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KEY FACTS

Official name
Fitzroy Football Club Ltd.

Known as
Fitzroy

Formed
1883; absorbed Fitzroy Reds in 2008; returned to playing operations in 2009

Disbanded
1996: transferred AFL playing operations to Brisbane

Colours
Maroon, royal blue and gold

Emblem
Lions (formerly, at various times, Maroons, Roys and Gorillas)

Associated clubs
Fitzroy Reds; Fitzroy ACU WFC; Fitzroy ACU Reserves WFC; Fitzroy Reserves; Fitzroy U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 2009–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1884–1896; Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–1996

Home Ground
Brunswick Street Oval

VFL Premierships
1898-9, 1904-5, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944 (8 total)

VFA Premierships
1895 (1 in total)

Senior Premierships
VFL Night Series 1959, 1978 (2 total); VAFA Premier C - 2018 (1 total)

Most Games
333 - Kevin Murray (1955-1964; 1967-1974)

Most Goals
626 - Jack Moriarty (1924-1933)

League Top Goalkickers
V/AFL: J.Freake (56) 1913 & (66) 1915; J.Moriarty (82) 1924; B.Quinlan (116) 1983 & (105) 1984 (5 total)

Brownlow Medalists
Haydn Bunton 1931, 1932 & 1935; Wilfred 'Chicken' Smallhorn 1933; Denis 'Dinny' Ryan 1936; Alan Ruthven 1950; Kevin Murray 1969; Bernie Quinlan 1981 (6 Medallists/8 Medals)

Championships and Trophies
GT Moore Medal - Rory Angiolella 2015 (1 total)

Headquarters
578 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North, Melbourne, VIC 3068

Postal Address
PO Box 5230, Mordialloc, VIC, 3195

Email
[email protected]

Website
https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/

Fitzroy



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"Fitzroy's on-field achievements, particularly during the early years of the VFL, were considerable. During the first decade of VFL competition the Maroons won no fewer than four flags - more than any other club - and were runners up three times. Further premierships followed in 1913 and 1916, but after World War One the side tended to struggle. Paralleling this, the VFL began to take on more and more of the characteristics of a business: payment to players was officially recognised as taking place in 1909, and professionalism gradually became more and more overt ... "

John Devaney examines the tragic tale of Fitzroy FC – world beaters at the start of the century; out of business by the end of it.

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1909 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1909 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Fitzroy 3.45.78.1110.12 72 WON Collingwood 1.06.47.49.7 61 11 VIC May 1 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2 H Fitzroy 3.54.77.1412.16 88 WON Geelong 1.22.73.93.10 28 60 BWS May 8 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
3 A Fitzroy 0.11.85.89.14 68 WON Richmond 1.41.73.134.13 37 31 PUN May 15 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
4 H Fitzroy 0.21.21.45.7 37 LOST South Melbourne 1.25.68.811.10 76 -39 BWS May 22 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
5 H Fitzroy 1.22.34.75.7 37 LOST Essendon 1.43.65.78.13 61 -24 BWS May 29 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
6 A Fitzroy 0.11.52.65.9 39 LOST Carlton 2.72.74.96.12 48 -9 PRI Jun 5 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
7 A Fitzroy 1.45.59.811.10 76 WON St. Kilda 1.23.53.74.11 35 41 JUN Jun 7 (Mon, 3:00) Scores
8 H Fitzroy 3.33.63.95.12 42 LOST Melbourne 1.24.34.38.7 55 -13 BWS Jun 12 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
9 A Fitzroy 0.43.63.73.10 28 LOST University 3.46.117.168.20 68 -40 EME Jun 26 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 H Fitzroy 0.22.32.62.9 21 LOST Collingwood 1.54.76.106.16 52 -31 BWS Jul 3 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
11 A Fitzroy 5.16.211.413.9 87 WON Geelong 1.33.56.79.7 61 26 COR Jul 10 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
12 H Fitzroy 1.43.86.119.14 68 WON Richmond 0.10.22.33.7 25 43 BWS Jul 17 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
13 A Fitzroy 2.52.84.115.14 44 WON South Melbourne 1.23.44.54.6 30 14 LAK Jul 24 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
14 A Fitzroy 3.16.47.47.7 49 LOST Essendon 3.33.48.710.9 69 -20 EME Jul 31 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
15 H Fitzroy 0.11.61.72.9 21 LOST Carlton 4.15.210.411.6 72 -51 BWS Aug 14 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
16 H Fitzroy 3.34.78.711.11 77 WON St. Kilda 4.04.04.15.1 31 46 BWS Aug 21 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
17 A Fitzroy 1.23.33.74.7 31 LOST Melbourne 1.44.55.59.7 61 -30 MCG Aug 28 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
18 H Fitzroy 3.04.46.59.6 60 DRAW University 3.63.77.108.12 60 0 BWS Sep 4 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
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1909 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bailes, Barclay 14                             2 0.1    
Briggs, Bob 8                             17 2.1    
Brophy, Bernie 2                             1 0.5    
Brosnan, Gerald 6                             3 0.5    
Cooper, Jack 15                             0 0.0    
Dick, Billy 17                             26 1.5    
Dinsmore, Bill 14                             7 0.5    
Earsman, Dave 3                             0 0.0    
Ferguson, Arthur 8                             0 0.0    
Holden, George 18                             4 0.2    
Johnson, Wally 16                             25 1.6    
Lambert, George 12                             0 0.0    
Lynch, Jim 8                             0 0.0    
McLennan, Harold 16                             3 0.2    
McWilliam, George 4                             0 0.0    
Millis, Les 18                             10 0.6    
Milne, Herbert ' Boxer' 12                             6 0.5    
Morrison, Clive 14                             6 0.4    
Naismith, Wally 10                             1 0.1    
Newbound, Arthur 10                             9 0.9    
O'Neill, Sid 1                             0 0.0    
Parratt, Percy 12                             4 0.3    
Payne, Bill 16                             0 0.0    
Pyke, George 5                             1 0.2    
Richardson, Norm 1                             0 0.0    
Richardson, Ned 1                             0 0.0    
Sharp, Jim 17                             0 0.0    
Sheehan, Percy 14                             0 0.0    
Smith, Bob 8                             1 0.1    
Taylor, Charlie 7                             0 0.0    
Walker, Bill 17                             1 0.1    
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.