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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
secretary@fitzroyfc.com.au

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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1973 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1973 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Fitzroy 7.612.617.1420.17 137 WON Footscray 3.46.67.812.15 87 50 JUN Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Fitzroy 4.14.35.710.11 71 LOST St. Kilda 3.211.416.520.8 128 -57 MOO Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Fitzroy 4.35.710.1510.18 78 LOST North Melbourne 2.17.710.1111.18 84 -6 ARD Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Fitzroy 6.18.411.613.9 87 LOST Melbourne 6.28.611.1013.16 94 -7 JUN Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Fitzroy 3.36.49.510.8 68 LOST Carlton 3.27.612.1115.15 105 -37 VFL May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Fitzroy 1.64.910.1315.17 107 WON Hawthorn 6.36.1012.1112.13 85 22 JUN May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Fitzroy 1.42.69.612.8 80 LOST Richmond 6.511.613.1116.21 117 -37 VFL May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Fitzroy 5.48.69.710.8 68 LOST Collingwood 3.26.611.1015.13 103 -35 VIC May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Fitzroy 2.010.412.416.8 104 WON South Melbourne 3.34.37.147.15 57 47 JUN Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 A Fitzroy 6.27.712.914.13 97 LOST Essendon 0.16.89.1215.17 107 -10 WIN Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Fitzroy 0.33.58.711.15 81 LOST Geelong 1.36.313.416.8 104 -23 KAR Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Fitzroy 3.25.76.813.11 89 WON Footscray 4.16.69.1210.15 75 14 VFL Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Fitzroy 2.25.39.910.11 71 LOST St. Kilda 3.29.513.720.11 131 -60 JUN Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Fitzroy 4.58.812.1214.13 97 LOST Melbourne 9.013.615.1219.20 134 -37 MCG Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Fitzroy 4.312.914.1116.12 108 WON North Melbourne 5.46.89.1213.18 96 12 JUN Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Fitzroy 3.75.78.1312.19 91 WON Carlton 3.36.57.1011.14 80 11 JUN Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Fitzroy 2.16.57.79.9 63 LOST Hawthorn 4.210.514.715.10 100 -37 GLE Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Fitzroy 4.27.411.713.14 92 LOST Richmond 7.210.813.1015.14 104 -12 MCG Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Fitzroy 2.52.117.1310.19 79 LOST Collingwood 3.26.410.719.10 124 -45 JUN Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Fitzroy 2.48.1312.1514.21 105 WON South Melbourne 4.36.49.715.11 101 4 LAK Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Fitzroy 2.67.119.1513.22 100 WON Essendon 2.63.106.169.23 77 23 JUN Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Fitzroy 3.36.610.917.15 117 WON Geelong 5.47.511.1414.17 101 16 JUN Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1973 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Austen, Geoff 18 140 7.8 22 1.2 162 9.0 65 3.6 99 5.5     32 29 5 0.3 4 34
Booth, Greg 4 35 8.8 3 0.8 38 9.5 3 0.8 0 0.0     8 4 0 0.0 0 0
Brain, Ray 4 24 6.0 11 2.8 35 8.8 3 0.8 0 0.0     5 2 0 0.0 0 0
Brown, Norm 16 117 7.3 29 1.8 146 9.1 56 3.5 115 7.2     35 37 12 0.8 7 79
Christou, Jim 6 44 7.3 21 3.5 65 10.8 10 1.7 0 0.0     16 8 9 1.5 5 59
Crow, Russell 6 37 6.2 6 1.0 43 7.2 17 2.8 61 10.2     12 15 2 0.3 3 15
Cruse, Colin 13 133 10.2 38 2.9 171 13.2 38 2.9 0 0.0     39 34 3 0.2 3 21
Dare, Norm 18 233 12.9 58 3.2 291 16.2 72 4.0 0 0.0     29 22 8 0.4 8 56
Formosa, John 1 4 4.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     1 0 0 0.0 1 1
Hayes, Kerrin 3 28 9.3 13 4.3 41 13.7 7 2.3 0 0.0     4 6 2 0.7 3 15
Irwin, Warwick 21 391 18.6 78 3.7 469 22.3 68 3.2 0 0.0     52 50 22 1.0 35 167
Lloyd, Trevor 6 30 5.0 6 1.0 36 6.0 8 1.3 0 0.0     7 11 0 0.0 1 1
Lukas, Andrew 8 64 8.0 6 0.8 70 8.8 15 1.9 0 0.0     10 5 0 0.0 1 1
McCulloch, Ian 16 171 10.7 77 4.8 248 15.5 89 5.6 174 10.9     50 38 5 0.3 4 34
McMahon, David 22 244 11.1 57 2.6 301 13.7 99 4.5 1 0.0     44 62 20 0.9 24 144
Merrigan, Harvey 21 178 8.5 30 1.4 208 9.9 67 3.2 3 0.1     40 20 0 0.0 1 1
Molloy, Shane 8 66 8.3 28 3.5 94 11.8 17 2.1 0 0.0     13 11 0 0.0 1 1
Murphy, John 22 541 24.6 62 2.8 603 27.4 96 4.4 4 0.2     104 80 33 1.5 35 233
Murray, Kevin 22 226 10.3 62 2.8 288 13.1 56 2.5 7 0.3     52 35 0 0.0 0 0
Newton, Jack 2 10 5.0 0 0.0 10 5.0 3 1.5 0 0.0     2 1 3 1.5 1 19
Noonan, Gerry 3 12 4.0 4 1.3 16 5.3 3 1.0 0 0.0     2 3 2 0.7 3 15
O'Keeffe, Kevin 10 123 12.3 22 2.2 145 14.5 41 4.1 2 0.2     16 25 10 1.0 10 70
Padley, Barry 20 289 14.5 63 3.2 352 17.6 47 2.4 4 0.2     47 54 8 0.4 7 55
Renwick, Graeme 9 82 9.1 27 3.0 109 12.1 39 4.3 2 0.2     15 26 8 0.9 8 56
Rhodes, David 13 131 10.1 34 2.6 165 12.7 33 2.5 0 0.0     27 24 2 0.2 2 14
Richards, Laurie 21 276 13.1 92 4.4 368 17.5 133 6.3 16 0.8     32 40 16 0.8 18 114
Robertson, Leigh 16 148 9.3 17 1.1 165 10.3 50 3.1 2 0.1     30 27 0 0.0 1 1
Robertson, Glenn 5 34 6.8 7 1.4 41 8.2 6 1.2 0 0.0     3 8 2 0.4 0 12
Ruscuklic, Alex 6 58 9.7 14 2.3 72 12.0 30 5.0 0 0.0     23 10 11 1.8 3 69
Sault, Ray 8 78 9.8 16 2.0 94 11.8 20 2.5 0 0.0     11 12 1 0.1 1 7
Searl, Doug 11 112 10.2 12 1.1 124 11.3 45 4.1 0 0.0     16 8 9 0.8 6 60
Serafini, Renato 19 138 7.3 41 2.2 179 9.4 62 3.3 1 0.1     27 27 20 1.1 16 136
Sinclair, Allan 5 20 4.0 5 1.0 25 5.0 16 3.2 1 0.2     1 9 2 0.4 1 13
Smith, Chris 9 74 8.2 19 2.1 93 10.3 31 3.4 0 0.0     13 13 0 0.0 0 0
Thompson, Alan 5 68 13.6 14 2.8 82 16.4 18 3.6 0 0.0     13 6 3 0.6 3 21
Wall, David 21 171 8.1 57 2.7 228 10.9 87 4.1 2 0.1     35 35 21 1.0 16 142
Wilson, Garry 22 360 16.4 149 6.8 509 23.1 104 4.7 0 0.0     96 38 43 2.0 32 290
 

Footnotes

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