3 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

What is the benefit of being on the South side vs the North?

Much closer to where the ovals are planned to be....

Any whispers from the big meeting that was supposed to happen today? (Or is it still going?)

4 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

What is the benefit of being on the South side vs the North?

South Side - closer to my place. Probably an easier build

North Side - better commercially as it is visible from Caulfield Station. Also there are existing tunnels

13 hours ago, gs77 said:

Any whispers from the big meeting that was supposed to happen today? (Or is it still going?)

And was the big meeting a bbq?

13 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

South Side - closer to my place. Probably an easier build

North Side - better commercially as it is visible from Caulfield Station. Also there are existing tunnels

South side = our own space vs shared facilities in the north.

North side close to MRC facilities, which could cause issues and further away from ovals.

South side stand alone area away from MRC facilities and adjacent to ovals.

Edited 23 hours ago23 hr by Redleg

On 26/01/2026 at 12:39, Demon Disciple said:

The old adage no news is good news definitely does not ring true here.

I was definitely in favour of replacing the likes of Pert and Roffey due to their lack of progress regarding the home base. Guerra in particular and Smith come in chests beating, yet it’s as quiet as it has ever been.

Honestly us Demonlanders could probably do a better job at getting this whole saga moving in a positive direction. [censored].

Well I gave it a try and got some genuine but limited support (from Dlanders) and total ignorance from the club itself (questions put to Pert at and after AGM). I think most other attempts also foundered as the committee pursued its own efforts and rebuffed any alternatives.

I am still hoping for any positive reports on Caulfield which has some obvious attractions but unlike Redleg I will be unlikely to visit.

I still maintain the club centre should be an accommodation, entertainment, retail site where supporters can gather to watch training but can attend when we have away or sold out games. As an administrative centre it would also improve member interaction and strengthen the club.

I also think much of the resistance is from the traditionists who cling to an MCG location.

North side, south side...

TBH I don't think we will know anything for months yet. If we have a home base by 2030 I'll be amazed!

This is getting beyond a joke now!

We are 6 weeks away from the start of the 2026 season and we've heard Puck all!

South side has its own vehicle access. Tons of parking, close to Glen Huntly station which also has quite a bit of parking. Nth side has a carpark that will (mostly) be built over for our and others' buildings. Very close to Caulfield Station.

36 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

This is getting beyond a joke now!

We are 6 weeks away from the start of the 2026 season and we've heard Puck all!

I would put money on Putin standing down and saying it was wrong to invade Ukraine and give all their land back and Finland's land they too during WW2 before we would have an announcement of a home ground by round 1.

46 minutes ago, Grr-owl said:

South side has its own vehicle access. Tons of parking, close to Glen Huntly station which also has quite a bit of parking. Nth side has a carpark that will (mostly) be built over for our and others' buildings. Very close to Caulfield Station.

Having cause to park in that northern area recently and take it all in as a location.... well... the South is by far the better outcome.... should it come to be.

Also prefer south side location, as there would be no compromises needing to be made on facility design, compared to a more cramped northern site with other developments using up preferable space