Talk of being able to train at Caulfield by 2028...

Everything that is happening at our club makes sense if you back-fill the timeline from the 2028 premiership.

1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

Just to clarify and no offence intended as I enjoy your intel. But “Everything is agreed but there’s no set time line to sign contracts” sounds like a kind of contradiction. There must be something holding things up for signing not to be happening? Or am I missing something?

It sounds like all the parties have an in-principal agreement, or a hand shake agreement. However, the particulars of the contract are just being finalised. Reasonably common practice when it comes to contracting 😀

(That’s my take anyway!)

1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

Just to clarify and no offence intended as I enjoy your intel. But “Everything is agreed but there’s no set time line to sign contracts” sounds like a kind of contradiction. There must be something holding things up for signing not to be happening? Or am I missing something?

Likely a non binding heads of agreement, under which a lot of the key details would be agreed (like naming rights, funding, construction process, usage rights etc). However, preparing the long form agreement always takes a while and the devil is in the detail!

Edit: whoops, just saw Bleasy as that had already commented similar!

Edited yesterday at 04:461 day by DeelightfulPlay

Only hope we have is:

Sign all members up to MRC.

Call an extraordinary meeting.

Take over Caulfield, Sandown and Mornington.

5 hours ago, Gouga said:

I think you have had a flashback to gary pert's favourite excuse for no progress in the MCG precinct. Different project now.

Different project, but the same players....

3 hours ago, Dannyz said:

I’m told the financial modelling has already been confirmed which is a mixture of State, Federal, Club, Benefactors and A significant naming rights sponsorship. The racecourse trust have given their approvals. We are awaiting on contracts being signed and there is no set timeline for that. This is the announcement we will hear at the AGM, unless something progressed prior too which I doubt.

This is closer to the reality - there is no way we can raise $100 million from members for the enitire project. More like Club/AFL $25 mil and the MFC members $25 mil. Government will be involved. For example, if it is the CRRT that will be resposnioble for completing the two ovals proposed, then government money would go straight to another government statutory entity (CRRT), and not to the MFC. At the end of the day those ovals will be community assets and the MFC will get the 15-20 hours agreed we need as part of our lease agreement with them.

I just hope when this is all agreed on that the club announce it with clean air earlier on in that specific week.

No distraction from games in the Ashes series, AFLW is finished and it is on a day completely about the MFC finally getting a home base.

This will be the 2nd biggest day (🏆2021 1st) in the clubs history in 60 years.

2 hours ago, bluey said:

Only hope we have is:

Sign all members up to MRC.

Call an extraordinary meeting.

Take over Caulfield, Sandown and Mornington.

And then close Sandown and Mornington (or at least flatten the straight at Mornington)

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

South East Corner, closest to where the ovals will be built.

That area is close to Glenhuntly station and if you walked from Caulfield station, through the Eastern/closest tunnel to the ovals, would be less than 5 minutes.

Does that mean we are building next to the current glen huntly park oval? Any chance of developing that oval into a future aflw / vfl venue post casey deal?

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

Will be interesting to see actual.plans emerge as opposed those lovely "impressions"

Pretty pictures are an attempt to convey 'warmth and fuzziness' ... the Engineer in me prefers drawings/plans

17 hours ago, Bleasey as that said:

It sounds like all the parties have an in-principal agreement, or a hand shake agreement. However, the particulars of the contract are just being finalised. Reasonably common practice when it comes to contracting 😀

(That’s my take anyway!)

Definitely.

I think we've all just been really patient and want timelines 😛

13 hours ago, Gouga said:

Does that mean we are building next to the current glen huntly park oval? Any chance of developing that oval into a future aflw / vfl venue post casey deal?

We would be building east of that oval and I have no idea on the second question, but looking at that area currently I would guess no, as it doesn’t look big enough to support a VFL crowd, but who knows.

I don’t know what the future proposal for Casey is either.

Maybe others know something about this aspect of our future plans.

18 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Can't wait to see the The Demonland Centre up and running.

2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Will be interesting to see actual.plans emerge as opposed those lovely "impressions"

Pretty pictures are an attempt to convey 'warmth and fuzziness' ... the Engineer in me prefers drawings/plans

I think they're dropping 'The' and 'Centre'. They're still 'impressions, BB, but the following has just dropped. Sack the copy-proofer, though; can someone correct?...

9 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

I think they're dropping 'The' and 'Centre'. They're still 'impressions, BB, but the following has just dropped. Sack the copy-proofer, though; can someone correct?...

Don’t tell me the Premiership cups are going in Fantasy land.

8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Don’t tell me the Premiership cups are going in Fantasy land.

Next ones in Tomorrowland 😉

Hopefully it’s not Never Never Land.

28 minutes ago, Redleg said:

We would be building east of that oval and I have no idea on the second question, but looking at that area currently I would guess no, as it doesn’t look big enough to support a VFL crowd, but who knows.

I don’t know what the future proposal for Casey is either.

Maybe others know something about this aspect of our future plans.

I believe the club has no interest in a "ground" just a training/admin hub.

I'm thinking given where that will be and to give easy and proximal access to the 'internal' ovals ( new ) there will quite likely be need for another tunnel. This and of itself is neither hard nor need impact the course for long ( or furlong 🙄 )

Look forward to the design reveal.

20 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Can't wait to see the The Demonland Centre up and running.

@Demonland Andy where's the announcement?

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

We would be building east of that oval and I have no idea on the second question, but looking at that area currently I would guess no, as it doesn’t look big enough to support a VFL crowd, but who knows.

I don’t know what the future proposal for Casey is either.

Maybe others know something about this aspect of our future plans.

Still 15 years to run on our Casey deal, so it is an integral part of the future plan. The women will still play most of their home games at Casey (no stands allowed at Caulfield). So will the Casey men and they will also train there. The interesting question is whether once Caulfield is up and available whether the AFL men will ever train at Casey? The AFL women rarely train there.

2 hours ago, Harvey Wallbanger said:

Still 15 years to run on our Casey deal, so it is an integral part of the future plan. The women will still play most of their home games at Casey (no stands allowed at Caulfield). So will the Casey men and they will also train there. The interesting question is whether once Caulfield is up and available whether the AFL men will ever train at Casey? The AFL women rarely train there.

Sounds like Casey will be used for games primarily then, not training.

2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Sounds like Casey will be used for games primarily then, not training.

Might get use for lock out training.

4 hours ago, Redleg said:

We would be building east of that oval

What is there currently? Looks like a series of groundskeeping sheds from GMaps

Just now, The Jackson FIX said:

What is there currently? Looks like a series of groundskeeping sheds from GMaps

Stables not used anymore

1 hour ago, BangBnagBang said:

Stables not used anymore

No? Course maintenance compound, for which alternative premises need to be found?