Training Ground?

[Moonshadow 17,675]

9 minutes ago, Fritta and Turner said:

Naming rights - Joseph Gutnick Training Centre - covers a couple of bases that one.

Red Bull Centre?

 

 

Too early?

[Hawk the Demon 974]

2 hours ago, Roost it far said:

That’s fine however why would a state government feel the need to back this project if it’s not what the community want? Especially in a marginal Liberal seat. The MFC need to hope they can hold favour with what is likely an incoming Liberal State Government, even though I’ve no idea when the election is or how many times the Liberals will shoot themselves in the foot before then. 

Saturday 28 November 2026 apparently.

[Demon Disciple 12,064]

2 hours ago, Roost it far said:

why would a state government feel the need to back this project if it’s not what the community want?

Don’t expect any money coming from the State Government. Victoria is so far in debt that it will take generations to recover from.

Maybe federal funding, but most of the money will need to come from private donations, MCC and naming rights.

[Redleg 40,817]

19 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Don’t expect any money coming from the State Government. Victoria is so far in debt that it will take generations to recover from.

Maybe federal funding, but most of the money will need to come from private donations, MCC and naming rights.

Maybe AFL money, if the Umpires are given a badly needed home there.

[ANG13 2,061]

3 hours ago, Roost it far said:

or how many times the Liberals will shoot themselves in the foot before then. 

I am not a betting person but I would say a hell of a lot. 

[Adam The God 30,120]

1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

Don’t expect any money coming from the State Government. Victoria is so far in debt that it will take generations to recover from.

Maybe federal funding, but most of the money will need to come from private donations, MCC and naming rights.

Guess who owns most of the the Victorian debt? The RBA. It could be written off tomorrow.

[daisycutter 29,604]

20 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Who the [censored] would want to buy Cantberra  ?

certainly not the good citizens of ballyoshanassy (burwood) or romsey, uncle

... but, the world seems to have no shortage of masochists, so who knows

[chookrat 4,247]

20 hours ago, Adam The God said:

I'm not suggesting we'd have finance locked in, I'm suggesting we should have a finance plan in place. ie. we think we could get x amount from the AFL, x from MCC, etc etc. And in order to have a good idea of how much, you'd need to have preliminary conversations based on an idea. 

ie, if we get the go ahead with Caulfield, how much support could we hope to get from you, AFL? etc etc

Adam we would already have a good idea of the level of AFL and Government contribution based on the funding that other clubs have received for facilities. For all of their shortcomings, equity is a major focus of how State Governments allocate funding to professional sports clubs and there would be an agreed framework between the State Government and AFL for this.

While the Feasibility Study would include indicative costings to ensure the project is feasible from a funding envelope perspective these costings would not be detailed enough to seek funding and determine which party is responsible for cost variations for certain risks.

[Red and Bluebeard 2,083]

On 20/09/2024 at 17:48, daisycutter said:

i'm so excited ... i just can't wait for the black and white one 😎

I think you mean monochrome --- otherwise that phrase is close to ban-worthy :-)

[BangBnagBang 682]

22 hours ago, Redleg said:

Maybe AFL money, if the Umpires are given a badly needed home there.

The Umpires home base seems to me to be the key in all this

[Redleg 40,817]

6 minutes ago, BangBnagBang said:

The Umpires home base seems to me to be the key in all this

I don’t believe it is, but it could prove to be a very helpful factor in financing the project.

[58er 6,387]

On 22/09/2024 at 14:36, Demon Disciple said:

Don’t expect any money coming from the State Government. Victoria is so far in debt that it will take generations to recover from.

Maybe federal funding, but most of the money will need to come from private donations, MCC and naming rights.

MCC or MFC?  You are dreaming if the MCC would give money It has no stake in the development.

i think you mean MFC? 

[58er 6,387]

On 22/09/2024 at 14:36, Demon Disciple said:

Don’t expect any money coming from the State Government. Victoria is so far in debt that it will take generations to recover from.

Maybe federal funding, but most of the money will need to come from private donations, MCC and naming rights.

Govt’s  don’t stop financing even in debt. Yes they are more careful but you forget this is a community project as well. 

[58er 6,387]

On 21/09/2024 at 08:45, Lucifers Hero said:

That isn't a good sign.  I hope the mfc didn't blindside him and other pollies/key stakeholders..

Pert's memo said:

"...the feasibility study for our proposed new training and administration facility at Caulfield Racecourse Reserve has been successfully completed and approved to progress to the next stage...

This phase of the process has focused heavily on stakeholder engagement and garnering local support for the project. The positive sentiment from so many local community organisations and groups has been wide-spread and the feasibility study has definitely highlighted the community’s desire to see this project come to life".

Unfortunately he doesn't say who the 'stakeholder engagement' was with nor who approved the study to progress to the next stage. 

This is the survey Southwick has put online for residents.  https://www.davidsouthwick.com.au/survey/caulfield-racecourse-funding  It is fairly basic and the sort of survey one would include early in a feasibility study with variations for each type of stakeholder.  It could just be a pollie being seen to do the resident's bidding but who knows how much he was consulted during the process and briefed prior to the press release. 

A bit more info from Pert would help quieten negative reactions.

As I have maintained in my posts there are especially in this forum disappointingly posters just throwing darts.

There is level of feedback in major announcements and if they tried to answer every minor winge from D/Lers that their honest or mostly irrelevant concerns it would be a waste of time. 

Nothing in my mind from this forum leaves me with any doubt that this project won’t go ahead if it gets the next stage of approval  from appropriate stakeholders and a positive response from relevant funding authorities. 

I hope  this process is not dogged by negative and minor random thoughts every day till June 2025. Already many posters some in potential good will mostly can see their frustration or anger and comedic estimations time wise have been completely wasting their time posting remarks. 

 

[Demon Disciple 12,064]

3 hours ago, 58er said:

MCC or MFC?  You are dreaming if the MCC would give money It has no stake in the development.

i think you mean MFC? 

It has been stated earlier that the MCC is prepared to put substantial money into this. For the life of me I don’t know why

[gs77 4,052]

16 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

It has been stated earlier that the MCC is prepared to put substantial money into this. For the life of me I don’t know why

Two factors may include the reciprocal arrangement the MCC have with the Melb Racing Club based at Caulfield, plus us being listed as an MCC sporting section (I'm [censored] if i know what that actually means). Maybe they see a cash injection as getting influence into the planned development, possibly securing some spaces or facilities that could be utilised by MCC members on race days...?

[Demon Disciple 12,064]

8 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

I am watching Seinfeld so I don’t have to watch the Brownlow how bad is that…..!!!!!

What’s wrong with Seinfeld

[DeeZone 9,644]

1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

What’s wrong with Seinfeld

Funnily enough I am hooked on it and I have gone right off the AFL. 😁

[Its Time for Another 4,189]

15 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

It has been stated earlier that the MCC is prepared to put substantial money into this. For the life of me I don’t know why

It's an interesting question. I have read that they provide $1mill a year to MFC as an MCC sports section. As we know the MFC Admin is housed in the MCC I'm guessing at heavily subsidised rent. The MFC also have access to some corporate boxes. No idea what that deal is. I have no idea why the MCC do all of this. Surely not just because the MFC is called a sporting section of the MCC but maybe. Does anyone have any idea. 

[dpositive 1,663]

Theres so much thats fantastic about this, and most of it has been said. 

i appreciated the difficulties in completing feasibility and would hope that appropriate submissions to reach that conclusion will allow the business plan phase to be easily and quickly proceeded with to achieve the completion of our much needed facility.

I also hope that every resource of the club membership is now asked by the board to contribute and does so. I would anticipate that much of this contribution will be outside the considerations of the feasibility study.

The board do need to act quickly on their project as delay will merely increase costs and promote redundancy.

[TassieDevil 143]

A trip to Caulfield would be much more attractive to potential recruits than the long haul to Casey.

My niece was involved in negotiations re new CBA deal as an AFLW captain - Cats have a distinct advantage due to limited travel. In their last flag year they trained less hours per week than other teams. Largely due to not having to sit in cars for extended times to get to and from training.

 

Edited September 26 by TassieDevil
typos

[whatwhat say what 22,682]

this is such a nothing article...it starts off with as 'doubts about mfc and caulfield' then dovetails into petracca and oliver...

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/doubt-over-melbourne-fcs-ambitious-100m-caulfield-plan/news-story/b83805aecaa41ff7d9f20995604f2c4c

Melbourne Football Club’s plans to move to Caulfield racecourse have hit a hurdle, with the racing club looking to protect the “interests of racing”.

The ambitious plan to move the football club from its Casey fields training base has been hailed as a signature of CEO Gary Pert’s tenure at the Demons.

The new training and administration buildings, two football ovals and a multi-use sporting field were expected to cost up to $100 million.

But there are now questions being raised about the plans, with the Melbourne Racing Club in turmoil in recent weeks following the departure of chief executive Josh Blanksby and chair Matt Cain.

It’s understood that Melbourne’s plans to use the inside of Caulfield racecourse, including a pavilion, have not been signed off by the new MRC board, which was taken over by rebel challenger John Kanga.

 

[layzie 33,748]

1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

this is such a nothing article...it starts off with as 'doubts about mfc and caulfield' then dovetails into petracca and oliver...

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/doubt-over-melbourne-fcs-ambitious-100m-caulfield-plan/news-story/b83805aecaa41ff7d9f20995604f2c4c

Melbourne Football Club’s plans to move to Caulfield racecourse have hit a hurdle, with the racing club looking to protect the “interests of racing”.

The ambitious plan to move the football club from its Casey fields training base has been hailed as a signature of CEO Gary Pert’s tenure at the Demons.

The new training and administration buildings, two football ovals and a multi-use sporting field were expected to cost up to $100 million.

But there are now questions being raised about the plans, with the Melbourne Racing Club in turmoil in recent weeks following the departure of chief executive Josh Blanksby and chair Matt Cain.

It’s understood that Melbourne’s plans to use the inside of Caulfield racecourse, including a pavilion, have not been signed off by the new MRC board, which was taken over by rebel challenger John Kanga.

 

Waste of reading time 

[Demons1858 1,742]

17.25 min mark. John Kanga talks about being a tenant and not having oversight yet but expecting to meet Pert soon. l am absolutely reading between the lines and assume mrc have strong concerns about it but don't think they have a seat at the table as its crown land

https://omny.fm/shows/racin-pulse-with-michael-felgate/new-mrc-chairman-john-kanga-tackles-key-topics

Edited October 8 by Demons1858

[Supreme_Demon 3,746]

I expect to see the Home Base being built at Caulfield Racecourse to be the number #1 priority on the next Strategic Plan for the Melbourne Football Club.

Hopefully, the newest Strategic Plan will be presented at the next Melbourne Football Club AGM.