On 27/02/2026 at 10:20, KozzyCan said:

Would have been an even bigger political minefield trying to take inner city parkland over. Not to mention the hare-brained idea of trying to build the HQ on top of the train tracks.

That we are trying to build a home base in the middle of a racecourse tells you how difficult it is to find enough available space to put a couple of ovals on that isn't an hour from the CBD.

Fishermans Bend can do.

19 hours ago, Swooper Northey said:

Here's a look at the Waverley facilities which would be an upgrade on the split AAMI / Gosch's Paddock / MCG training and admin set up, allowing the club to bring everything under one roof.
https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/2-stadium-circuit-mulgrave-vic-3170-2019818740
If this in used in the interim while Caulfield is being approved and eventually developed, it could be a positive.

Chalk & Cheese to what we have now… imagine the whole club under 1 roof … I do believe this has been a nemesis and cause of so many issues of disconnect

10 hours ago, dpositive said:

Fishermans Bend can do.

We’re in fisherman bend? I live in port melb and the whole redevelopment has stalled, port melb vfl has been spoken about which is need of redevelopment but it’s used as a cricket ground, with our relationship with Casey this would prohibit to form another vfl alliance.

The only instance that Waverley becomes an acceptable place for the MFC is on the proviso that we are given confirmation that Caulfield is happening with aligned funding, confirmed builders/ architects and a start date.

6 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

The only instance that Waverley becomes an acceptable place for the MFC is on the proviso that we are given confirmation that Caulfield is happening with aligned funding, confirmed builders/ architects and a start date.

Is this your opinion or insider knowledge? That was my thoughts on why we would do it, to get government to agree to Caulfield by offering up the space at Gosch’s

1 hour ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Is this your opinion or insider knowledge? That was my thoughts on why we would do it, to get government to agree to Caulfield by offering up the space at Gosch’s

Just my opinion. I’m really against moving to Waverley and the radio silence from the club on anything to do with facilities is frustrating.

Official MFC season launch on Monday evening - maybe something said then?

9 minutes ago, Harvey Wallbanger said:

Official MFC season launch on Monday evening - maybe something said then?

The only thing they'll say is that they can't say anything.

4 hours ago, Dannyz said:

Just my opinion. I’m really against moving to Waverley and the radio silence from the club on anything to do with facilities is frustrating.

But your opinion is absolutely correct!

If we go to Waverley and Caulfield is not locked in, then we wil be stuck with the facilities that were rejected by Hawthorn, because they are not up to the standard required in 2026.

Collingwood and TA will move fast to fill the space to their advantage.

20 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

If we go to Waverley and Caulfield is not locked in,

Tell me we couldn't be that dumb.

Richmond knocked back Waverley as an interim site while they upgrade Punt Rd. Doesn't seem much interest from the umpires. It's not exactly a hot destination.

If Caulfield fails, they should look at Melbourne Showgrounds or outside Flemington Racecourse.

15 hours ago, Demonsone said:

We’re in fisherman bend? I live in port melb and the whole redevelopment has stalled, port melb vfl has been spoken about which is need of redevelopment but it’s used as a cricket ground, with our relationship with Casey this would prohibit to form another vfl alliance.

Agree the whole development stalled, but still represents as a greenfield site for 80,000 people and could support housing shortage issues.

Is supported by both parties for different reasons but fails due to reluctance of both parties to publicly acknowledge developer profit taking.

Plenty of scope for a community facility including entertainment, retail and corporate destination for transport which would shift the intransience. A powerful AFL presence as training and club administration centre with internal and external areas could get the project back on track

But the club is focused on Caulfield.

17 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

The only thing they'll say is that they can't say anything.

They'll be able to copy and paste speech from last year, seems nothing has changed !

10 hours ago, Undisputed said:

If Caulfield fails, they should look at Melbourne Showgrounds or outside Flemington Racecourse.

Reckon there’d be more than a fair few carpark-loving VRC members that would be pretty upset about that. I give us more chance of making the MCG our base than I do this.

7 hours ago, dpositive said:

Agree the whole development stalled, but still represents as a greenfield site for 80,000 people and could support housing shortage issues.

Is supported by both parties for different reasons but fails due to reluctance of both parties to publicly acknowledge developer profit taking.

Plenty of scope for a community facility including entertainment, retail and corporate destination for transport which would shift the intransience. A powerful AFL presence as training and club administration centre with internal and external areas could get the project back on track

But the club is focused on Caulfield.

Caulfield is far from done, if Waverley is the interim it’s far better than AAMI

On 01/03/2026 at 16:19, george_on_the_outer said:

But your opinion is absolutely correct!

If we go to Waverley and Caulfield is not locked in, then we wil be stuck with the facilities that were rejected by Hawthorn, because they are not up to the standard required in 2026.

Collingwood and TA will move fast to fill the space to their advantage.

The problem as I see it is that even if Caulfield is locked in, why move to Waverley temporarily? That seems only to disadvantage us by moving twice and keeping the filth happy ... In other words, we should hang onto Gosch's until we are ready to move to Caulfield, and not a moment sooner!

30 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

The problem as I see it is that even if Caulfield is locked in, why move to Waverley temporarily? That seems only to disadvantage us by moving twice and keeping the filth happy ... In other words, we should hang onto Gosch's until we are ready to move to Caulfield, and not a moment sooner!

Realistically, even if Caulfield was given the green light tomorrow, it's several years away from being ready. I've warmed to the idea of Waverley as an interim solution where we can actually bring the administration and primary training facilities together in one location rather than the current situation of administration at the MCG and training facilities / football department at AAMI Park. The facilities look fine (see link below) and we have the benefit of Casey down the South Eastern Fwy. The club could even bus players from Waverley to Casey on the days when they train there. If we resign ourselves to waiting for the finished product at Caulfield before trying to address the disconnect between administration and training base, it will set us further back.
https://www.realcommercial.com.au/sold/property-2-stadium-circuit-mulgrave-vic-3170-504798612

Gerald Whateley just said on SEN tha Melbourne membership day is next week and he will ask the questions about our home base to whoever is on. I’m guessing either president or ceo as other teams have had one or the other on for their membership days 😊 note sure what day he just said next week

On 20/02/2026 at 19:00, Redleg said:

12 months of no racing while building a pedestrian tunnel under the track, is just ridiculous.

This is the State of Victoria, isn't it? Nothing's ridiculous here.

3 hours ago, Dees051321 said:

Gerald Whateley just said on SEN tha Melbourne membership day is next week and he will ask the questions about our home base to whoever is on. I’m guessing either president or ceo as other teams have had one or the other on for their membership days 😊 note sure what day he just said next week

Let's hope he does.

Do I expect a straight answer ?? Even one with a look at the hometurn? Are we even out of the gates ??

Nah !!