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6 hours ago, Cards13 said:

Separate thing, it is also not just a resurface, the oval has been expanded to now make it as long as the G and as wide as Etihad.

The home base is still to be decided/approved/announced/whatever but it is assumed it will be an addition to AAMI park.

But which decade Cards?

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    6 hours ago, Cards13 said:

    Separate thing, it is also not just a resurface, the oval has been expanded to now make it as long as the G and as wide as Etihad.

    The home base is still to be decided/approved/announced/whatever but it is assumed it will be an addition to AAMI park.

    I thought we'd seen the plans and it WAS decided ...just not yet announced? Do you know if there has been a particular roadblock arise or things are just as they were? 

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    21 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    I thought we'd seen the plans and it WAS decided ...just not yet announced? Do you know if there has been a particular roadblock arise or things are just as they were? 

    Who would know it is as quiet  as the grave wells 11. Nothing on the members night this week and I expect nothing at the AGM in coming days.

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    37 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Who would know it is as quiet  as the grave wells 11. Nothing on the members night this week and I expect nothing at the AGM in coming days.

    OD, the last time you had such a negative attitude you were threatened with deportation back to Qld - where, back in '21, while holidaying, you amazed us by submitting extremely positive posts. Who'd have thought it?

    After these last comments about our facilities I think its time for another holiday mate. 

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    50 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    I thought we'd seen the plans and it WAS decided ...just not yet announced? Do you know if there has been a particular roadblock arise or things are just as they were? 

    I've got no inside word Wells and Perty et al have seen the plans and they look great from what they've said publicly but until it's announced it's not a done deal, especially with an election on the way... 

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    45 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

    OD, the last time you had such a negative attitude you were threatened with deportation back to Qld - where, back in '21, while holidaying, you amazed us by submitting extremely positive posts. Who'd have thought it?

    After these last comments about our facilities I think its time for another holiday mate. 

    NC the simple fact is it has been promised now for 3 years and still no news. We have a very good team of players, good coaching, good admin and good training conditions at Casey. All those won us a flag last year. If it takes another few years so be it we will have won another flag or 2 in that time. The rest of a facility for members  is nice to have but will have no effect on the playing group. 

     

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    2 hours ago, old dee said:

    NC the simple fact is it has been promised now for 3 years and still no news. We have a very good team of players, good coaching, good admin and good training conditions at Casey. All those won us a flag last year. If it takes another few years so be it we will have won another flag or 2 in that time. The rest of a facility for members  is nice to have but will have no effect on the playing group. 

     

    Getting it right is more important than getting it right now

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    I was very drunk with someone who works in the tennis precinct who talked about the plans to me but I can’t remember what he told me. Hope this helps.

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    13 hours ago, Pipefitter said:

    I was very drunk with someone who works in the tennis precinct who talked about the plans to me but I can’t remember what he told me. Hope this helps.

    Hope it wasn’t that imbecile Craig Tiley. The info he gave you would’ve been very incorrect. Just ask Novak 😜

    Edited by Demon Disciple

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    14 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Getting it right is more important than getting it right now

    yes...and..sometimes the perfect can be become the enemy of the good. Our time to strike is now. Our club is in a peak window for attracting interest and money. Who knows how long his will last! 

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    On 2/19/2022 at 10:52 AM, Wells 11 said:

    yes...and..sometimes the perfect can be become the enemy of the good. Our time to strike is now. Our club is in a peak window for attracting interest and money. Who knows how long his will last! 

    The problem is as I see it they are in the hands of the government. So the MFC wants something! No votes there it can wait.

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    • 3 weeks later...

    I see ch 7 tonight mentioned that our new facilities are shortly to be announced. 5 stories high across from Groches and costing 300 million.

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    300 million is a monster bill. Going to need the Storm, Rebels etc to chip in (both cash and for the funding case).

    I can see why it’s taking so long when it’s gone from far more than just facilities for us. 

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    18 minutes ago, Clucka said:

    I see ch 7 tonight mentioned that our new facilities are shortly to be announced. 5 stories high across from Groches and costing 300 million.

    Nice..

    If someone could post a link afterwards that would be great!

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    1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Nice..

    If someone could post a link afterwards that would be great!

    All it was is this little whisper at the end from Cleary 

     

     

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    On 10/18/2021 at 11:22 AM, 13thFlagIsComing said:

    What you suggested is what i've come up with in my proposal earlier in the thread.

    Must admit a bit disappointed that the Gosch's Paddock isn't being fully developed (like in the Master Plan  i came up with below) but something is better than nothing i guess. 

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    I must admit i'm curious to see what happens with the Training Facility and surrounding areas off the back of the news report.

    Hopefully most of the above comes true in some way shape or form! 

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    43 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    All it was is this little whisper at the end from Cleary 

     

     

    dpositive won't be happy

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    7 minutes ago, 13thFlagIsComing said:

    I must admit i'm curious to see what happens with the Training Facility and surrounding areas off the back of the news report.

    Hopefully most of the above comes true in some way shape or form! 

    Not sure they'll be moving Gosch's after doing all the work on it, so can probs cross that part off.

    Also, not sure which off ramp you mean, but assuming the one coming off the SE Fwy onto Punt Rd? If so, I don't think it could be straightened given it involves being in the left lane and exiting to the right.

    What's the 'indoor hall'?

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    50 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    All it was is this little whisper at the end from Cleary 

     

     

    So am I correct that we're still going to be sharing head quarters with Melbourne storm and the likes?

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    On 2/18/2022 at 5:10 PM, Longsufferingnomore said:

    Maybe just maybe there will be announcement before the next Vic election and Andrews hoping that he will win over all the South Eastern suburbs liberal voters😜

    He won't 

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    1 hour ago, Lord Nev said:

    Not sure they'll be moving Gosch's after doing all the work on it, so can probs cross that part off.

    Also, not sure which off ramp you mean, but assuming the one coming off the SE Fwy onto Punt Rd? If so, I don't think it could be straightened given it involves being in the left lane and exiting to the right.

    What's the 'indoor hall'?

    I had visions of a multi-story training facility along the lines of Tottenham Hotspur currently where Car Park F is located. 

    Spurs facility also has an indoor hall which would be fantastic if there was something like this to allow all teams onsite to use.

    Something along the lines of the team whose name I cannot say have at their training facility near Melbourne Airport. 

    That mockup was my preferred wish list of re-aligning the offramp to create extra space for 2 x Rugby / Football pitches.

     

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    1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    So am I correct that we're still going to be sharing head quarters with Melbourne storm and the likes?

    If it's a big enough complex I don't see the problem, as long as we have access to facilities when required. Five stories is pretty big and our admin will be based there along with our footy staff.

    And as long as it has our branding on it

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    2 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    If it's a big enough complex I don't see the problem, as long as we have access to facilities when required. Five stories is pretty big and our admin will be based there along with our footy staff.

    And as long as it has our branding on it

    I do get that, but wasn't the whole idea of having our very own home base was so that we could finally be one whole club which would include players and administrator staff being in the one precinct and finally be free of having to share facilities with other sporting codes?

    Which other AFL clubs are sharing facilities with other sporting codes?

     

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