I am referring to having a stand alone side playing in the VFL at Princes Park (to be known as the Northern Blues).

There is no chance of Princes Park being used as an AFL Venue - however in a proposal I raised on TC last year - we should seriously think about completely taking over the Preston/Northern Bullants Football Club over - and rebranding them as the Northern Blues (obviously changing their colours to Navy Blue) and playing all their home games at Princes/Visy Park.

This is firstly to grow our community supporter base in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne and secondly to leverage the exposure that will grow with the State Based Champions League concept.

Most Melbourne AFL clubs have staked a geographic claim in the Melbourne Suburbs - Hawthorn to the East, St. Kilda to the South East, Footscray to the West, Essendon* to the North West.

Collingwood has abandoned its traditional Northern Suburb heartland to embrace a national and international focus - whilst I firmly agree that our Carlton AFL side should continue along this path a Northern Blues VFL side should target and focus on the Northern Suburbs to ensure a strong foothold for membership growth in the future and to ensure we remain a relevant force when the call goes out as it will in the future for the reduction of AFL clubs.

Agree with all of that, pretty sure Collingwoods VFL side started playing back at Victoria park last year.

I can safely say now that any team that has a home ground at Docklands will not win a Premiership.

2001 Brisbane - Gabba
2002 Brisbane - Gabba
2003 Brisbane - Gabba
2004 Port Adelaide - AAMI
2005 Sydney - SCG
2006 West Coast - Subiaco
2007 Geelong - Skilled
2008 Hawthorn - MCG
2009 Geelong - Skilled
2010 Collingwood - MCG
2011 Geelong - Skilled

It is a no brainer - Carlton to the MCG for the blockbusters and Princes Park for small interstate teams.

I will keep updating this thread. A Club that has Etihad as a Home Ground will not win a Premiership.

I say to the Carlton Board - we must get out of Etihad to the MCG.

Develop Princes Park for Carlton interstate games.

Just look at Geelong. They can lock in 8 easy games at Skilled, manage the list and take all the cash receipts..

It's a no brainer....

Sorry to cut u down but the Dons won the flag in 2000 with Shitihad being their home ground, but I totally agree, I love & we love the G!

they also played 9 games at the G in 2000

9 games at Etihad

But Etihad was still their home ground for 2000?

What a crock. A good team will win anywhere. If the ball had bounced for Milne in the dying stages of the first Grand Final last year, the argument would be non-existant. I don't think what ground a team plays their home games at really comes into it when it's a roll of the dice which way the ball will bounce, nor whether the player waits for the ball or attacks it.

I'm with you CD.

If we start making Etihad a reason for losing it's just dumb. Sure, the MCG is where you want to live, but to use it as an excuse is simply counterproductive.

That doesn't support the argument so must therefore be ignored.

I can safely say now that any team that has a home ground at Docklands will not win a Premiership.

There are no absolute certainties in life and there are exceptions.....

The exception with Essendon* in 2000 was because they were the mature team from the Premiership Baby Bombers of 1993 and were on a mission to correct the 1999 Preliminary loss....

If you consider that Carlton's playing performance and financial performance is better at Etihad than Princes Park, then please advise me....