05-25-2016, 12:29 AM
Intrestingly, Waverley was initially planned as a 157 000 capacity stadium to be built in stages & it was another Victorian Labor Government in the early 80s that stymied the promised construction of a railway line out there & the final expansion of Waverley to a seating capacity of over 100 000 ......
"Key government figures, including premier John Cain, were pro-MCC supporters and did not want the biggest game of the year moved from the MCG"
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/the-157...57f3985723
So, John Cain senior killed off the Princes Park development with his pro MCC bias.
John Cain junior killed off Waverleys development with his pro MCC bias.
what a great legacy of political interference from one family.....
"Key government figures, including premier John Cain, were pro-MCC supporters and did not want the biggest game of the year moved from the MCG"
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/the-157...57f3985723
So, John Cain senior killed off the Princes Park development with his pro MCC bias.
John Cain junior killed off Waverleys development with his pro MCC bias.
what a great legacy of political interference from one family.....
Life is pain....... anyone who says differently is selling something.