Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

[Bornadog]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

so is this actually still happening?

oh yes, all systems go

[Bornadog]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

Further Update:

Other works to have already begun on the Eureka Stadium Project are:

• Installing watering and drainage systems.
• Reducing the oval size to be the same as Etihad Stadium, and making more room for proposed grandstands and match day facilities.
• Upgrading change-rooms and match day facilities to AFL standard.
• Upgrading stadium seating, providing public shelters, toilets for all-abilities access, catering and food beverage facilities and ticketing infrastructure.
• Improving lighting around the main oval and providing a video and electronic scoreboard.
• The Western Bulldogs’ vision is to play home and away matches at the regional venue from 2017.

[GVGjr]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

It's getting close. Full steam ahead

[Bornadog]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

It's getting close. Full steam ahead

Shame it is not MCG size.

[F'scary]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

I would like to find out who else gets to use the ground. To grow our brand in the western region we need to be seen to be good partners with local organisations - sporting and otherwise.

[Twodogs]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

so is this actually still happening?

The club appointed a Ballarat development officer a while ago.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

I would like to find out who else gets to use the ground. To grow our brand in the western region we need to be seen to be good partners with local organisations - sporting and otherwise.

The (North) Ballarat VFL and TAC teams will also use the ground, don't know who else.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

The club appointed a Ballarat development officer a while ago.

Brett Goodes.

The locals here (I live in Ballarat, moved here last August when I found out we'd be playing home games here ) are very "local" with their footy — the local news revolves heavily around either local teams or any particular AFL player with a Ballarat connection.

With a raft of talent from this region on our list at present (Stringer, Dickson, Crameri to name just a few) we should be partnering not just with Ballarat but Bendigo as well. Many folks here support the Cats because they're a) seen as a regional team or b) are the closest.

[Bornadog]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

Many folks here support the Cats because they're a) seen as a regional team or b) are the closest.

Yet according to Google, Ballarat to Geelong and Ballarat to West Footscray are both - 1 hour 11 minutes driving.

[Bornadog]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

1 Hr 58m from Mooroolbark. That's a 6 can trip. Might need a chauffeur.

Get on the train

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

Get on the train

Compared to Etihad and the MCG for our members living in the outer Eastern Suburbs, Ballarat isn't an attractive proposition . Becomes difficult for families should we be given twilight or a night game in Ballarat.

[SlimPickens]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

Compared to Etihad and the MCG for our members living in the outer Eastern Suburbs, Ballarat isn't an attractive proposition . Becomes difficult for families should we be given twilight or a night game in Ballarat.

Much easier than Canberra, Darwin or Cairns. Looking forward to shivering it out with my bulldog brothers and sisters.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

Much easier than Canberra, Darwin or Cairns. Looking forward to shivering it out with my bulldog brothers and sisters.

I like your sense of humour.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

Much easier than Canberra, Darwin or Cairns. Looking forward to shivering it out with my bulldog brothers and sisters.

Let's hope both games are not smack bang in the middle of winter. Bbbbrrrrrr...very very cold.

[ledge]

Re: Labor promise Western Bulldogs will play two games in Ballarat every season

They will obviously be interstate teams we play against, don't the Adelaide Crows have a tie with Ballarat too?