News Home base: Caulfield

[Bluelegs]

100% we’ll be at Waverley soon. And agree one is not contingent on the other. Just seems he isn’t wanting to involve himself on any home base discussion publicly that isn’t Caulfield. He may just see it as not helping his cause in negotiations. Even though it wouldn’t matter.

I don’t really get this. We’re not fooling anyone. We want to move in to Waverley in the next few weeks but for some reason don’t want to talk about it.

 

[Bluelegs]

Just saw this on Demonland Fwiw

 

[Lord Nev]

I don’t really get this. We’re not fooling anyone. We want to move in to Waverley in the next few weeks but for some reason don’t want to talk about it.

Both Guerra and Smith have now said we're definitely not moving there, yet all the players are talking about and Morris has reported it. It's bizarre.

 

[Bluelegs]

Both Guerra and Smith have now said we're definitely not moving there, yet all the players are talking about and Morris has reported it. It's bizarre.

Leak hunting? No clue

 

[schmuttt]

Just saw this on Demonland Fwiw

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God we talk some shit.

Bring back Pert

 

[Bluelegs]

God we talk some shit.

Bring back Pert

Waverley is the best training ground he’d seen in 40 years

 

[Lord Nev]

Meanwhile, Jiath going from Waverley to AAMI to Waverley....

 

[schmuttt]

Like why can't we just be normal? Journos don't report things with no basis, if Morris has gone with it it is definitely happening.

 

[Lord Nev]

Like why can't we just be normal? Journos don't report things with no basis, if Morris has gone with it it is definitely happening.

He's usually pretty good, but his best Dees source has moved clubs now...

 

[Bluelegs]

He's usually pretty good, but his best Dees source has moved clubs now...

I always knew Matthew Warnock was a rat.

 

[Lord Nev]

Take this is reasonably reliable goss mixed with what we already know - Waverley is definitely going ahead. It seems the club is just trying to keep it under wraps until Caulfield is official, which might not be far off if the Smith comments are correct. So Morris will be correct, but the timing might push out a bit pending Caulfield.

Not 100% sure, but guessing there's some kind of negotiation tactic behind timing it like that. Also expecting the club to push a fund raising effort VERY hard off the back of the Caulfield announcement whenever it happens.

 

[stEdy]

I think we just need to go down and see the Waverley environment

 

[Lord Nev]

Speaking on Triple M on Thursday, Melbourne captain Max Gawn

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said the club was “chips in” on the move to Caulfield.

Gawn said the imminent move to Waverley was “news to me” but he had “seen it around that there was a potential chance”.

“It certainly isn’t even spoken about internally. So we’re happy at Casey. It’s a fantastic facility down there,” before adding, a tad sarcastically, that he liked the drive.

‘Standoff looming’ as Melbourne plans thrown into chaos

‘It is not a fait accompli.’

7news.com.au

 

[Charlie_s123]

What the **** is actually going on?

Melbourne set to formalise interim move to Waverley Park

The AFL bought Waverley last June as Hawthorn embarked on a move to Dingley.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Demon Attack]

It's all so delightfully shambolic and utterly bizarre.

MFC core

 

[Proper Gander]

This is so good! We should drag this mystery out for a couple of years!

We probably will

 

[Lord Nev]

We're not going to Waverley though according to Porky Pies Guerra...

Richmond zeroing in on nearby oval as new training base

The Tigers will need a new home later this year when Punt Road Oval is torn up.

7news.com.au

 

[Tandy]

So the Dees are officially going to Waverley temporarily? Geez the Dee’s made a meal out of it. Reading the last couple of pages I feel for you guys with all the uncertainty. Does anyone know why the club hasn’t had a permanent home atleast 20 years ago?

 

[Bluelegs]

So the Dees are officially going to Waverley temporarily? Geez the Dee’s made a meal out of it. Reading the last couple of pages I feel for you guys with all the uncertainty. Does anyone know why the club hasn’t had a permanent home atleast 20 years ago?

Mate we haven't had a permanent home since we got kicked out of the MCG in the 80s.

None of us have any clue what's happening because they haven't actually made any updates. There seems to be a general acceptance within the industry and media that we are going to Waverley in the short term but the club simply refuses to talk about it. Every time they are asked about Caufield they just say "we are closer than ever" while providing no details.

 

[Johnny Karate]

Mate we haven't had a permanent home since we got kicked out of the MCG in the 80s.

None of us have any clue what's happening because they haven't actually made any updates. There seems to be a general acceptance within the industry and media that we are going to Waverley in the short term but the club simply refuses to talk about it. Every time they are asked about Caufield they just say "we are closer than ever" while providing no details.

The way this has been managed, I fully expect Hawthorn to ditch Dingley and turn Casey into a world class, destination club facility. Meanwhile we get caught flapping in the breeze when Caulfield falls apart.

 

[Crusty Demon]

The way this has been managed, I fully expect Hawthorn to ditch Dingley and turn Casey into a world class, destination club facility. Meanwhile we get caught flapping in the breeze when Caulfield falls apart.

My best mate's daughter plays for the Hawks. She loves the inside facilities, but says they basically train in a wind tunnel outside which makes it very difficult at times. She kinda hates it.

 

[Lord Nev]

FFS Porky, we're going to end up with nothing aren't we?

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

FFS Porky, we're going to end up with nothing aren't we?

Much ado about nothing in the end, once again

 

[schmuttt]

People talk about the Norm Smith curse on field but the actual curse is no home base.

 

[schmuttt]

FFS Porky, we're going to end up with nothing aren't we?

This is so, so, so poorly managed by the club.

What would be wrong with us being 'stuck' at Waverley if Caulfield falls through? Surely the whole ****ing point is Waverley is better than AAMI?