Demon Dynasty

They just cannot connect forward of center...T-mac needs to run at Jones there not sit back

T-mac has no run into the back of 2 players of ours playing in front, a good chance of marking, and spoils them. Such dumb footy right now.

Yes....it doesn't matter how you dispose of it apparently. If you get caught just let it fall out of your hands

We would have to be the worst team at finishing inside 50. It's just horrible

Tracc needs some serious goal kicking tuition

Umpiring changes the course of a match....again! 2 frees to the Blues near the square not paid and one in the middle. All resulted in goals.

Tiggy touch free out of the middle...some things never change

What a handball Gibbons!

Double 50 love it!

Fantastic pressure Silvagni ...amazing goal Cripps! Common Blues!

Cripps what was that disposal i50...and a fumble arghh

The Blues beating them on the ground and in the air. Their closing speed is cutting down the Pies and their usual space/time to make good decisions with clean disposal.

I just hope i feel more elation than suffering for the remainder of this year and beyond DD

2nd best choice to what SK?

Are you saying this is all being demolished once the Hawks leave LH?

That's part of the feasability surely LH. You obviously don't move in unless all boxes are ticked and viable. Less Walter Mitty than Yarra Park or Casey LH and more than likely nowhere near as costly!

Yes OD i did get that part. Sorry, preaching to the converted!

You've never seen a corporate move its headquarters and lose / turn over staff LH? Then you haven't lived. Our FD / admin wouldn't be using the land just the oval. Build away Mirvac. If we have success the Hawks supporters will be a squirming and gnashing their teeth. They might end up moving out (around Gosch's and surrounds!) and Demon supporters move in. Nothing stays the same LH. And if any serious Hawk wanted so spy there is a free reign (plus any other club spys) at our open sessions at Goschs. And i doubt the Hawk supporters will be too eager to watch us right now given our recent (55 plus years and early this season) lack of success vs their domination since the 70s. WP for the interim home/win!!

The Hawks have won 4 premierships out of there (so far) SK prior to complaining that their present home is no longer viable. We don't have a home and have won Zero cups in the modern era (post VFL becoming the AFL). Let's get a home first and win our first cup then we can start complaining. Beggars cant be choosers im afraid.

Many ways to skin a cat DD. We won't need mega funding vs say a Mt Everest complete build from scratch option that will see us out in the sticks somewhere or the 'Walter Mitty' near our beloved G option like Yarra Park. Center management are constantly changing the mix of their retail and positioning at major shopping centers to move with the times, offering improved community facilities (health / gyms/ organic food options etc) which drags in extra traffic & potentially profit etc. Might be a new mix of who / what is being offered plus a medium upgrade to some facilities both retail/club related. But nothing like the spend needed for the Mt Everest or 'Walter Mitty' near the G options. Base camp on a budget is more likely to get the funding than a push straight to the summit.

If we are that stuck in the mud then we will mostly likely stay there OD! The Hawks are the benchmark and 4 premierships out of there says its fine as a potential interim option once they vacate. We need to wake up and Waverley, subject to a feasability on facilities / potential upgrade / Cost benefit... should be a serious contender in the mix if not the No.1 priority on the list.

Thx DJ. It may well be the summit but will need major development spend. We won't get that 'At this point' IMO as we just aren't seen as a player. Get to base camp first under say a 5 year + 3 option (or similar) at WP from 2022...then go from there. Assuming success follows with a cup (or more) or via a very solid team/club that's a regular finals contender.

There is Zero parking for public at AAMI SK. Some limited zoned parking for admin/FD out back i believe. I've been to WP a number of times and while it is limited there is some parking for the public. The 900 bus drops you outside also on Wellington Rd and intersects with Caulfield, Oakleigh and Huntingdale rail stations which Hawk supporters have been using effectively for years to go visit/watch training etc. Even one of their trainers catches the 900 from Stud Park (or used to) to get there and back for many years.

We do not have the member base / success / sponsor / backers that the bigger clubs like Essendon and the Hawks have to attract the interest/funding for that sized facility George. It will never happen. I would much rather see us have a home in the medium term than none at all. Waverley, subject to a decent refurb spend, post the Hawks in 2022 makes complete sense as an interim until we achieve some on field success that pushes us towards the supporter base of the big 4. Ie; 75,000 plus members. You don't climb Mr Everest without going to (& setting up) base camp first. We have no chance of getting to the summit without the interim option. Waverley is the obvious best interim option within striking distance of the CBD and gives us plenty of time to plan and raise the funding for the refurb & move. It also has it's own oval and a decent sized one to train on. None of this nomad nonsense between different sized grounds, one of them over 50kms from AAMI... a 100km+ / 1.5 hour round trip! What a waste of valuable time just travelling (and that's off peak...add another 30 minutes during most, respectable, hours). Waverley or bust.