Demons keen on Casey Fields

ST KILDA Football Club may not have come marching into Casey Fields, but Melbourne is seriously considering the region’s premier sporting complex as a summer training base.
Casey Scorpions general manager Brian Woodman and City of Casey CEO Mike Tyler confirmed this week that they had been in discussions with the Demons for a month.
“They’re (Melbourne) very keen, but a lot of ground has to be covered and the time frame is short in terms of time to get things done,” Woodman said.
“As far as facilities, the ground, and approval through their board, all those things take time because they’re already trying to plan for October.”
Casey Council officially resolved at Tuesday night’s council meeting for its officers to continue talks with the Australian Football League (AFL) club.
Casey officials will look at all aspects of relocating Melbourne to Casey Fields and also investigate any community benefit that this would bring to the area.
St Kilda considered a move to the Cranbourne East venue last year before choosing to develop multi-million dollar state-of-the-art training facilities at Frankston Park.
North Melbourne also approached the City of Casey four weeks ago before rejecting the council’s offer.
Any move by the Demons to Casey Fields would only be a temporary one as they wait for the completion of new training facilities adjacent to Olympic Park.