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1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

They have something similar in the States for an NFL team too I think. Somehow roles underneath the stadium basically on wheels

We have drop in cricket pitches !

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    19 hours ago, 58er said:

    Do you know that as fact  MD ?

    The State Govt needed a different slant on the Games to 2006 and building up Regional facilities is both functionally smart and you would think politically rewarding. 

    Don't think The MCC necessarily canned the games but Dan or another lily came up with the Regional proposal.

    As we know Victoria  excels in events far better than any other states.

    The city I was referring to Warrnambool not melbourne nor MCC nor MCG

     

    Drop in Turf  not for a training ground   far to expensive

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    No sign of seed sown. But no room for instant turf either, so I'd guess seed will be sown soon. (Simon supposes seed will be sown soon, by the seaside.)

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    1 hour ago, Its Time for Back to Back said:

    It was originally planned to be ready to train on in May. 

    May be May 2023?

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    46 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    May be May 2023?

    On 3 August 2021 VIC Govt announced the upgrade which was to start at that time and finish in March 2022 in time for the start of the season. 

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    24 minutes ago, Its Time for Back to Back said:

    On 3 August 2021 VIC Govt announced the upgrade which was to start at that time and finish in March 2022 in time for the start of the season. 

    So I guess in continuing with their culture, it will be delivered late and over budget. Better than nothing I guess, which is what we’d get under a Liberal government.

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    Gee slow burn this one. I'm no curator but trying to grow during winter would be tough with a lack of sun? Novice thing to say though surely. 

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    2 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Gee slow burn this one. I'm no curator but trying to grow during winter would be tough with a lack of sun? Novice thing to say though surely. 

    Most pasture is sown in Autumn, idea is you get seeds going now, dormant (slow growth) over winter, then will grow well in Spring. Pretty standard time to sow.

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    31 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

     

    Most pasture is sown in Autumn, idea is you get seeds going now, dormant (slow growth) over winter, then will grow well in Spring. Pretty standard time to sow.

    Makes sense, get it ready for peak growing periods. Learning all the time 🙂

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    51 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

     

    Most pasture is sown in Autumn, idea is you get seeds going now, dormant (slow growth) over winter, then will grow well in Spring. Pretty standard time to sow.

    Might need to keep Sparrow away from Gosch's until the seeds get going.

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    Interesting little mention on the Deebrief podcast Thursday about how someone had seen the plans for the facility.

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    8 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

    Interesting little mention on the Deebrief podcast Thursday about how someone had seen the plans for the facility.

    Did they check the date? Might have been 1956!

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    4 hours ago, old dee said:

    With a premiership under our belt and 5 zero this year do we care?

    yes… we still most def do :-) 

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    21 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    yes… we still most def do :-) 

    I don't W11. With the exception of a few missed training days because they are at Casey as long as this winning continues they could train on the moon. Why do you want them training at Goschs in the medium term?

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    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    I don't W11. With the exception of a few missed training days because they are at Casey as long as this winning continues they could train on the moon. Why do you want them training at Goschs in the medium term?

    That bit is okayish. Seems a long way behind schedule which is annoying and it’s better we have our ground to train on. More settled.  But we’re winning so it doesn’t feel too bad. Im more hanging out for an announcement that we have a home base. Rightly or wrongly seems like if we can’t tick that box when our relevance is peaking it may never happen. 

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    1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

    That bit is okayish. Seems a long way behind schedule which is annoying and it’s better we have our ground to train on. More settled.  But we’re winning so it doesn’t feel too bad. Im more hanging out for an announcement that we have a home base. Rightly or wrongly seems like if we can’t tick that box when our relevance is peaking it may never happen. 

    I understand your position completely. If the progress at Goschs is so far behind I dread to think how the contruction of buildings etc is going to progress. We are going well at Casey I doubt we will see the buildings etc at Goschs for 5 years.  2027/8 seems likely to me. 

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    On 4/21/2022 at 7:03 PM, Mazer Rackham said:

    Whoops! Wrong pic. Here's what it really looks like. Now completely covered with loam.

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    Interesting. I have no idea what stage it's at or how it's going but there doesn't seem to have been much progress since I took the photo below nearly 3 weeks ago on 2 April. I've just remembered I found out recently I know someone who works in there as a groundsman. Don't know if he actually works on Gosch's or just AAMI and others. I've put a request through to a mutual contact for some info on progress and will post if I get a reply. 

     

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    We seem to be doing just fine at Casey. For all the moaning, yearning and wishing going on you’d think a new facility was somehow really important. 

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    5 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    We seem to be doing just fine at Casey. For all the moaning, yearning and wishing going on you’d think a new facility was somehow really important. 

    Important or not the facility at or near Goschs won't happen any time soon we don't even have an agreed deal yet let alone construction.

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