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Training Ground?

Romey
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Just now, DeeZone said:

We have waited a long time for this Facility Old Dee we maybe further down the track than we know. I think it is time for us all to sit back and enjoy the ride at least we now know where it will be.👍

You would want to hope that we are 😉

Would be nice to have a home.....again

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    24 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    We have waited a long time for this Facility Old Dee we maybe further down the track than we know. I think it is time for us all to sit back and enjoy the ride at least we now know where it will be.👍

    Are you sure Deezone, you seem convinced this will happen. The longer it goes without any decision the more I am concerned it will not get approval.

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    6 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Are you sure Deezone, you seem convinced this will happen. The longer it goes without any decision the more I am concerned it will not get approval.

    There are a couple of posters on DLand that have remained positive throughout the process so I am sticking with them and I believe that they will leave the announcements to our new CEO.

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    6 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Agree 100% deezone. However as far as this project is concerned it is concerning that the length of time this is taking just to get approval. With every passing day I get the feeling it is not going to happen. I know the wheels of democracy grind slowly but this is glacial.

    oh, i don't know od. the wheels of democracy have stated the suburban loop is scheduled to complete by 2053 (assuming no delays 😉)

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    1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

    oh, i don't know od. the wheels of democracy have stated the suburban loop is scheduled to complete by 2053 (assuming no delays 😉)

    Exactly DC!

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    6 hours ago, BangBnagBang said:

    You got stats on that or just assumptions. i know the answer

    Nah I'm sure they all live in Cranbourne and Berwick 🤦

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    On 07/08/2025 at 09:55, Lucifers Hero said:

    No way on Waverely. If not good enough for Hawks why good enough for us.

    And their training oval is surround by residences who have a bird's eye view of the ground and everything we do.

    And once we move there we will never get our home base. The likes of Hutchy and Wakeley will campaign against us moving out just as they are campaigning for us move in

    I don't know what their agenda's are but I really hope our Board doesn't make another knee-[censored] decision.

    And maybe if we get someone like Buckley who by accepting the appointment has no qualms going to Casey it may reduce the angst others have.

    They are campaigning for Eddie to get his way given hutchy owes him so much

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    And we thought we had training ground problems

    In the NRL the Roosters and Rabbitohs are having an all out war it seems....

    South Sydney have now asked the NSWRL to reconsider its position and believes the Roosters junior representative program is an extension of the junior league.

    The Rabbitohs are arguing that their juniors are being enticed to join the Roosters because of the convenience of having the training facility in their area.

    The Roosters have provided $200,000 of funding to provide lighting and improve the school’s sporting facilities.

    The Rabbitohs have submitted a formal application to have the Roosters banned from training in their backyard and are awaiting a response from the NSWRL.

    The references are to the junior teams

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/turf-war-rabbitohs-want-roosters-thrown-off-training-ground-20250809-p5mlnk.html

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    When Perty got the heave ho, so did the whole Caulfield baloney in my book.

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    How can that stand at Punt Road not have a heritage protection?

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    21 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    How can that stand at Punt Road not have a heritage protection?

    Wasn't that a major hang up for them?

    Honestly, good for Richmond. Heritage listings are too often used to negate progress. There's no reason a rotten grand stand no one can even use needs to be kept around.

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    9 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    Wasn't that a major hang up for them?

    Honestly, good for Richmond. Heritage listings are too often used to negate progress. There's no reason a rotten grand stand no one can even use needs to be kept around.

    Unless it’s restored or you like a corrugated shed that is painted black and yellow. I know my preference.

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    2 minutes ago, Nietaphart said:

    Unless it’s restored or you like a corrugated shed that is painted black and yellow. I know my preference.

    It’s not about aesthetics, it’s about functionality. Which the Jack Dyer Stand was never going to be again.

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    59 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Bluey's book.

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    Memories, to the max!

    Thank you, Mr Stone!

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    6 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    It’s not about aesthetics, it’s about functionality. Which the Jack Dyer Stand was never going to be again.

    It’s about history and preserving that. Lest we never forget….

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    8 minutes ago, Nietaphart said:

    It’s about history and preserving that. Lest we never forget….

    So the MCG should never had any of its stands rebuilt because that history is more important than having a functional, modern, safe stadium.

    There is a place for heritage listings and there are times where the value of preserving something completely dysfunctional becomes a burden. Richmond can make a little museum to the history of their ground in a hallway in their newly developed facilities. Society can’t be built on historical artefacts that do nothing but take up space and decay.

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    5 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    So the MCG should never had any of its stands rebuilt because that history is more important than having a functional, modern, safe stadium.

    There is a place for heritage listings and there are times where the value of preserving something completely dysfunctional becomes a burden. Richmond can make a little museum to the history of their ground in a hallway in their newly developed facilities. Society can’t be built on historical artefacts that do nothing but take up space and decay.

    Equating Punt Road with the MCG is ludicrous. One is a world class multi purpose stadium, the other is not.

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    1 minute ago, Nietaphart said:

    Equating Punt Road with the MCG is ludicrous. One is a world class multi purpose stadium, the other is not.

    It’s a stadium that is being used to play professional matches in multiple competitions as well as functioning as a training ground for those competitions. It requires an upgrade to serve its purpose and the Jack Dyer stand was impossible to restore. Knocking it down was the right decision.

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    1 minute ago, KozzyCan said:

    It’s a stadium that is being used to play professional matches in multiple competitions as well as functioning as a training ground for those competitions. It requires an upgrade to serve its purpose and the Jack Dyer stand was impossible to restore. Knocking it down was the right decision.

    Other than AFLW, VFL and a paddock for the RFC to run around in, I fail to see why the need to pull down a beautiful building. There many other stadiums for said leagues to play professional football.

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    5 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    It’s a stadium that is being used to play professional matches in multiple competitions as well as functioning as a training ground for those competitions. It requires an upgrade to serve its purpose and the Jack Dyer stand was impossible to restore. Knocking it down was the right decision.

    Why was it impossible? Greater buildings have been restored.

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    Just now, Nietaphart said:

    Other than AFLW, VFL and a paddock for the RFC to run around in, I fail to see why the need to pull down a beautiful building. There many other stadiums for said leagues to play professional football.

    If this were true we wouldn’t have spent half a century looking for a training ground.

    1 minute ago, Nietaphart said:

    Why was it impossible? Greater buildings have been restored.

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    You chastise me for comparing punt road with the mcg only to come up with this.

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