I'm flabbergasted this wasn't pre planned & included in the redevelopment.
Because when the re-development was first planned there was no talk about a stand alone VFL side. The re-development of Punt Road was about improving facilities, not playing game sof footy at the ground
The stand alone VFL side has come about since the launch of the FTF
they are 2 very different things
After all the money issues that have been flagged about running a stand alone reserves side, what want to know is how the stuff the bulldogs are able to fund one?? We're stronger than them financially and we still had to use the ftf to make it happen. Surely they will struggle to fund it?
You will find that the Bulldogs are not likely to be playing VFL games at the Whitten Oval
ANd yes they will struggle to fund it on their own but they still get large handouts from the AFL so that's how they will fund it
the other thing is the split in the alignment with W'stown was not the Bulldogs choice it was Willies' so Footscray have no choice but to go it alone
We are the opposite, we decided to end our alignment