Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

Post: # 1415943Post Teflon »

This is a nice dream but really?


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

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st.byron wrote:
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However..., we still have the lease. :idea: It doesn't have to happen overnight, but we must, and I'm confident that eventually we will... return to playing games at Moorabbin! 8-)
Not in our lifetime. In the same boat as Princes Park, Windy Hill and Victoria Park.
Byron, I'm truly sorry to hear about your health issues. :wink:

Not sure we are in the same boat as the clubs you mentioned though?

Bumblers and Skunks could never return to a suburban holes coz their crowds are now too large. (Though when most of the team are banned, and Effndope have to field a mob cobbled together from the suburban leagues... :twisted: )

Carlscum are (I'm pretty sure) looking at returning to playing some games at Poo Park.

Gabba', Adelaide Oval, Carrara, Woganville, Lonny, Hobart, WACA, Subi (especially originally), Manuka, Darwin... all have or still do host AFL games despite having a smaller capacity than Moorabbin in it's mighty heyday.

It won't (and doesn't need to) happen straight away, but in our lifetimes the great Moorabbin shrine needs to be restored. I'm confident it will happen. I get the impression that it's on our BOM's to-do list also.

Bring back the Animal Enclosure!!! :twisted:


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True Believer wrote:But wah will happen to the native parklands and forests............. :shock: (the old carpark).
The Greenies lefties and anyone associated with Topsy can you know what where, when and how :lol:
I never knew that Floppsy nor any of the other council loonies back in the day were greenies(?) :?

However, I do know that one Greens supporter was, and still is, really really pissed-off that we failed to stare down those nutters. IMHO that was far and away the greatest mistake in the history of our club!

Councillors come and go. The St Kilda FC is forever!!! :idea: Never for get that!

How many of those councillors are still on council today?
Where is our social club (and the in-question pokies) situated today?
Where are the grandstands that gave us the best suburban ground in the competition, today?
Where are the grandstands, that building them ended up putting us into debt, a debt that sent us from finally being the power club we should always have been, to nearly two decades as cellar-dwellers..., to almost out of existence? :evil:

Answer... the social club would be on the corner of Linton Street and South Road, and the grandstands would still be standing, and we still have our suburban fortress to play some home games from.

All our pain would have been rewarded!


Absolute disaster, tragedy..., and sacrilege. :cry: Nothing to do with greenies... there were none of them on our board that was being conned by Archie Fraser. :evil:

However..., we still have the lease. :idea: It doesn't have to happen overnight, but we must, and I'm confident that eventually we will... return to playing games at Moorabbin! 8-)

of course it was the greenies...stop being in denial .....


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

Post: # 1416035Post Dave McNamara »

stinger wrote:of course it was the greenies...stop being in denial .....
I'm impressed Sting!

But how the hell did you find out that Adam Bandt was on the Moorabbin council back then...?
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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

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Dave McNamara wrote:
stinger wrote:of course it was the greenies...stop being in denial .....
I'm impressed Sting!

But how the hell did you find out that Adam Bandt was on the Moorabbin council back then...?
:shock:

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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

Post: # 1416061Post BigMart »

Lets get this straight

We spend a million upgrading the surface of Moorabbin in 2006 only to move?

We spend 6 Million at Seaford, and are on the move again?

Or are we going to have two bases? One of the poorest clubs in the AFL with two home facilities?


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Post: # 1416070Post thezelk »

I think the idea Bigmart is to OWN the supporter base along the bayside area, much the way Geelong do...

There is a proposal of a "bayside Cup" to be played between the two teams, wether or not that comes to fruition is another story.

But your right, spend a mill and have one of the best surfaces of all AFL clubs.... then move... Crazy


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

Post: # 1416072Post satchmo »

st.byron wrote:
Dave McNamara wrote:
However..., we still have the lease. :idea: It doesn't have to happen overnight, but we must, and I'm confident that eventually we will... return to playing games at Moorabbin! 8-)
Not in our lifetime. In the same boat as Princes Park, Windy Hill and Victoria Park.
Well behind those grounds. I think that dream is over, but if proven wrong will be happy to buy a beer at our first game back there...and drink it too!


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Post: # 1416073Post Eastern »

I reckon it's more about getting the pokies venue down to the South Rd corner where it should/will prosper !!


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

Post: # 1439377Post thezelk »

just saw some plans, as they are in the process of framing up 6-8 new office spaces in the old heritage museum, in front of the existing SFL offices. Rumours earlier that they will bring some sections of admin back to Moorabbin, cause they have run out of room at Seaford. Isn't it all open and vacant land there? how do you run out of space, or is it more of a matter of town planning not letting them expand?

Anyway they show a terraced standing room area, all the way around the ground. Looks like major works being planned.


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Post: # 1439401Post Con Gorozidis »

BigMart wrote:Lets get this straight

We spend a million upgrading the surface of Moorabbin in 2006 only to move?

We spend 6 Million at Seaford, and are on the move again?

Or are we going to have two bases? One of the poorest clubs in the AFL with two home facilities?
2 homes at each end of Nepean highway - nothing wrong with it!


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Post: # 1439424Post Wayne42 »

The club needs a venue for it's stand alone VFL team, that'll be one reason why Moorabbin is being upgraded.


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

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Con Gorozidis wrote:
BigMart wrote:Lets get this straight

We spend a million upgrading the surface of Moorabbin in 2006 only to move?

We spend 6 Million at Seaford, and are on the move again?

Or are we going to have two bases? One of the poorest clubs in the AFL with two home facilities?
2 homes at each end of Nepean highway - nothing wrong with it!
Elsternwick and Portsea?


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Post: # 1439522Post Con Gorozidis »

kosifantutti wrote:
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2 homes at each end of Nepean highway - nothing wrong with it!
Elsternwick and Portsea?
Michael Gudinski would be happy with that :D :D


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I hope they dont consider moving the animal enclosure, being able to return " home" would be something very,very special!
It would fair bring a tear to my eye if we got to play a seniors game again and stand and cheer on the hallowed ground.
It should be classified by the national trust.
We could invite Sheedy to re open it!


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supersaints wrote:I hope they dont consider moving the animal enclosure, being able to return " home" would be something very,very special!
It would fair bring a tear to my eye if we got to play a seniors game again and stand and cheer on the hallowed ground.
It should be classified by the national trust.
We could invite Sheedy to re open it!
Baby steps. Let's be grateful to see a Saints VFL side there for starters


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Post: # 1439880Post Con Gorozidis »

Practice match: Saturday March 29 V Werribee at Moorabbin (Dev 12:00pm , Seniors 3:00pm)


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

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Paul Amy‏@PaulAmy375·
Hearing an announcement re funding for the Moorabbin Oval redevelopment is getting closer. Will make it the hub of football in the south.


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

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saintbrat wrote:Paul Amy‏@PaulAmy375·
Hearing an announcement re funding for the Moorabbin Oval redevelopment is getting closer. Will make it the hub of football in the south.
Bump.

Massive news. Great news for all of us (sorry Dave !)


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Re: Millions to be spent on Moorabbin

Post: # 1456972Post thezelk »

So that takes the kitty up to 10.7 Million with hopefully more to come.Fantastic news!

We're on our way back!! :lol: :lol:


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