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.

1938 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1938 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1938-04-23 1	H	Fitzroy	0.3	5.9	9.13	12.15	87	LOST	Collingwood	1.5	2.10	10.15	14.21	105	-18	BWS	1938-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-04-30 2	A	Fitzroy	1.0	4.1	8.3	10.5	65	LOST	Footscray	7.10	7.12	11.17	13.17	95	-30	WES	1938-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-05-07 3	H	Fitzroy	3.2	5.8	7.9	12.11	83	LOST	Melbourne	3.3	6.8	10.11	17.14	116	-33	BWS	1938-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-05-14 4	A	Fitzroy	1.2	5.5	8.6	10.10	70	LOST	Carlton	7.4	8.10	12.15	17.19	121	-51	PRI	1938-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-05-21 5	A	Fitzroy	1.1	6.2	9.3	11.9	75	LOST	Geelong	6.7	10.10	15.17	21.21	147	-72	COR	1938-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-05-28 6	H	Fitzroy	3.0	8.4	11.6	14.9	93	WON	Essendon	1.3	4.5	9.8	11.13	79	14	BWS	1938-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-06-04 7	H	Fitzroy	1.6	4.12	7.13	12.15	87	LOST	Richmond	5.3	8.5	13.7	14.10	94	-7	BWS	1938-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-06-13 8	A	Fitzroy	3.5	6.15	9.16	12.22	94	WON	Hawthorn	3.3	3.5	7.9	7.11	53	41	GLE	1938-06-13 Jun 13 (Mon, 2:30)	Scores
1938-06-18 9	H	Fitzroy	6.2	6.2	14.9	16.12	108	WON	South Melbourne	1.1	6.3	6.3	8.8	56	52	BWS	1938-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-06-25 10	H	Fitzroy	1.5	6.9	7.13	12.16	88	WON	North Melbourne	5.4	5.5	6.9	6.10	46	42	BWS	1938-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-07-02 11	A	Fitzroy	0.0	6.7	6.8	10.11	71	LOST	St. Kilda	5.2	7.2	9.4	11.8	74	-3	JUN	1938-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-07-09 12	A	Fitzroy	2.2	4.6	8.8	10.13	73	LOST	Collingwood	3.8	5.13	8.18	10.19	79	-6	VIC	1938-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-07-23 13	H	Fitzroy	3.1	5.4	10.7	13.8	86	LOST	Footscray	2.7	8.13	14.17	18.21	129	-43	BWS	1938-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-07-30 14	A	Fitzroy	2.2	8.6	11.8	14.9	93	LOST	Melbourne	4.5	8.7	11.9	14.12	96	-3	MCG	1938-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1938-08-06 15	H	Fitzroy	2.3	5.5	9.9	11.10	76	LOST	Carlton	4.5	9.9	14.9	19.12	126	-50	BWS	1938-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-08-13 16	H	Fitzroy	3.2	7.6	8.9	13.12	90	LOST	Geelong	5.4	8.6	13.9	19.12	126	-36	BWS	1938-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-08-20 17	A	Fitzroy	5.2	9.5	13.6	15.6	96	LOST	Essendon	4.3	11.6	13.6	15.17	107	-11	WIN	1938-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1938-08-27 18	A	Fitzroy	2.4	5.12	9.16	15.18	108	WON	Richmond	5.4	8.8	11.13	13.15	93	15	PUN	1938-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores

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1938 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	M	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Backway, Fred	1							0	0.0
Boyd, Neil	4	13	13.0	1	1.0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bunworth, Bill	5	10	10.0	4	4.0	5	2	1	0.2	0	6
Calverley, Bruce	2							1	0.5
Catton, Len	1							0	0.0
Clark, Eric	13	20	20.0	5	5.0	3	5	1	0.1	0	6
Curcio, Frank	17	14	14.0	3	3.0	2	3	5	0.3	1	31
Dalley, Geoff	6	12	12.0	4	4.0	2	3	6	1.0	1	37
Dawson, Horrie	16	17	17.0	5	5.0	5	3	0	0.0	0	0
Denning, Clen	13							12	0.9
Dennis, Gordon	8							4	0.5
Edwards, Arthur	15							7	0.5
Gillespie-Jones, Audley	3	15	15.0	2	2.0	4	3	0	0.0	2	2
Gray, Wally	6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Hall, Arthur	4	23	23.0	9	9.0	3	2	0	0.0	0	0
Hart, Arthur	2							1	0.5
Hughson, Mick	15	24	24.0	9	9.0	4	1	3	0.2	2	20
Hughson, Fred	15							62	4.1
Hurley, Alf	1							4	4.0
Jacobs, Harry	2							0	0.0
Knott, Arch	3							0	0.0
Ledwidge, Tom	3	7	7.0	0	0.0	1	2	1	0.3	0	6
McKenzie, Jock	18	9	9.0	2	2.0	1	3	33	1.8	1	199
Minney, Bert	15							0	0.0
Monaghan, Leo	2							0	0.0
Morgan, Laurie	9							5	0.6
Murray, Dan	14							3	0.2
Mutimer, Wally	13	19	19.0	4	4.0	3	1	2	0.2	1	13
Norman, Ingy	1							0	0.0
Norman, Jack	1							1	1.0
Reville, Peter	12							19	1.6
Ryan, Denis 'Dinny'	13	11	11.0	8	8.0	2	3	2	0.2	0	12
Sayers, Bob	1							0	0.0
Sharp, Mickey	17	23	23.0	5	5.0	3	3	9	0.5	2	56
Smallhorn, Wilfred 'Chicken'	17	25	25.0	6	6.0	5	4	3	0.2	0	18
Smith, Len	15	13	13.0	6	6.0	2	2	12	0.8	5	77
Toohey Jnr, Jim	14							17	1.2
Treweek, Bernie	16	24	24.0	7	7.0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0
Trigg, Reg	2	9	9.0	1	1.0	1	0	4	2.0	0	24
Wegner, Jack	1							0	0.0
White, Allan	6							4	0.7