Australian Football

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) 2009–2025

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
secretary@fitzroyfc.com.au

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

Fitzroy

Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals

"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.

1931 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1931 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1931-05-02 1	A	Fitzroy	2.1	5.5	10.8	14.10	94	LOST	Melbourne	3.4	7.6	12.9	15.16	106	-12	MCG	1931-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-05-09 2	H	Fitzroy	5.5	5.6	9.11	13.15	93	LOST	Carlton	3.3	8.10	11.14	19.19	133	-40	BWS	1931-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-05-16 3	A	Fitzroy	1.2	9.5	10.10	12.16	88	WON	North Melbourne	2.9	3.9	6.11	6.12	48	40	ARD	1931-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-05-23 4	H	Fitzroy	2.5	7.13	8.13	10.15	75	LOST	Footscray	4.2	6.4	8.9	12.12	84	-9	BWS	1931-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-05-30 5	A	Fitzroy	1.3	6.7	7.8	12.9	81	LOST	Geelong	4.4	9.10	17.17	20.22	142	-61	COR	1931-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-06-27 6	H	Fitzroy	1.1	5.7	5.10	7.14	56	LOST	Essendon	6.3	6.4	8.9	10.10	70	-14	BWS	1931-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-06-13 7	H	Fitzroy	4.9	6.10	11.12	14.14	98	LOST	South Melbourne	5.0	8.5	11.10	16.15	111	-13	BWS	1931-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-06-20 8	A	Fitzroy	1.8	2.10	6.13	7.14	56	LOST	Hawthorn	0.1	5.3	6.3	12.8	80	-24	GLE	1931-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-07-04 9	H	Fitzroy	3.4	4.8	6.9	8.13	61	LOST	Richmond	5.3	7.12	11.13	14.17	101	-40	BWS	1931-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-07-11 10	H	Fitzroy	4.3	4.8	5.9	8.10	58	LOST	St. Kilda	1.4	5.10	8.13	12.18	90	-32	BWS	1931-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-07-18 11	A	Fitzroy	2.2	4.7	6.8	8.10	58	LOST	Collingwood	5.6	6.10	10.16	14.20	104	-46	VIC	1931-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-07-25 12	H	Fitzroy	1.1	5.7	7.10	11.11	77	WON	Melbourne	2.6	3.8	9.9	9.12	66	11	BWS	1931-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-08-01 13	A	Fitzroy	4.5	6.7	10.11	13.11	89	LOST	Carlton	2.0	10.6	16.8	18.13	121	-32	PRI	1931-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-08-08 14	H	Fitzroy	3.2	8.5	13.8	21.12	138	WON	North Melbourne	4.0	5.5	7.10	8.12	60	78	BWS	1931-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-08-22 15	A	Fitzroy	3.2	3.3	6.6	6.6	42	LOST	Footscray	1.1	4.8	5.8	10.12	72	-30	WES	1931-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-08-29 16	H	Fitzroy	2.0	4.3	8.6	9.8	62	LOST	Geelong	2.7	3.12	7.15	9.22	76	-14	BWS	1931-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-09-05 17	A	Fitzroy	4.3	6.4	8.7	12.8	80	LOST	Essendon	5.2	6.6	10.7	15.7	97	-17	WIN	1931-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1931-09-12 18	A	Fitzroy	1.3	6.12	8.12	10.14	74	WON	South Melbourne	2.5	2.5	3.10	5.14	44	30	LAK	1931-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores

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1931 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	M	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Batchelor, Arthur	15	21	21.0	1	1.0	10	1	15	1.0	2	92
Benham, Colin	9							3	0.3
Bird, Leo	8							2	0.3
Bunton Snr, Haydn	18	17	17.0	3	3.0	6	5	18	1.0	1	109
Cashman, Jack	17	19	19.0	13	13.0	1	3	16	0.9	0	96
Chapman, Charles	2							3	1.5
Davies, Fred	16	15	15.0	5	5.0	1	1	4	0.3	0	24
Dawson, Horrie	9							8	0.9
Dickens, Arthur	3							2	0.7
Dowd, Dinny	15	16	16.0	6	6.0	1	1	1	0.1	0	6
Ellis, Percy	14	33	33.0	6	6.0	6	5	0	0.0	0	0
Finlayson, Roy	12	4	4.0	4	4.0	3	2	0	0.0	0	0
Fitcher, Alan	5							3	0.6
Fleming, Ian	9							3	0.3
Fleming, Frank	2							1	0.5
Gibson, Frank	15	21	21.0	4	4.0	3	2	3	0.2	0	18
Harrington, Tom	1							0	0.0
Hartney, Harold	4							0	0.0
Hastie, Lionel	13	11	11.0	7	7.0	1	1	15	1.2	5	95
Hearn, Roy	8							9	1.1
Heintz, Fred	2							0	0.0
Hogan, Con	13	4	4.0	2	2.0	2	3	0	0.0	0	0
Hogan, Austin	5							2	0.4
Holmes, Charlie	1							0	0.0
Jones, Stan	1							0	0.0
Kerr, Cecil	16	13	13.0	2	2.0	4	3	1	0.1	0	6
Mackie, Ken	1							1	1.0
McDougall, Roy	3							0	0.0
Moriarty, Jack	18	13	13.0	3	3.0	3	0	53	2.9	3	321
Niven, Colin	15	14	14.0	7	7.0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0
Niven, Ray	10	16	16.0	7	7.0	1	3	14	1.4	0	84
Pearce, Frank	3							0	0.0
Prior, Les	12	16	16.0	4	4.0	3	4	11	0.9	2	68
Reeve, Willis	14	19	19.0	6	6.0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Rocchi, Jack	4							0	0.0
Smallhorn, Wilfred 'Chicken'	15	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	3	0.2	0	18
Veevers, Ken	6	11	11.0	4	4.0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0
Verdon, Harry	1							3	3.0
Williams, Tommy	7	21	21.0	3	3.0	6	2	1	0.1	0	6