Whitten Oval Redevelopment Plans (UPDATE: No AFL Games)

[Charlie Bucket]

I wonder what they’ve done with the old seats from the stand.

You’d hope they haven’t just binned them?

 

[Spiritof82]

I wonder what they’ve done with the old seats from the stand.

You’d hope they haven’t just binned them?

By the look of the photo the old seats are being crushed by the dozer

 

[Fossie 32]

By the look of the photo the old seats are being crushed by the dozer

And the signs

 

[Charlie Bucket]

By the look of the photo the old seats are being crushed by the dozer

Might have to drive past tomorrow and do some bin diving.

 

[NBates]

I heard this from my place & it knocked Foxtel out - I thought there was a power outage at the time.

 

[Pugz89]

I heard this from my place & it knocked Foxtel out - I thought there was a power outage at the time.

Such a disturbance in the force has a significant effect.

 

[Custard Guts]

End of an era, and the beginning of a new one...

Siri, show me a metaphor for the Dogs' finals chances this year ...

 

[Engimal v3]

People on Facebook were pissed off about the photo above

 

[Charlie Bucket]

Does anyone know the development’s completion date?

 

[Oliver G]

Does anyone know the development’s completion date?

Last I heard Stage 2 is on track to be completed by early to mid-2024, but we should be able to host AFLW games from the 2023 season onwards.

 

[dogwatch]

Siri, show me a metaphor for the Dogs' finals chances this year ...

Not as dire as the Suns’ metaphor. Metricon is restructuring and shedding staff in an effort to avoid insolvency.

 

[Oliver G]

Some recent photos from my father of the redevelopment works...

 

[Mr. Walker]

Your dad at Whitten Oval or Morwell Open Cut Mine?

 

[Oliver G]

Your dad at Whitten Oval or Morwell Open Cut Mine?

Not quite Morwell but funnily enough, we played at Yallourn Oval for the National Day round in 1952. That oval was eventually ripped up for the Yallourn Open Cut.

 

[VitalDread]

I wonder what they’ve done with the old seats from the stand.

You’d hope they haven’t just binned them?

People had options to have the signs returned to them or placed into a new section in the hall of fame area

I got mine sent to me

 

[Charlie Bucket]

People had options to have the signs returned to them or placed into a new section in the hall of fame area

I got mine sent to me

I don’t follow. What do you mean by signs sent to you?

 

[VitalDread]

I don’t follow. What do you mean by signs sent to you?

During a fundraiser for the club, you could get a sign attached to a seat on the stands which acted as your special seat at the club

So you would have

X Family dogs supporter since xxxx

I know Libba family had one behind my seat

 

[Freshwater]

Just occurred to me listening to Ameet Bains talking about the Whitten Oval redevelopment. Why do we need to rename the Whitten Stand the Whitten stand? Why have a Whitten stand, when the ‘stadium’ only really has one grandstand and is called the Whitten Oval? We have a statue out the front as well. And there is a bridge on the ring road. There have been many great champions of our club, let’s spread the honours about a little more. Schultz stand? Hawkins has the outer Wing. Chris Grant stand? Bontempelli(not yet). Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

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?

 

[Prince Imperial]

Just occurred to me listening to Ameet Bains talking about the Whitten Oval redevelopment. Why do we need to rename the Whitten Stand the Whitten stand? Why have a Whitten stand, when the ‘stadium’ only really has one grandstand and is called the Whitten Oval? We have a statue out the front as well. And there is a bridge on the ring road. There have been many great champions of our club, let’s spread the honours about a little more. Schultz stand? Hawkins has the outer Wing. Chris Grant stand? Bontempelli(not yet). Brad Johnson?

I agree; we also have the EJ Whitten Social Club. I said a while back we should rename it the Gordon stand as I think he has had more positive and critical influence on our club than any other individual certainly in my life time.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Peter Street

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stand. Great service to both Dogs and Footscray police.

 

[SonOfScray]

Peter Street stand. Great service to both Dogs and Footscray police.

melways 42 C3

 

[perro_loco]

Just occurred to me listening to Ameet Bains talking about the Whitten Oval redevelopment. Why do we need to rename the Whitten Stand the Whitten stand? Why have a Whitten stand, when the ‘stadium’ only really has one grandstand and is called the Whitten Oval? We have a statue out the front as well. And there is a bridge on the ring road. There have been many great champions of our club, let’s spread the honours about a little more. Schultz stand? Hawkins has the outer Wing. Chris Grant stand? Bontempelli(not yet). Brad Johnson?

what about the perro_loco stand? that is the best name ever for a stand. it would make international headlines.

 

[Mr. Walker]

I drove past the oval on Monday during a rainstorm so didn’t get to have a good look. It appeared to me that the recent ( a few years now?) building work has been pulled down. Can somebody tell me if this is correct? Thanks

 

[Oliver G]

I drove past the oval on Monday during a rainstorm so didn’t get to have a good look. It appeared to me that the recent ( a few years now?) building work has been pulled down. Can somebody tell me if this is correct? Thanks

Only the Whitten Stand has/will be completely demolished. The Elite Learning Centre/Football Performance Centre (built during the 2006 redevelopment) is being gutted and repurposed. The latest update from the club was published today...

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[Mr. Walker]

Only the Whitten Stand has/will be completely demolished. The Elite Learning Centre/Football Performance Centre (built during the 2006 redevelopment) is being gutted and repurposed. The latest update from the club was published today...

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Thanks. It wasn’t built that long ago so I was surprised to see the shell just remaining. That’s progress though I suppose.