Scrapped? Why? I'm not seeing anything in the following that supports (or requires) that.But a proposal for the Saints to move their training base from Seaford to the club's former heartland at Junction Oval, masterminded by AFL boss Gillon McLachlan and backed by the Napthine government, could be scrapped if Labor wins office on November 29.
And CV would have year round access to elite training facilities, and summer access to elite playing facilities.Opposition leader Daniel Andrews left the door open for more talks with the AFL, but also emphasised that Labor's priority was for Victorian cricket to have year-round access to elite facilities and that the AFL would benefit from the MCG being available to host big games of football from round 1...
(I'm assuming they aren't looking at a roof over the playing arena to allow for turf wicket games in the Melbourne winter...)
See the point I made just above."My door is always open to talk about other partners that could become part of this great vision, but I want to be very clear, I have always seen this ... first and foremost an opportunity to give cricket for the first time ever a dedicated home of its own and then to free up the MCG..."
Unless Dan A wants playing arena 'this great vision' to suddenly sit idle during the Melbourne winter months...
A joint submision makes more sense when trying to secure funding CV(!) Bigger and better facilities. Win/win.The cost of the project backed by Labor is estimated at $40 million, while the proposal for a shared base that would see the Saints train across the road at Ian Johnson Oval would cost up to $74 million, with $10 million from the AFL...
Hey CV..., hello (Saint's) money men...
An AFL spokesman said the league was open to talks with Labor. A St Kilda spokesman said the club looked forward to "further discussions about football's presence in this heartland area for the Saints".