15 minutes ago, praha said:

True, but at least there is something there. We are looking for money to build something from the ground up... surely it would have been good to have some foundations in place... and cheaper to improve upon?

Not really

It can’t be improved upon; it’s the equivalent of Gosch’s in that it’s a small, open and public green space

On 17/02/2020 at 10:19, Damo said:

Elsternwick Park is used for umpires to train. It is owned by VCA (I understand, could be wrong). It regularly held >20,000 people at Rockdogs matches. It is under utilised and has its stands rebuilt. Bayside is is re-allocating parks and ovals in this area at the moment.

It is possibly too late to try but is close to the train and Nepean Hwy and you can park around the ground. It is a large ground as well.

Also it is enclosed and easy to close the gate.

EDIT: It is actually part of Baysides Parks. If you look at Baysides boundaries it is in starvation corner. By going with the latest scandals and dodgy practices that have afflicted this council and the fact that none of the Councillors have ever lived close to this mainly Elwood area, I reckon if we had an Eddie type president, we would be right in the mix. 

If Elstenwick Park Oval 1 is now free from VFA Duties, since according to reports, Waverley Park is to take over the Umpires training and associated duties, then it in my mind becomes available for discussion as a home base for us.

I did give up arguing against the usual Naysayers years ago but it now really needs consideration.

The oval is large and there is a second oval on St Kilda St that I admit has many games on it, but booking it for 9-4pm it seems largely free .

But the main oval is just not used much. It can be locked, is close to all forms of transport but has claims from Match of the Day VFA, some cricket and the Umpires. If Punt Rd is big enough then Elsternwick Park is bigger, wider and close.

The Age article also has the following comment...

It has also been suggested the facility could be a short-term stopgap any time an AFL club is temporarily without a home, such as Melbourne, who are hoping to establish a base at Caulfield Racecourse.

Almost makes you cry that the club has become like a wandering samurai in search of a new lord's castle that we can call home.

2 hours ago, Damo said:

If Elstenwick Park Oval 1 is now free from VFA Duties, since according to reports, Waverley Park is to take over the Umpires training and associated duties, then it in my mind becomes available for discussion as a home base for us.

I did give up arguing against the usual Naysayers years ago but it now really needs consideration.

The oval is large and there is a second oval on St Kilda St that I admit has many games on it, but booking it for 9-4pm it seems largely free .

But the main oval is just not used much. It can be locked, is close to all forms of transport but has claims from Match of the Day VFA, some cricket and the Umpires. If Punt Rd is big enough then Elsternwick Park is bigger, wider and close.

who says "punt road is big enough". It patently isn't

when we leave the ferals and the filth will have a gigantic tussle over gosch's as a second oval

2 hours ago, Damo said:

afflicted this council and the fact that none

54 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Almost makes you cry that the club has become like a wandering samurai in search of a new lord's castle that we can call home.

Lords Reserve. Now there is a ground. And it’s not far from the racecourse reserve

And there used to be a swimming pool there as well. Thinking very far outside the oval,

4 minutes ago, 640MD said:

Lords Reserve. Now there is a ground. And it’s not far from the racecourse reserve

And there used to be a swimming pool there as well. Thinking very far outside the oval,

Used to be a swimming pool? Just been upgraded and reopened early this year.

5 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

Have the AFL ever actually taken a position on Pokies? Getting out of Pokies seems to be a largely club lead initiative.

I think the AFL would have made it very difficult for Clubs if they had not relinquished the Pokies

(End of Season dividends payouts…)

23 minutes ago, 640MD said:

Lords Reserve. Now there is a ground. And it’s not far from the racecourse reserve

And there used to be a swimming pool there as well. Thinking very far outside the oval,

Just looked it up.

An impressive space.

Not far from Packer Park which is probably off our radar due to its off leash dog park.

Pesky dogs !!!

The quicker Caulfield is announced as our home, the better.

2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

The quicker C̶a̶u̶l̶f̶i̶e̶l̶d̶ anywhere is announced as our home, the better.

Fixed

58 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I think the AFL would have made it very difficult for Clubs if they had not relinquished the Pokies

(End of Season dividends payouts…)

Is this opinion based on anything in particular?

Tbh.. Elsternwick, Lord and The Race Course all have something to offer.

Past caring ... get on with it

2 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

Is this opinion based on anything in particular?

They were let go very quickly.

Join the dots Kozz

On 24/06/2025 at 11:10, whatwhat say what said:

Head office has bought Waverley from the hawks - close to $10m than $20m according to Jake Niall in the ninefax papers

Still, not a bad little earner for Dingley

I note the AFL is looking for greenfield sites to develop the game.

Would be easy for the club to promote Fishermans Bend as a greenfield site, but may be able to also promote Caulfield for same definition, using vacant space, aligning racing and football with community, breaking new ground.

15 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

They were let go very quickly.

Join the dots Kozz

There are other places pressure could come from to remove Pokies. The government for example, since clubs are pretty keen to ask for funding could easily have made it a condition.

You've laid the blame at the feet of the AFL to call them hypocrites based on the fact that most clubs got rid of their pokies within a few years of one another. It's a pretty [censored] argument.

20 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

Used to be a swimming pool? Just been upgraded and reopened early this year.

The swimming complex is most definiteky still there, went for a swim there this summer and still had that new acquatic centre smell 😁 The other end of Lord Reserve on Koornang Road in Carnegie also has an oval, I think Caulfield Bears and Carnegie Cricket Club use it?

That area is a great location, near Glen Huntly and Carnegie train stations (different lines) and also the 67 tram. Caulfield RC should be the primary aim but this could be a potential backup possibility.

20 hours ago, Redleg said:

The quicker Caulfield is announced as our home, the better.

It is now almost July and still no agreement. Without state government money there is no chance that redevelopment will get the go ahead. The government is broke they cannot afford to fund hospitals properly so what chance a sporting facility. I also get the feeling that the racing club really doesn't want to share and are happy to go with the current position. I doubt we will ever train at the caulfield race course. At the best I will be in the ground before in happens.

2 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

There are other places pressure could come from to remove Pokies. The government for example, since clubs are pretty keen to ask for funding could easily have made it a condition.

You've laid the blame at the feet of the AFL to call them hypocrites based on the fact that most clubs got rid of their pokies within a few years of one another. It's a pretty [censored] argument.

I think the Government told the AFL

Pity the didn’t go harder on all betting sponsorship

2 hours ago, dpositive said:

I note the AFL is looking for greenfield sites to develop the game.

Would be easy for the club to promote Fishermans Bend as a greenfield site, but may be able to also promote Caulfield for same definition, using vacant space, aligning racing and football with community, breaking new ground.

Nothing will go ahead without state government money. They are broke. The MFC will end the decade at Casey / Goschs. End of story.

13 minutes ago, old dee said:

Nothing will go ahead without state government money. They are broke. The MFC will end the decade at Casey / Goschs. End of story.

Having debt is very different from being broke.

1 minute ago, KozzyCan said:

Having debt is very different from being broke.

The result for the mfc is the same no Money!

Goody on 360 was as positive on Caulfield as he could be.

He said we are closer than ever and we will be at Caulfield and it will be great.

He should know what is going on.

As I have said often, IT WILL HAPPEN.

tigs tipped to temporarily take to waverley while punt road is redeveloped, even if the maggots take it on as a permanent home base

green is on the latest dee brief podcast - very confident that the move to caulfield is still all systems go

17 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Goody on 360 was as positive on Caulfield as he could be.

He said we are closer than ever and we will be at Caulfield and it will be great.

He should know what is going on.

As I have said often, IT WILL HAPPEN.