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Covered walkway over the Richmond Rail lines... the promenade I believe covers the Rail lines and joins up the the Mcg at around Gate7,,, walk straight into the ground. Our Swan street building would join onto the promenade, from OUR 2nd floor.

No one has proposed to build a training complex H/Q's at these suburbs Gonzo. You know that, anyway. We are talking about Gosch's, and Jolimont. And the need for Taxi trips to Jolimont from the southern suburbs. another coward.

No, our H/Q's should be here >>> opposite 112 Olympic Blvd, Melbourne, Vic 3004 Across Swan Street from Gosch's Paddock. To be built backing up against the Richmond Railway Station... a 4 Story building, with underground & ground level parking... >>> we have to build over and across Swan Street, and the Tram Lines, and the footpath on Swan St up to the edge of Gosch's. Here > https://www.google.com/maps/place/112+Olympic+Blvd,+Melbourne+VIC+3004/@-37.8243568,144.9865561,261m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x63575fd647a0b2f9!2sMelbourne+Cricket+Ground!8m2!3d-37.8199669!4d144.9834493!3m4!1s0x6ad642943affc621:0x23259ce926eaf48e!8m2!3d-37.8245886!4d144.9868238

It has nothing to do with how many extra minutes walk... It's the extra step in the chain they have to negotiate, that would put people off. I'm not talking game day. I'm talking about other days, weekdays, and for functions, or dropping in to training etc. We will lose support at the Yarra-Park location, instead of gaining numbers. Only the rusted on will still attend, instead of us growing. It's the commuter traffic on the trains heading home out of the city, that when about to pass our H/Q's,,, that this Swan St location would encourage people to get off the train on the way home, and drop in.

Hi timbo. Not sure If you understood my post earlier. Our corridor (Malvern, Moorabbin, Bentleigh, Oakleigh, etc), is/was our strong hold from years gone-by, Re supporters. But that's Not my training location, suggestion. I'm suggesting we stay at Gosch's paddock,,, and build our H/Q (a 4 or 5 story complex), between Swan St and Richmond Railway Station,,, which should be built over Swan Street, across to the edge of Gosch's. Overseeing Gosch's and our training ground there. This is a big deal;,,, building over Swan St and the tramlines,,, but not as big a challenge as building over the Jolimont Railway lines. The thing is, we would be right on the doorstep of the Major Rail lines servicing the East of Melbourne, the Sth-East of Melbourne, and the South of Melbourne, all the way to Hastings/Finders, the Mornington Peninsular, and Eastern Victoria. The building at this locale would open onto the Richmond Station Promenade from the 1st or 2nd floor. This Promenade would take us along to the Mcg, City end,,, without having to negotiate ramps or steps/stairs. We can do this. .

??? Swan street is good enough for the Melbourne Storm, for the Pies, and the Tiges are just a Sand Iron away. There is enormous amount of footy going public, along the Sandrinham, Frankston and Dandenong, rail lines.

Short walk to the train, in the rain?? Short walk to the train, with little kiddies? Short walk to the train, with people with disabilities. Jolimont suits the well heeled, who take taxis everywhere, and do not travel on metro trains. It does not suit the grassroots supporter AT ALL. IF the Victorian Labor Party see this as fact,,, then they will help us to build adjacent to Gosch's Paddock. And we can build over Swan St and the Tramlines,,, more easily than building over the Jolimont Rail line. and cheaper to do except for the apartment building. The ground floor would be undercover car-park, maybe even 2 levels, one below ground. So the 1st floor would reach out over Swan Street, above the Tramlines, with viewing over Gosch's.and training. It could have some membership retail area and cafe etc. The floors above, can hold the Gym, Footy Dept, Admin' Offices, Function Rooms for meetings, Social areas, etc. A building over Swan Street gives us passing traffic every day of the week to grow ourselves, and so easy to attend, and to leave for home. Easy for families. Easy for every-one along the Sth-East Corridor, who continually get ignored buy the AFL. Lets own the STH-East Corridor. We can if we want to.

The location in East Melbourne (Yarra Park) is Wrong. We are trying to grow the club base at grassroots level, and so this location is the last of the 3. I would think. We are aligned with Casey. And we're trying to connect with our original supporter base, which the largest is around Malvern to Oakleigh, Bentleigh, and those suburbs, etc. we are going to grow out in the Sth East corridor out from Melbourne's suburbs. we will have large prospective numbers of people out there, IF we can make a direct link Via public transport... Jolimont just makes yet another step in the transport journey, for those prospective supporters to undertake,,, in getting to, and leaving to get home. We are talking about the reduction of driving to games, and so the location IS Imperative to our Growth_ Location Location Location. We have almost everything right, except the locality of the home base. If we are to attract big numbers of our supporters to training, and to after-games, and functions, our new HQ should be adjacent to the biggest Rail-Line, and with Tram stops present, as well. It must be at the Richmond station, to attract our support base, and to make it easier for them, getting to, and home afterward. I say down with East Melbourne ----- It's just too hard for distant supporters, to make the trip, on another step to Jolimont. __ are we developing Casey, and the Sth-Est Corridor,,, or Aren't we ?

Large trees can be prepared, dug-up and transplanted, to new locations.

ah, bookend the Naidoc Week, perhaps ?

We don't want to become the new Saints. unable to win at the 'G'. We can defend well currently at Etihad. Bit more difficult to control opposition, at the 'G'. We need more speed around the midsection, for the Mcg. The Flower's, Stretch's, Johnson's, all did well around the Mcg.

fantastic. I truly hope so. Rory would make a great addition to our chances, IF he does come back to Vic.

I don't agree; we have a lot of coalface operators,,, 1st touch merchants, but we need 2nd touch clearance type players with fine skills, who can take the ball out of the traffic, & deliver it to our players on the outside. Sloane is handy, both in tight traffic, and also when he's out in some space. He can kick a goal on the run, and he finds his targets, with the ball. We do NOT need, pure outside footballers.

understand footy, watts to understand? Gaff the clearance king? https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-adelaide-crows--rory-sloane

ah, Dr Wu !

do you mean a couple of weeks before the granny, McQ?

He wouldn't want to be as expensive, as the figures being bandied about.

This is what we all want and are saying, but there are many different ways, of getting there. The break away speed players who can run, and nail targets on the run, are what we lack.

hah, I am glad to hear that ! I can understand carltoon and gaff. The game is about to reduce rotations,,, and space will open up, so gut-run, and 'speed',,, will both be in demand. We have some gut-run, but barely any speed. We need much more of it, in & around the middle, and half back. Dion Johnston is a keeper, at this time. IF he can learn to develop at the defensive end; he might have a future there, but also, if he can find his mojo down back; he may yet find he can play around the middle.?

This happens at Melbourne board level too often in our past. We had too many thinkers, that think they know how to,,, and jump on Board, only to leave us floundering in the mudheap, having gone no-where. This club needs people of real courage and vision; for our future... Not on-field, but our off-field future; to grow this clubs base.

Dormant is right, they are in boxes, swyl. The thing is the progeny are out there, but in other colours, these days. Or other sports. We have to start at ground Zero again, Open up the club for passing trade (Richmond Station), and remake our base.

I'm smelling an AFL push around these matters. Ans since PJ was saying he would stay on 12 months if necessary, to mentor the incumbent. Now it seems October is the deadline? Somewhow I don't feel like this, is all our boards walk?

its time we took a good one.