daisycutter

ambulance and family day crowd can use the existing drive-through tunnel on the mid west side new tunnel only needs to cater for low pedestrian numbers and a golf cart/trailer facility that the club now uses to move stuff around. All other larger vehicles can be driven through existing western tunnel stop trying to grandiose the requirements of a new south-east tunnel

aside from all that, the filth has had a need for a 2nd oval to better accommodate aflw,vfl and vflw close to their current location. currently they are quite restricted regarding expansion. same requirements with richmond but so far not much said publicly by them

just hope fritta doesn't get charged by the cops with participating in an affray 🫨

sad to see you go, maysie things won't seem the same without our backline general

i know. I just queried the "everything under one roof" claim waverley has good and bad. our current situation is not very good. everyone's patience is running rather thin

thanks for the link. some really good facilities there. but it's not "everything under one roof". Remember we have to cater for more than just the seniors. As well as AFL there is AFLW, then VFL and VFLW both including listed players, and only "just" room for 1 oval. solves some problems, but nowhere near "everything". better than now? maybe. one problem concerns me is that if we give up aami, before we have a "guaranteed" caulfield go ahead, we could be left in a weaker bargaining position. lots of people want to get their hands on aami (filth, ferals and tennis)

all probably true i'm still hoping caulfied happens. might require a miracle the lack of any progress news is a bit worrying ☹️

plenty of room, outside the track, in the mfc-favoured south-east corner

od, there is already a drive-through tunnel on the mid west side not all construction equipment would fit through, but those that don't could be craned in and left inside for extended periods. plus, there is no building construction inside, just equipment for ovals and landscaping. no necessity for long (if any) access across the actual track. it all looks quite manageable without much interference to the race club

yep, three things missing/wrong from extremely biased report It's not just mfc who want a south-east pedestrian tunnel. the local council strategic plan has had such a tunnel in their planning before the mfc became interested suggestions of closing the track for 12 months are just laughable the statement of a pedestrian tunnel costing $10m is likewise laughable. This is not a "big build" project.

score? [please]

score?

much more than a possibility don't forget - AFL, AFLW, VFL, VFLW

would make an excellent demonlander 😉

only if ... the cfmeu is not contracted

Ever played a cricket game on the wattle park oval, mr fence?

the only talk of deakin was in relation to mr scopus, as deakin is a possible/likely buyer of their burwood campus, which they need to sell to finance their new caulfield race course campus. some here thought scopus might somehow be part of our delays

it would only be an interim move. if caulfield comes off it will be 2-3 year project to complete.

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.

the question is where will deakin get the money from. It will be substantial and the feds aren't just going to gift it. the answer is those uni sports grounds along elgar road, slap in the middle of the new rail loop high development zone the mt scopus site has existing sports grounds to replace them, and still provide a big area for deakin expansion (already including good existing teaching facilities). no brainer

other clubs got funding from the federal gov as well as the state gov, so not needing 70 from state. also if get an umpiring home training centre the afl might chip in a little.

are you picket fence's brother or relative?

sorry mr fence, i value my eyes too much. maybe you could get russell (murder of) crowe? 🐦‍⬛

pf's first post for a very long time that didn't have a single mention of a certain unkempt player from yesteryears is pf entering his dementia years?

well, some posters do tend to drone on