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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on January 03, 2011, 04:44:05 AM

Title: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: one-eyed on January 03, 2011, 04:44:05 AM
When Saints president Graham Huggins announced on March 24, 1964, that St Kilda was moving from its traditional home at the Junction Oval to Linton St, Moorabbin, the club became the first in the then-Victorian Football League to jump ship and move to the suburbs in search of a bigger supporter base and increased income.

Richmond moving to Oakleigh had been mentioned in dispatches and Fitzroy had explored the possibility of vacating its Brunswick St home, but St Kilda took the leap of faith in a scheme that involved the Moorabbin council putting up the cash to create a state-of-the-art home for the club.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/st-kilda-marching-out-of-its-home-again/story-fn6bn647-1225980616548


Do any of the older OERites here (FNM  ;D ) remember us being linked to a move to Oakleigh in the 60s?



Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: Fluffy Tiger on January 03, 2011, 10:04:36 AM
Even though I am one of the older OERites and at that time I lived in Oakleigh I was only 4 so sorry I don't recall.

Might ask my dad later in week see if he remembers any of it.
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: bojangles17 on January 03, 2011, 02:18:12 PM
thank heavens we never did, a god forskaen place, I'd prefer Kabul that downtown oakleigh to watch the tigers :o
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: Smokey on January 03, 2011, 04:08:36 PM
Nope, I don't recall it either.  Maybe I'm one of the younger OER-ites!   ;D
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: mightytiges on January 03, 2011, 04:23:09 PM
Quote from: bojangles17 on January 03, 2011, 02:18:12 PM
thank heavens we never did, a god forskaen place, I'd prefer Kabul that downtown oakleigh to watch the tigers :o
lol

Oakleigh was in our old metro zone so that's probably why it was considered at one time. Tony Jewell plus David and Peter Cloke were recruited from there.
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: blaisee on January 03, 2011, 05:14:03 PM
Oakleigh is Richmond through and through. Jack dyer himself was born in oakleigh.
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: Ox on January 03, 2011, 05:31:26 PM
my parents hadn't even met  :rollin

Oakliegh 4ths - warrick capper via cla :rollinn tech  :help
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: FNM on January 03, 2011, 05:39:50 PM
Quote from: one-eyed on January 03, 2011, 04:44:05 AM
Do any of the older OERites here (FNM  ;D ) remember us being linked to a move to Oakleigh in the 60s?
Rude man. MT, give this bloke the stuff  :wallywink  :rollin
Err, don't remember it   :-*
Title: Re: Richmond almost ended up moving to Oakleigh
Post by: 10 FLAGS on January 03, 2011, 07:10:22 PM
As long as Oakleigh stays Greek it will stay Richmond. Once again the wogs make a great contribution to the great sporting enterprise known as the RFC.