Mornington Peninsula could be our version of Geelong's lifestyle factor

[Wizard of Koz 1,129]

How often does the team train at Casey?

There seems to be a few players moving to Mornington Peninsula and shooting across to Casey (the backway) for training. This would be a good alternative for players and similar to the whole lifestyle TPP rort that Geelong seem to pull off.

Mornington Peninsula, phillip island, great surfing, good farm land towns etc are all close by. But you wouldn't want too be heading to AAMi more than once a week  I suppose.

[Diamond_Jim 12,642]

nice try...

why not

Many gentlemen farmers in Red Hill not to mention some pricey horse studs

The surf at Phillip Island is pretty wild from what I hear

TBH if you said that Casey would be the permanent training/admin base in say 5 years I doubt that there would be a handful of presentplayers/ staff who would be impacted. Gives the newcomers certainty.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

6 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

How often does the team train at Casey?

There seems to be a few players moving to Mornington Peninsula and shooting across to Casey (the backway) for training. This would be a good alternative for players and similar to the whole lifestyle TPP rort that Geelong seem to pull off.

Mornington Peninsula, phillip island, great surfing, good farm land towns etc are all close by. But you wouldn't want too be heading to AAMi more than once a week  I suppose.

Houses in the Peninsula cost an absolute bomb in comparison to house in Geelong. There is no incentive unless you are being paid overs. 

[Wizard of Koz 1,129]

Reality is. In our world they are ALL being paid overs. They can afford it.

[Wizard of Koz 1,129]

7 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

nice try...

why not

Many gentlemen farmers in Red Hill not to mention some pricey horse studs

The surf at Phillip Island is pretty wild from what I hear

TBH if you said that Casey would be the permanent training/admin base in say 5 years I doubt that there would be a handful of presentplayers/ staff who would be impacted. Gives the newcomers certainty.

 

The Island is awesome , what are you talking about? Always off shore pretty much somewhere.

why the weird horse stud stuff? What does that mean?

I am talking Bass side of westernport bay, farmland. Not 200 acres in the middle of Sorrento!  Knuckle head

[rpfc 28,843]

11 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

Reality is. In our world they are ALL being paid overs. They can afford it.

And we can get them good deals…

[DistrACTION Jackson 9,604]

20 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Houses in the Peninsula cost an absolute bomb in comparison to house in Geelong. There is no incentive unless you are being paid overs. 

That area has been booming though, so probably won't be a massive difference soon.

I'm pretty sure Barwon Heads area went up 20-30% in the last 12 months.

[Wizard of Koz 1,129]

kilcunda would be cool. Big ocean front sweeping views with land.  40 min to casey 

[daisycutter 29,797]

33 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

kilcunda would be cool. Big ocean front sweeping views with land.  40 min to casey 

given the club has said we are going to have a redeveloped training ground in the mcg precinct why are you bothering promoting this?

[Wizard of Koz 1,129]

32 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

given the club has said we are going to have a redeveloped training ground in the mcg precinct why are you bothering promoting this?

I don't know. Ummm.... sorry for everything.

[Old Bear 388]

The Oval at Rye has always been known as the MCG of the bush

But as it’s a working class Football club how upset would the silvertails at Sorrento be

[BAMF 4,413]

1 hour ago, Wizard of Koz said:

I don't know. Ummm.... sorry for everything.

You wont make that mistake again.

[praha 11,240]

4 hours ago, Wizard of Koz said:

Reality is. In our world they are ALL being paid overs. They can afford it.

Actually the argument is they could earn more based on purchase intent of fans, attendance, broadcasting etc. Pre covid of course. 

And besides, a decent place in a nice area down their is not cheap. Most players earn less than 250k and that's only for a few years. Few players are buying million dollar properties. And no player could afford a place in Sorrento or Portsea, or really nice pockets of Mt Martha.

Edited July 2, 2021 by praha

[Wizard of Koz 1,129]

2 hours ago, BAMF said:

You wont make that mistake again.

You got that right.

Can someone point me in the direction of who I should run my initial thoughts by? Just for next time.

[Fork 'em 7,008]

Thought I'd go for a pleasant drive with the kids from Pakenham to Tooradin for Fish & Chips recently.
What a sheetfight.
Not the sleepy trafficless joint it used to be 30yrs ago.
Outskirts of Geelong was far better though still too many people for my liking.
I'll tell ya something else for nothin', it's all forked down there in Melbourne and surrounds.
You poor rats living in it just don't realise.

 

[Left Foot Snap 2,501]

7 hours ago, Wizard of Koz said:

 

The Island is awesome , what are you talking about? Always off shore pretty much somewhere.

why the weird horse stud stuff? What does that mean?

I am talking Bass side of westernport bay, farmland. Not 200 acres in the middle of Sorrento!  Knuckle head

Wow, what a strange response, especially to someone who seemed to be supporting you - or at least giving your suggestion some credence and not bloody mindingly dismissing it.

[Guest]

Nice in theory, but as someone with links to the Geelong area, a drive from Barwon Heads/Ocean Grove to Kardinia Park (which is adjacent to the coastal area and doesn’t require a trip into Moorabool Street) is about 25 minutes.

I guess it depends how big a sea change the players moving to Geelong want, but getting in and out of most of the surf coast towns (up to Portartlington and Queenscliff) and into Geelong is pretty easy during weekdays. Getting into Melbs is pretty easy too with the work done on the Princes Freeway. Did @Fork 'emhead down during a week end or public holiday?

I’m not sure that the move into the Mornington Peninsula wouldn’t encounter the same type of problems the Saints did when they moved out to Franger.

Personally, I’ve never worked out why people are so mad keen to live in those far eastern suburbs myself, regardless of location. There is a big difference between Skye, Frankston, Lysterfield, Carrum Downs and Seaford vs. Rye, Portsea and Sorrento.

 

 

 

[Fork 'em 7,008]

1 hour ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

 Did @Fork 'emhead down during a week end or public holiday?

 

Nah, drove from Pakenham to Tooradin on a weekday.
Was probably dealing with peak traffic time too.
Maybe 4-5pm.

And spent a few days a couple times recently doing the tourist stuff around the Geelong area.
And that was summer holiday time, latest was New Years Eve.
As I said, found it much nicer than the other side.
Still a heap of people around but felt it'd be much quieter off peak.

 

Edited July 3, 2021 by Fork 'em