Magpies' oval begins to take shape

Change of scenery: Nathan Buckley calling the shots at Gosch's paddock will become a thing of the past once its new oval is up and running from March. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: Herald Sun

The Melbourne Demons will have Gosch's Paddock all to themselves from March next year. Source: Getty Images

REDEVELOPMENT at Olympic Park is on track and Collingwood is set to train on its new oval from March.

The move means the Pies will be able to train adjacent to their headquarters at the Westpac Centre and will also signal one last shift among co-tenants of the Olympic Park precinct.

Melbourne will then permanently train on the Gosch's Paddock oval currently used by the Pies, leaving rugby league club Melbourne Storm and A-League team Melbourne Victory with permanent access to the rectangular fields there.

"It's going really well. The oval is starting to take shape now and they'll be laying the grass in the second or third week of December," said David Emerson, the Collingwood executive in charge of venues.

"We're on track at the moment to be on the ground some time in March, which will be great."

The Westpac Centre is also being refurbished, but neither development will affect the players during the pre-season.

Chief executive Gary Pert said he expects a smooth transition for all clubs.

"It's worked really smoothly because I think all of the clubs understand the pressure in the area and because, ultimately, the development is going to be so good for everyone, no one's really cared about the slight inconvenience," Pert said.

However the addition of lights at the ground will not bring about training under lights, according to Pert.

The Magpies played 20 night games this year and will play at least another 16 games under lights in 2013.

"We don't deliberately put the lights up there to prepare to play for night games," Pert said.

"We don't line it up to say 'we're playing Friday night so why don't we train under lights midweek' - it's one of those things that we don't see as being significant or ... making a difference.

"Other community groups and clubs are also going to be using the ground and they are more likely to use the lights than what we would."

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