St Kilda set to move to Frankston

St Kilda Football Club is set to relocate it headquaters from Linton Street Moorabbin, it’s home for 42 years to the Peninsula suburb of Frankston. In what will be a hugh coup for the city of Frankston, the move will see new offices, lap pools, gym, cafe and a community center.

This news is very surprising considering their VFL affiliate side Casey Scorpians are located at Casey Fields in South Cranbourne, which itself is a new sporting complex. I believe the new home at Frankston will be jointly funded by the AFL, State Gaverment, Frankston City Council and St Kilda.

Apparently the Frankston Oval ,which is currently the home of the Frankston Dolphins will get an immediate overhaul. Also in what will be a huge financial windfall for the Dolphins is the fact that the Social Club and Poker Machines will remain theirs. This has the potential to bring in alot of money for the standalone VFL Club.

The Dolphins have been known to be against aligning with an AFL team, surely this move will make an aligment inevetable? Mind you while the main man Brian Mace is their I can’t see them aligning any time soon.

A huge win for the Dolphins and the City of Frankston

Balwyn Tigers extend Hawthorn Connection

Balwyn Tigers Football Club have extended their Hawthorn connection by signing ex Hawk Joel Smith for season 2008 and 2009. This signing is on the back of the Tigers appointing Daniel Harford (also ex Hawthorn), as their playing coach for the 2008 season.

Joel Smith also joins ex Hawks Nick Reis and Marcus Baldwin as former Hawks that are now playing for the Tigers.

For all you non Victorian readers the Balwyn Tigers play in the Eastern Football League here in Victoria.