News Jack Dyer Stand -Demolition Has Begun

[Muddiemoose]

It should also be stated that I could almost guarantee that every member on that board would have just as much a connection (if not more) to the Jack Dyer stand than almost all of our members and would of looked at every possible option

 

[tigs2010]

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They don’t consult with us and say.. hey guys we’re looking at luring Tom Lynch from the Gold Coast next year.. gonna pay him 900k a year... you guys cool with that if we use your membership fees?

and nor should they..
Seriously just imagine.. puma on the phone with a multi million dollar deal... better ask our members

sorry puma can’t do it 30% want Nike..36% adidas... couple of nuffies voted diadora..

Some guy named VB_longneck thinks your yellow is shit otherwise we’d do the deal

 

[Bojangles17]

Ned_Flanders it's been a while since I tried to pop into Punt Road, what is available to the public on a 'normal' day?

Superstore

 

[VB_longneck]

Ned_Flanders it's been a while since I tried to pop into Punt Road, what is available to the public on a 'normal' day?

just tell us that you want to rub chimp's hamstring as a volunteer

 

[_RT_]

The board are not experts in development, it is simply fraudulent to assert they are.
I won't change my own position, you are entitled to yours.
No skin off anyone's nose.
I would be disappointed if they alter the site, that is all.

FYI John O'Rourke is the founder and chairman of Plenary, a developer, investor and manager of infrastructure projects with businesses in Australia, Canada and the United States. Sounds like an expert in development to me

 

[VB_longneck]

FYI John O'Rourke is the founder and chairman of Plenary, a developer, investor and manager of infrastructure projects with businesses in Australia, Canada and the United States. Sounds like an expert in development to me

means nothing if he is related to the hawforn o rourke

 

[Tackle Bag]

Should retain the Dyer name for the new building. Hopefully that decision changes

 

[RFCGloryJC]

People can have a variety of opinions.
I am just pro-heritage, that is all.
Some redevelopments have been colossal failures, like Essendon.
On Channel Seven news today, Hawthorn's planned new redevelopment at Dingley is problematic too.
Don't have to provide a lecture on the background of board members, I know who they are.
It is great that our members are passionate about the future direction of the club.

 

[theflea]

Looks like from the video that North Melbourne is retaining the heritage red brick building, which is a great building, and augmenting it.
A pi##ant club like that can retain its history and we can't?

Because they have the room.

 

[Wacko23Jacko]

People can have a variety of opinions.
I am just pro-heritage, that is all.
Some redevelopments have been colossal failures, like Essendon.
On Channel Seven news today, Hawthorn's planned new redevelopment at Dingley is problematic too.
Don't have to provide a lecture on the background of board members, I know who they are.
It is great that our members are passionate about the future direction of the club.

It’s great to have a variety of opinions but it’s also great to give opinions less weight when there is evidence to support the contrary

 

[theflea]

The board are not experts in development, it is simply fraudulent to assert they are.
I won't change my own position, you are entitled to yours.
No skin off anyone's nose.
I would be disappointed if they alter the site, that is all.

So you seriously believe they winged it? Didn't consult expects in planning?

Please that is a straw man argument if ive ever heard it. BG stated every possible consideration was given, but in the end this was the best option. You don't really believe that if there was a viable option they just ignored it?

 

[RFCGloryJC]

At Arden Street, they are preserving the existing brick structure and augmenting it.
Agree to disagree.

 

[Rimmer]

The images show space in front of the stand going into enlarging the ground. It is sad though as the stand has been condemned something had to be done. I was more disappointed when the MCG members lost the long room, there was something surreal about looking out the windows standing in a spot you knew Bradman had stood and where Keith Miller had polished off many a beer. Even the urinals were big yellow porcelain structures with Sheffield 1912 embossed on them. I stood again where many of the greats of the past once stood

 

[Genghis Tron]

I'll be sad to see it go out of pure romanticism, but I fully back the club to make the right decision.

 

[_RT_]

People can have a variety of opinions.
I am just pro-heritage, that is all.
Some redevelopments have been colossal failures, like Essendon.
On Channel Seven news today, Hawthorn's planned new redevelopment at Dingley is problematic too.
Don't have to provide a lecture on the background of board members, I know who they are.
It is great that our members are passionate about the future direction of the club.

But you claimed none of them were experts in development when that's not the case at all. I'd suggest that O'Rourke is more qualified than 99.9% of the members.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Because they have the room.

Just not the fans...

 

[Ned_Flanders]

At Arden Street, they are preserving the existing brick structure and augmenting it.
Agree to disagree.
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they are "preserving" a structure that is 11 years old

The 1928 Grand Stand and the 1965 Henderson Pavilion were both demolished to make way for this. And both were in essentially needing to be condemned.

 

[Muddiemoose]

I'll be sad to see it go out of pure romanticism, but I fully back the club to make the right decision.

I think it’s also come down to a safety issue as well
When the club was in the wilderness the facilities were neglected

You can read accounts of in the 90’s of possums living in the roofs of buildings and wanter damage everywhere and that was for some of the newer buildings at the time

I dare say the older buildings were even worse and a lot of the core structure of the JD stand would be rotted out and it comes to a point where it can’t be saved

 

[Drofder]

I think it’s also come down to a safety issue as well
When the club was in the wilderness the facilities were neglected

You can read accounts of in the 90’s of possums living in the roofs of buildings and wanter damage everywhere and that was for some of the newer buildings at the time

I dare say the older buildings were even worse and a lot of the core structure of the JD stand would be rotted out and it comes to a point where it can’t be saved

Pretty sure I remember it being closed for sitting in for a number of years because of safety concerns.

 

[captain blood 17]

Think about this ladies and gents, the new stadium/development is gonna seat 8,000 punters. Just imagine that crowd before we roll over to a dreamtime game or Anzac day etc. An 8k VFL crowd. Would be awesome.

 

[RFCGloryJC]

Been quite respectful and won't descend to personal abuse or rejoinders.
Won't be pasting other people's comments to score points.
It's an important matter.
NM has retained the brick structure at the base, it is well built, would easily endure another centenary.
We can amend the plans, retain the brick structure, and do the same.
Like I wrote the other day, the Roman concrete breakwater pier at the Civitavecchia port is 2000 years old, an engineering marvel.
These well-built buildings can last hundreds of years.

 

[BC9_]

I was at the club a couple of weeks ago and thought “this stand needs to go”. The whole back end of the stand, as you can see as you go through the carpark, is flanked with basically what is a brick wall, no windows, so much dead space.

Even if the stand was merged to form part of the new development, it wouldn’t possibly utilise all of the land area that it should (that’s not to mention the underground carpark, which I assume will be located under the brand new stand/building). The space that we have needs to be maximised to its full potential.

The best decision for the future of the Richmond Football Club will be made. Those in charge will pay homage to the stand. The brickwork you see in the design photo is probably that of the Jack Dyer stand.

There is so much more scope to pay respect to our history in a brand new development, I’d love to see a museum, wall murals with illustrations of past greats and past Premiership teams.

If you asked me in 2010 I would’ve told you keep the stand, it can’t go.

Well, since 2017 we’ve won three premierships and to win more in the future decisions such as this need to be done.

 

[SunshineBoy]

I’m hearing the new Jack Dyer stand will be named the William Cooper stand, are we happy about this? I understand that was one of the conditions of the grant.

 

[THE_GUN]

I’m hearing the new Jack Dyer stand will be named the William Cooper stand, are we happy about this? I understand that was one of the conditions of the grant.

NO !

I want it named the Martin-Dimma Gale stand

 

[Bojangles17]

NO !

I want it named the Martin-Dimma Gale stand

In time my friend in time , I’m thinking the next thang at Punt rd is an avenue of honour , dusty Cotch dimma Peggy Benny but that’s after a wall