The historic "Bryan Mace Grandstand" at Frankston Park has been destroyed by the fire this morning. Reports say a passing motorist noticed the fire in the grandstand around 2:30am today and called the firefighters and when they arrived the grandstand was well ablaze.
It is believed to have caused $1million damage. Arson is suspected.
Very sad news?
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Could not agree more.
What peeved me off was the media's report saying the new home of St Kilda Grandstand destroyed by fire. not a word on Frankston, i bet few of StKilda board would know where the place was.
Let's hope a new stand the same size will replace it and Frankston continue to play on there.
Actually one of the Council's assets - this being the Council which has agreed to host the Saints at Frankston Park, with the project beset by siting constraints.
sad to see such a great stand destroyed by fire - especially with suspected arson - does anyone know if the players lost any property which may have been left in changerooms/lockers etc.
Small piece on the Frankston Grandstand fire, and the St Kilda involvement down at Frankston.
http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/43659
[quote="NorthPort"]Small piece on the Frankston Grandstand fire, and the St Kilda involvement down at Frankston.
http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/43659[/quote] What are the odds that in two or three years time we'll be talking about the Frankston and St Kilda alignment?
I can't see how any party can think the current structure is sustainable in the long term. Right now, it's like a married couple where one partner is sleeping with someone else on the side. St Kilda and Frankston are going to have to work together on a daily basis from 2010 or 2011 onwards, an alignment seems the only sensible thing - thats of course if the VFL continues to even exist by then.
As for the suspicious fire, whats the latest - have the police made any developments? That video shows the site has been cleared, are portables coming in sometime? Will games go ahead this season?
Our Frankston posters have been very quiet this week.
I drove past the ground yesterday, and the last of the wreckage was just driving off in a truck as I passed.
Hopefully something comparable or larger can be built in its place. Will games be moved away from the ground as a result of the fire?
They did a briefing today which outlined most of the plans.
I hear that the portable facilities should be in place within the next 3-4 weeks.
The main focus now that the rubble has been cleared is to get the small amount of turf regenerated. There is a bit of green comming through most of what was burnt, and the rest is supposed to be relaid in the next week.
Everybody seems pretty adament that it will be ready for Round 1. The practice matches have been moved, but thats just common sense.
Can't wait for Round 1 to get past all this off season nonsence.
I have been away in Adelaide at the International Cricket that is why you have not heard from me. I was away from early Sunday Morning until yesterday afternoon.
I agree with you Dolphin lets get this behind us. As for your comment footyman you could be on to something, as a Frankston supporter i would not like to see an alignment but i think down the track it my happen.
You can be certain that something larger will be built in its place!