Moorabbin

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Hi guys,

what's the latest on St Kilda regarding your Moorabbin headquarters ? Are you staying ? going ? If you are going, do you know where to?

Too many questions, I'm eager to know

thanks guys

 

[Kildonan]

You are pre-empting our club's big announcement.

Be patient.

 

[threads]

oh great wise one, I am told that when a planet applying to an aspect is deflected by a third before the aspect is complete, it is described as having been frustrated. ...

i am a planet.

guess i'll have to wait till tomorrow then

 

[sainter]

oh great wise one, I am told that when a planet applying to an aspect is deflected by a third before the aspect is complete, it is described as having been frustrated. ...

i am a planet.

guess i'll have to wait till tomorrow then

St Kilda on the move
21 November 2007 Herald Sun
Michael Warner

ST KILDA Football Club is quitting its traditional home for a new multi-million-dollar super stadium at Frankston.

The decision to abandon its Moorabbin base of 42 years follows a battle between the Saints and the City of Kingston over poker machines.

The Herald Sun has learned the club will set up its new headquarters and elite training base at Frankston Oval.

St Kilda's new home will be jointly funded by the AFL, St Kilda, State Government and Frankston City Council in a huge boost for the bayside suburb.

An official announcement will be made by club and league chiefs as early as today.

It is expected the Saints will stay at their Linton St home for one more season before shifting to Frankston in 2009.

Frankston Oval, the home of the Dolphins VFL club, will undergo an immediate revamp.

The move follows a long fight with council over the club's use of its 83 poker machines.

The council, which backs a cutback in local pokies, did not want St Kilda to move its machines 200m from its social club to a proposed new venue on South Rd.

A breakdown in talks prompted the Saints to announce a search for new facilities, as reported by the Herald Sun in May.
The Frankston move, which has not gone to a vote of St Kilda club members, was chosen over a lucrative offer by the City of Casey to set up at Casey Fields in Cranbourne North.

St Kilda's current VFL affiliate is the Casey Scorpions.

The Saints also have shelved plans for a $10.5 million upgrade of Moorabbin, which was to have been footed by the AFL ($2.55 million), the State Government ($3.45 million), Kingston Council ($2.5 million) and the Saints ($2 million).

However, the AFL and State Government are expected to approve that their contributions be transported to Frankston.

The Frankston City Council will make up the difference on facilities including offices, lap pools, a gymnasium, cafe and community centre.

A final decision on the shift was made by St Kilda's new-look board, headed by president-elect Greg Westaway, after initial investigations by the ousted Rob Butterss led-team. The club playing group has previously expressed a preference for staying at Moorabbin.

The ground has been home to St Kilda since 1965 and was used as an VFL-AFL venue in 254 matches until 1992.

So it looks like we're going to Frankston.

It's smack bang in the middle of St Kilda heartland so from that perspective it's a good thing.

Personally I loved going to Moorabbin and it's sad to see the ground in the state that it's in now. The sentimental side of me was hoping we would remain based there but like most of you I'm not privy to the economic details and I'm prepared to accept the decision of the board that the move will be in our best interest.

From a players perspective I would imagine that they would prefer that we were based at Moorabbin though Frankston would have been preferable to Cranbourne because they can continue to live in the Bayside suburbs.

It's an end of an era though many would say that era ended when we played our last game of football at Moorabbin back in 1992.

 

[Qsaint]

I was hopeing back to Junction Oval etc but land is at a premium now

 

[ausfatcat]

I was hopeing back to Junction Oval etc but land is at a premium now

and owned by the cricket club which is the reason why left there in the first place

 

[ultimate hater]

frankston...

well i guess they won't be doing any outdoor goal kicking practise... as soon as they go through the goals they'll be available to buy on the "frankston black market"... got to support the kids you know..

 

[Squizz]

Seems a good move - train station nearby, eastlink freeway nearly done, and plenty of dodgy nightclubs within walking distance!

 

[FrangaRoo]

Interesting decision considering the VFL alignment with Casey, but definately a good move by the club...definately a St Kilda heartland since the days of drafting zones.

Hopefully the impact on Dolphins will be a positive one.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Only major problem with Frankston will be parking.

 

[ultimate hater]

Only major problem with Frankston will be parking.

they have cars in frankston?

i thought the primary mode of transport were prams... at least then the 15yr old mothers don't need a license to drive them..

 

[ChrisFooty]

Only major problem with Frankston will be parking.

If that is Frankston's biggest problem, we are laughing.