I was thinking the same.. giddy up and finish punt road oval. But at the same time you dont want to go from $25M in the black to -$10M doing it all ourselves. State govt and AFL would also need to chip in. Perhaps we time this with the redevelopment plans of Richmond Station and possibly a new Southern stand ?? 200M from the center of the AFL universe (MCG) we have a prime location with the opportunity of turning it from good to very special.
We have done so much right over the last 10 years building a new training facility, removing cricket from the ground, resurfacing going from the worst to one of the best tracks going around. Just need that last grand plan to take this to the next level. I personally would like to see us put not more than $10M from our cash reserves.
Hence the disappointment when Punt Rd got not a cent out of $500K in state government venue upgrades in the April announcement. Have to suspect McGuire's grubby hand was in there somewhere, working to Richmond's detriment.