hr

Are we worried about Smith’s faculties if he’s making these comments at the Mental Demons function?

… joking of course 😅

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13 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:
Not what Steven Smith said last night

Where was Steven Smith? Is this a radio/tv interview?

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Ignore!

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1 hour ago1 hr

You know what? I have NFI what the status of our new home, and our possible temporary home, is. Conflicting reports leave all of us trying to figure out who is correct. And it's doing my head in. So i'm not going to give it another second of thought until an official announcement is made.

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51 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:
SS said that they (the media) went a bit early . He also confirmed that they deliberately leaked the Kossie situation to Garry Lyon to get on the front foot.

Haha Lyon breaking the story of all people made it pretty obvious the club wanted it out there.

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4 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:
You know what? I have NFI what the status of our new home, and our possible temporary home, is. Conflicting reports leave all of us trying to figure out who is correct. And it's doing my head in. So i'm not going to give it another second of thought until an official announcement is made.

See you tomorrow.

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Out of curiosity and more so because I am too lazy to research.

But did Garry Lyon and Steven Smith ever cross over where they became teammates at some stage?

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2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:
Out of curiosity and more so because I am too lazy to research.
But did Garry Lyon and Steven Smith ever cross over where they became teammates at some stage?

Smith ended in 1985 and Garry started 1986

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2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:
Out of curiosity and more so because I am too lazy to research.
But did Garry Lyon and Steven Smith ever cross over where they became teammates at some stage?

Looks like Smith finished up in 85 and Garry started in 86.

But you'dthink he would have been around as a recently retired player

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43 minutes ago, Red and Blue Flame said:
Where was Steven Smith? Is this a radio/tv interview?

See my previous posts. Mental Demons is a group of Dee supporters formed by Russell Howcroft and Don Mclardy. They met last night at Max's bar. Present were Steven Smith, Max Gawn and Nathan Jones. THey spoke about the club in general as well as the forthcoming season. A very casual but interesting gathering.

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13 hours 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.

2 hours ago, praha said:
Because in the NRL context the AAMI facilities albeit shared with other clubs is amongst the best in the league. They also benefit from being out of the NSW and QLD bubble which is arguably more intense for NRL than Victoria is for AFL. The Sydney media market is massive and while AFL dominates airwaves here, in Sydney the NRL is another level. It's also a better "TV" sport so people are glued to their screens more for it. The Storm benefit from flying under the radar and doing their own thing. Melbourne has to compete with 9 other Victorian clubs including Collingwood and Richmond on either side along with a divided club, small fan base and inconsistent management.

2 hours ago, rjay said:
Along with a good club board/management.

2 hours ago, biggestred said:
Craig Bellamy.

All of the above, and NRL doesn't require facilities of any great measure. Just a gym with the biggest weights possible ( when we first moved into AAMI, I was told the AFL players don't use the biggest barbells, but Storm do).

If you have ever seen a NRL side train, it is nothing more than a throw the ball around session, which can be done on a basketball court.

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