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ESSENDON and Richmond have given their approval to an ambitious plan that would enable them to conduct their pre-season training schedule at a redeveloped Coburg City Oval.
Both clubs have pleaded with the Moreland Council to pass a motion allowing for a $1.5 million redevelopment of the oval and clubrooms to become a football-only ground.
Essendon and Richmond have had interrupted training regimes in recent summers because of their grounds being used by cricket clubs.
They have wasted money and time hiring school ovals across Melbourne and see the Coburg redevelopment as a golden opportunity to develop northern suburbs football.
The VFL and AFL have pledged $200,000 to develop the ground and an adjoining community hall after the City Oval grandstands suffered extensive damage in a March fire.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,10234900%5E19742,00.html
Both clubs have pleaded with the Moreland Council to pass a motion allowing for a $1.5 million redevelopment of the oval and clubrooms to become a football-only ground.
Essendon and Richmond have had interrupted training regimes in recent summers because of their grounds being used by cricket clubs.
They have wasted money and time hiring school ovals across Melbourne and see the Coburg redevelopment as a golden opportunity to develop northern suburbs football.
The VFL and AFL have pledged $200,000 to develop the ground and an adjoining community hall after the City Oval grandstands suffered extensive damage in a March fire.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,10234900%5E19742,00.html
