On 02/02/2026 at 10:04, Oxdee said:

The way people are talking about this you’d think the Melbourne Football Club is writing a $100m cheque tomorrow. That’s not how major infrastructure works. These facilities are financed — typically via long-term debt — and repaid over 20–30 years, just like every stadium, hospital or university building on the planet. The lack of basic financial literacy in this thread is staggering.

Financing literacy aside, the issue many people are raising isn’t confusion about debt structures, it’s accountability. When public land, government involvement, and long-term planning are in play, the conversation necessarily extends beyond balance sheets to the constituents who are affected by the decision.

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

on the above map, the area between the highlighted deakin campus, to the left, and along elgar road opposite plc. It is part of deakin.

Thanks, they are a fair way off Elgar Rd that's why I wasn't sure what you meant (thought Surrey Park or Elgar Park at first as hadn't seen the map)...but yep I know the grounds, have played there a number of times.

Not sure they are part of Deakin or council owned.

On Deakin I know they've been looking to buy up properties around Stott and Cardona St for a while, maybe the purchase of Mount Scopus makes their expansion easier.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by rjay

17 minutes ago, rjay said:

Thanks, they are a fair way off Elgar Rd that's why I wasn't sure what you meant (thought Surrey Park or Elgar Park at first as hadn't seen the map)...but yep I know the grounds, have played there a number of times.

Not sure they are part of Deakin or council owned.

On Deakin I know they've been looking to buy up properties around Stott and Cardona St for a while, maybe the purchase of Mount Scopus makes the expansion easier.

Deakin have poured a heap of $$ into their facility for Geelong footy club at the Waurn Ponds campus. Couldn’t see them wanting to be involved with us.

7 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

Deakin have poured a heap of $$ into their facility for Geelong footy club at the Waurn Ponds campus. Couldn’t see them wanting to be involved with us.

How would Deakin be involved with us ? 🤷

10 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

Deakin have poured a heap of $$ into their facility for Geelong footy club at the Waurn Ponds campus. Couldn’t see them wanting to be involved with us.

Where have they put the money? I work at Deakin and the ground is ok, the change rooms are tiny and have no facilities in them that are worthy of a local club let alone an AFL club.

42 minutes ago, Bowserpower said:

Financing literacy aside, the issue many people are raising isn’t confusion about debt structures, it’s accountability. When public land, government involvement, and long-term planning are in play, the conversation necessarily extends beyond balance sheets to the constituents who are affected by the decision.

The issues which effectively sank any prospects of an MCG home for MFC.

43 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

Deakin have poured a heap of $$ into their facility for Geelong footy club at the Waurn Ponds campus. Couldn’t see them wanting to be involved with us.

I'm not sure anyone is saying they are...

On 02/02/2026 at 20:52, old dee said:

Ok but you may not hear from us for 2-3 years. Is that ok?

I'm thinking longer

2 hours ago, rjay said:

I'm not sure anyone is saying they are...

Sorry I had misinterpreted the initial post.

There is no reason for Deakin Burwood to buy the Mt Scopus site.

I walk there regularly and have for years. There are minimal students on campus today.

Post covid even less as lectures and tutorials are all on-line.

Deakin had a mad building programme in place pre-Covid, and now there are whole buildings which have nobody..nobody inside.

It is a situation all universities are facing, but the last thing they need to be doing is buying more land.

27 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

There is no reason for Deakin Burwood to buy the Mt Scopus site.

I walk there regularly and have for years. There are minimal students on campus today.

Post covid even less as lectures and tutorials are all on-line.

Deakin had a mad building programme in place pre-Covid, and now there are whole buildings which have nobody..nobody inside.

It is a situation all universities are facing, but the last thing they need to be doing is buying more land.

I know they were making offers on properties around the back pre Covid...I guess a lot has changed since.

I must admit I haven't noticed student numbers...

Very interesting.