Opinion New AFC HQ (Part 2): The wheels are in motion

[Cap]

I’m going to lead a campaign to have it called the Apricot Slice Cafe

Must happen!!

The Chardonnay Set

 

[El Doederino]

I’m going to lead a campaign to have it called the Apricot Slice Cafe

Must happen!!

Happy hour specials on apricot slice and Chardonnay

 

[Jetwa5h]

Nah .....all clubs have great facilities now

You're severely overrating this compromised development ......will have zero impact on player attraction ....zero

I go to the bombers hangar new development a lot .....equal, if not better than this development .....it's a souless facility , half the time the cafe is closed

Comparing the theberton area to Tullamarine it's apples and oranges

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[Dirty Bird]

Kings Reserve would be to the right of that pic.

I thought it's under that pic.
To the right is the current mini-footy oval, but that's staying as purely public space, whereas the soccer pitches (under this photo) is what was going to be ours.

 

[kirky]

Is for the new road into our facility or for storage for materials and equipment for south road underground roadway?? Any ideas here guys?

Understand it is for storage of equipment and vehicles for South Road.

 

[kirky]

The email that was sent out at quarter time last night

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I’m not receiving any communications from the club via email.

 

[kirky]

The 2nd oval is Kings reserve. We wont be using it much. To the left.

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No, that is looking South. The giveaway is the old Thebby stand and the school.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

No, that is looking South. The giveaway is the old Thebby stand and the school.

The new facility is where the old cricket club was. That sunk into the ground and was demolished. They must have been built on the poorest land in the old pughole. I hope the soil reports are favourable this time.

 

[crows dude]

No, that is looking South. The giveaway is the old Thebby stand and the school.

Yes u are correct

 

[Bay62]

The Chardonnay Set

That’s the bar

 

[chazwazza]

This is pretty well the southerly looking aspect from that pic. Old grandstand is on the western side of Thebby Oval, to the north and northwest is Kings Reserve

 

[FR0GGY]

So how are we affording this thing?

 

[brucetiki]

Probably should start playing SANFL games there

I think the only problem would be part of the initial contract to join the league was that we'd play all our games at the opposition teams home grounds. The benefit being the other teams get the gate and any benefit from food / catering sales

Though judging by crowd numbers it probably wouldn't make much difference

Given the other SANFL clubs are more than happy to play some games against us at Adelaide Oval, or in regional areas (this season being an exception), I can’t see too much objection to Thebby being used for our home games.

Generally speaking our games bring the smallest match day revenue to the other clubs anyway.

 

[Nicks_out_now]

So how are we affording this thing?

John Setka is a new employee. Chairman of the fund raising committee

 

[Nicks_out_now]

Anyone know if they have allocated anywhere to get a chicken parmy and a can of XXXX when this is finished?

 

[kirky]

So how are we affording this thing?

They have approached banks and it was put out to tender - I’m aware that one of the big 4 has been approached and believe the funding has been approved.

Need to remember that Nab is the one of two banks providing funding/transactional to the AFL.

 

[Nicks_out_now]

They have approached banks and it was put out to tender - I’m aware that one of the big 4 has been approached and believe the funding has been approved.

Need to remember that Nab is the one of two banks providing funding/transactional to the AFL.

I would not be surprised if Bendigo and Adelaide Bank agree to loan the club the money will be the financee as

Richard Fennell is the Chief Customer Officer.

State and federal grants help as well. ​

 

[FR0GGY]

They have approached banks and it was put out to tender - I’m aware that one of the big 4 has been approached and believe the funding has been approved.

Need to remember that Nab is the one of two banks providing funding/transactional to the AFL.

So what are we actually up for do we know?
From memory the Westpac centre we forked out 20 million?

 

[Nicks_out_now]

So what are we actually up for do we know?
From memory the Westpac centre we forked out 20 million?

75 to 80 million as a rough establishment.

 

[kirky]

So what are we actually up for do we know?
From memory the Westpac centre we forked out 20 million?

Unfortunately I’m not privvy to that information but I’m sure it will come out in due course.

 

[PeterSalt]

So what are we actually up for do we know?
From memory the Westpac centre we forked out 20 million?

Olsen has been bandying around about $100M the last couple of months

 

[FR0GGY]

Olsen has been bandying around about $100M the last couple of months

That’ll take a while to dissipate

 

[jenny61_99]

I’m not receiving any communications from the club via email.

No longer a member?

 

[PeterSalt]

That’ll take a while to dissipate

I can't remember, does the club get anything for leaving West Lakes early?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

So how are we affording this thing?

The prices at the Cafe will be interesting