special provision would need to be made for the elderly and disabled.
What percentage would that be ?
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special provision would need to be made for the elderly and disabled.
Agreed and there is a new Parkville station on the way...Massive myth. Royal Park station is a 10-15 min walk and many, many people used to do it. Jewell just as close.
What percentage would that be ?
MCG to Jolimont ranges between 200m (MCC Gate) to 700m (Gate 5/6)That's all well and good, but a crowd of 42 000 isn't going to clear quickly if they're relying on buses and trams, or walking for a kilometre or more to get to Royal Park station. While a journey like that is manageable for the able-bodied, special provision would need to be made for the elderly and disabled.
That's all well and good, but a crowd of 42 000 isn't going to clear quickly if they're relying on buses and trams, or walking for a kilometre or more to get to Royal Park station. While a journey like that is manageable for the able-bodied, special provision would need to be made for the elderly and disabled.
Regardless of what price was charged, there's a fundamental problem with trying to get other clubs to move to PP: it's Carlton's ground, not their own. Whitten Oval would have the same issue for anybody besides the Bulldogs. Docklands at least is neutral territory, and that matters to supporters who value their club's identity and don't want to feel like second-class citizens. PP can't serve two masters, at least for the men's game, there's just too much baggage. You might say "what about the MCG? That was Melbourne's before it became communal", and I'd respond that grand final hosting and Melbourne's general lack of success mean there was a lot less baggage to overcome.One would assume a post Elliott regime would see the sense in offering favourable deals to Melbourne clubs to play games there rather than gouging them as we used to. There would be 25 games there a year at least.
Regardless of what price was charged, there's a fundamental problem with trying to get other clubs to move to PP: it's Carlton's ground, not their own. Whitten Oval would have the same issue for anybody besides the Bulldogs. Docklands at least is neutral territory, and that matters to supporters who value their club's identity and don't want to feel like second-class citizens. PP can't serve two masters, at least for the men's game, there's just too much baggage. You might say "what about the MCG? That was Melbourne's before it became communal", and I'd respond that grand final hosting and Melbourne's general lack of success mean there was a lot less baggage to overcome.
..announce a further $8.2 million investment from the Andrews Labor Government into the second stage of the precinct’s redevelopment…
Is that money which was previously committed to in the budget, or a new grant? I must admit that I am wondering why on Earth the new lights haven't been installed yet considering that Princess Park (which had its new lights approved and funded at the same time as WO) had its lights installed months ago. After all, it's not like they don't need them for night AFLW games.
PP was a great ground in its hey day but yes that time has gone. A faded memory for those who would have to be at least 30 YO+ to remember it.As far as traditional grounds go it was the most neutral. Hawthorn didn't seem to have too many qualms from 74-91. In fact from 1987-1991 3 Clubs called Princes Park home. Carlton, Hawks, Fitzroy. Fitzroy actually moved to Princes Park for a worse financial deal in '87 from Vic Park because Princes Park was seen as neutral while Vic Park was a magpie shrine.
The train access thing is a stupid argument for stupid people.PP was a great ground in its hey day but yes that time has gone. A faded memory for those who would have to be at least 30 YO+ to remember it.
The problem with Princess Park is and always was the lack of immediate train access and parking. The former outer ring train line which cut between Sydney Road and the parkland closed in the 1920s. Since then the only massed transport available has been trams. Trams simply don't cut it for mass transit, there simply aren't enough of them. PP was only made the home for four clubs (remember that Footscray were moved there too in the late 90s after shifting from VUWO in 96) because at that time it had the third highest capacity in Melbourne (35,000) and the AFL were looking to rationalise their grounds. It was on borrowed time from the mid 90s as the AFL had already committed to the Docklands and eventual closure of VFL Park. John Elliott proposed for PP to remain as the third stadium after Docklands opened, but compared with Docklands and the MCG at the time, PP was looking decidedly dated with its old stands, dated corporate facilities, lack of lighting and its public transport access being mostly limited to just trams.
Today PP has lighting, significantly reduced capacity (20,000) due to having one-third of the old stands bulldozed and being replaced by training facilities and administration facilities for Carlton FC literally built right up to the boundary fences. The stands that remain haven’t been greatly improved or updated and it still remains accessible predominately by trams.
But there are no doubt a lot of fond memories there for older Blues and Hawks supporters and it remains a unique part of the history of the AFL.
The train access thing is a stupid argument for stupid people.
The train station is closer than flinders st is to the mcg, and the amount of people who walk from there each game would fill Princess Park easily. Not to mention the time that stops literally out front.
The only people who think the pt to Princess Park is a problem, are the lazy boomers who expect to be dropped off directly at the front door.
And as someone who lived in and knows the area well, developing written oval is a terrible and stupid idea.
The lights at Whitten Oval will be ready by the time AFLW games are played there again, but that won't be until 2023 (whereas Princes Park's next AFLW game is just over a month away).Is that money which was previously committed to in the budget, or a new grant? I must admit that I am wondering why on Earth the new lights haven't been installed yet considering that Princess Park (which had its new lights approved and funded at the same time as WO) had its lights installed months ago. After all, it's not like they don't need them for night AFLW games.
Thank you for your abuse Now I don't recall being abusive or offensive in my previous post. Let's talk about "stupid".The train access thing is a stupid argument for stupid people.
The train station is closer than flinders st is to the mcg, and the amount of people who walk from there each game would fill Princess Park easily. Not to mention the tram that stops literally out front.
The only people who think the pt to Princess Park is a problem, are the lazy boomers who expect to be dropped off directly at the front door.
And as someone who lived in and knows the area well, developing written oval is a terrible and stupid idea.
And they say the younger generations are lazyThank you for your abuse Now I don't recall being abusive or offensive in my previous post. Let's talk about "stupid".
A quick geography lesson - Jollimont and Richmond Stations are adjacent to the MCG. Nobody is forced to walk to the G from Flinders Street Station, if they do, that's purely their choice because there are two stations virtually at the front door of the G. Before you start abusing perfect strangers from the anonymity and safety of your keyboard, at least have the manners to get your facts straight.
A lot of older people and people with mobility issues cannot walk 2 km. Did you think about that? I'll bet No. You're too busy being rude and disrespectful to a stranger. My father loves his footy, is a "boomer" and has Parkinson's Disease. Even with a walker it would take him an hour to walk 2 km. You'll get old one day too, perhaps you might understand then what it's like for older people. Perhaps you'll have somebody close with mobility issues and come to regret the selfishness and arrogance of yourself in 2022.
You ought to be absolutely disgusted with yourself right now!
The train access thing is a stupid argument for stupid people.
The train station is closer than flinders st is to the mcg, and the amount of people who walk from there each game would fill Princess Park easily. Not to mention the tram that stops literally out front.
The only people who think the pt to Princess Park is a problem, are the lazy boomers who expect to be dropped off directly at the front door.
And as someone who lived in and knows the area well, developing written oval is a terrible and stupid idea.
They simply need to so it can comfortably accomodate more people. I witnessed the need for it on Saturday nightWhat I think is a terrible idea is the Tigers demolishing the historical and beautiful Jack Dyer stand at Punt Road in their redevelopment.
The old stand was past it's used by date. It is terrible in terms of disability access, it's hard wooden bench seating and of course the pillars that support the roof obstruct spectator viewing. Similar issues affect some of the older stands at Ikon Park which detracts from the spectator experience. These grounds are being progressively upgraded to meet modern expectations as well as conforming to modern OHS safety requirements. It would be a tragedy if we were to experience a Hillsborough style fire in one of those old wooden stands which were never designed to allow people to quickly evacuate in an emergency.What I think is a terrible idea is the Tigers demolishing the historical and beautiful Jack Dyer stand at Punt Road in their redevelopment.
There won't be men's matches and the club has stated that. I doubt the capacity will be much greater than 10k. The playing surface has been widened and with the new buildings there will be less room for spectators.Should be good. What will be capacity and are they still planning on trying to play men's games there? If so, weird to put the indoor playing surface behind the goals. Why do clubs do that. Looks trash
I fully agree with you. It makes no sense. You could fit more people in if the fence was brought inJust to share an image with the interested Bulldogs supporters. I still don't know why they didn't push that Northern boundary of the oval in closer to the ground and utilise that extra ground gained for creating seating or a standing berm to make the ground more spectator friendly?
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