Banger Park

[Fehring]

It's the obvious name for our new training venue. You know it.

 

[Signd Sealed Saint]

Yeh, "Sir Robert Harvey Ground" or "Sir Robert Harvey Oval"

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Yeh, "Sir Robert Harvey Ground" or "Sir Robert Harvey Oval"

You may have trouble getting the "sir" until after he is officially knighted. We just have to wait until the Queen gets around to it.

 

[bubblegoose]

You may have trouble getting the "sir" until after he is officially knighted. We just have to wait until the Queen gets around to it.

So there's no waiting around for the inevitable, can you send this onto 'er Mag, SS?

 

[Squizz]

Was interesting to hear Archie Fraser interviewed, when he said this park was where Harvs first played. They also panned around the ground - no sign of any mosquitos! It's going to be a ripper venue for mine and about time we got an elite facility.

I'm surprised the guys with reserved seats on the Telstra Dome wing have not named it with a big banner already for Harvs (a la Lockett and Coventry).

 

[CHBench]

2x Junior oval - $300k upgrade, no lighting
1x VFL Oval - 160x125m, $300k ,$120k lighting option
1x AFL Oval - 160x140m, $1mill, $120k lighting option

Forget Linton st, Windy hill, Arden st.
Te-Tree Crescent ftw!

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I wonder if it is too late to change my kids school enrollment for next year. It's about 10km further away but it might be worth it!

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Haha CHB, I think (thankfully) that the oval is actually on East Street.

God, Te-Tree Cresent. That would been a shocker.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Big Banger theories

Jon Ralph | September 24, 2008 12:00am
IT WAS, joked mate and former captain Danny Frawley, the night Robert Harvey's farewell eclipsed James Hird's drawn-out send-off.

"I think this is the 15th farewell, so he has definitely gone past Hirdy," Frawley chuckled.

Former teammate Stuart Loewe agreed, although he isn't conceding Harvey has officially retired.

From elite football maybe, but Loewe and Old Haileybury coach and former Saint Jamie Shanahan plan to drag Harvey down to VAFA club next year to pull on the boots occasionally.

Harvey is non-committal, but aware he will need to sate his competitive juices somewhere.

"They have been telling their mates I am playing there. I might play a few games somewhere," he said last week.

Frawley, Shanahan, Loewe and several St Kilda legends gathered on Monday night to share a few Harvey yarns over dinner before honouring him as part of Channel 10's coverage.

They formed a guard of honour with recruiter John Beveridge, former teammate Nathan Burke, Trevor Barker's father Jack, and Denis Campbell, happy to be known as the personal masseur for Harvey's famous hamstrings and calves.

All spoke with reverence and affection about "Banger", before one of the stars of Harvey's era lauded him.

As Michael Voss sauntered down the stage doing an impression of a Harvey sidestep, his words and inflection showed the magnitude of his respect for the fellow Brownlow medallist.

"He could brush a tackle like nobody I have ever seen . . . Staggering," cooed Voss.

He spoke about feeling sick before playing on Harvey: "You always knew, at the end of the day, you would be physically and emotionally exhausted. He was one tough unit."

Earlier, Jack Barker told the Herald Sun Harvey was like a second son to him.

His son took Harvey under his wing when he arrived at Moorabbin, and while Trevor Barker loved a good time, he was the ultimate hard worker.

When Trevor or the team played badly he punished himself through brutal training, and an eager Harvey lapped up the example.

When Trevor died aged only 39, Harvey made sure he did not forget Jack.

Jack's eyes shone as he spoke of the way Harvey and wife Danielle had cared about him, and for him.

There were familiar stories in the circle -- Beveridge about plucking Harvey from Seaford after spotting him at 14, Campbell about Harvey's humility and grace.

And there was talk of how to best honour his legacy.

Jack said the club's new training and development base at Seaford must have a wing or building named after Harvey.

By consensus, Robert Harvey Park had a lovely ring to it.

Burke, now a board member, says that idea will be raised soon in club discussions, but is just as aware of how Harvey's on-field legacy must be harnessed by the new crop.

Harvey, aware some type of homage was to be paid but with no idea of what, was thrilled: "It's amazing to have the blokes up here and Jack. It's blown me away a bit."

Sounds like it might be a goer!

 

[GTrain Coming]

Big Banger theories

Jon Ralph | September 24, 2008 12:00am
IT WAS, joked mate and former captain Danny Frawley, the night Robert Harvey's farewell eclipsed James Hird's drawn-out send-off.

"I think this is the 15th farewell, so he has definitely gone past Hirdy," Frawley chuckled.

Former teammate Stuart Loewe agreed, although he isn't conceding Harvey has officially retired.

From elite football maybe, but Loewe and Old Haileybury coach and former Saint Jamie Shanahan plan to drag Harvey down to VAFA club next year to pull on the boots occasionally.

Harvey is non-committal, but aware he will need to sate his competitive juices somewhere.

"They have been telling their mates I am playing there. I might play a few games somewhere," he said last week.

He will become more commited when he gets offered the usual FULL Scholarships to Haileybury for his 3 kids.

 

[dg102]

That would be nice. But it will probably be called Telstra Park or something like that lol Jeld-Wen Oval

 

[Made4September]

I think it's the only garuanteed thing in the world of the AFL, as Geelong recently found out.

Robert Harvey Oval with the Aussie Jones wing sounds about right to me.

 

[esaint66]

Rob may not be on our list anymore, but i would love to see a link between Belvedere Park and Rob seeing as he has past history with the ground.

Maybe the rooms or the stand there could be named after him. I would have suggested that the social club room be named after him, but that is staying at Moorabbin and it already has a pretty good name already.