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KEY FACTS

Official name
Fitzroy Football Club

Known as
Fitzroy

Formed
1883

Disbanded
1996

Colours
Maroon, royal blue and gold

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

Associated clubs
Fitzroy; Fitzroy Reserves

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

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)

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)

Fitzroy



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

"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 - worldbeaters at the start of the century; out of business by the end of it

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1898 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1898 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Fitzroy 0.11.12.12.5 17 LOST Essendon 1.15.79.810.10 70 -53 EME May 14 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2 H Fitzroy 4.45.47.57.6 48 WON Collingwood 0.13.33.45.6 36 12 BWS May 21 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
3 A Fitzroy 1.14.34.67.11 53 WON St. Kilda 0.10.12.42.4 16 37 JUN May 24 (Tue, 3:00) Scores
4 H Fitzroy 1.21.72.114.14 38 WON Melbourne 1.21.31.52.7 19 19 BWS May 28 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
5 A Fitzroy 2.13.25.26.3 39 WON Geelong 1.22.52.84.10 34 5 COR Jun 4 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
6 H Fitzroy 4.24.35.75.7 37 WON Carlton 0.13.53.54.9 33 4 BWS Jun 11 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
7 A Fitzroy 0.10.70.72.10 22 LOST South Melbourne 4.35.46.97.9 51 -29 LAK Jun 18 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
8 H Fitzroy 0.01.21.32.4 16 LOST Essendon 3.24.55.108.11 59 -43 BWS Jun 25 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
9 A Fitzroy 0.11.31.33.5 23 LOST Collingwood 0.30.84.104.11 35 -12 VIC Jul 9 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 H Fitzroy 4.47.59.89.13 67 WON St. Kilda 0.00.12.13.1 19 48 BWS Jul 16 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
11 A Fitzroy 0.12.33.67.8 50 WON Melbourne 2.22.25.25.3 33 17 MCG Jul 23 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
12 H Fitzroy 1.11.41.75.9 39 WON Geelong 2.32.43.54.6 30 9 BWS Jul 30 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
13 A Fitzroy 1.04.25.48.6 54 WON Carlton 2.22.33.43.4 22 32 PRI Aug 13 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
14 H Fitzroy 4.05.46.79.11 65 WON South Melbourne 0.11.11.21.4 10 55 BWS Aug 20 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
SR1 A Fitzroy 0.10.53.86.11 47 WON South Melbourne 1.12.13.15.3 33 14 LAK Aug 27 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
SR2 H Fitzroy 2.74.108.1412.18 90 WON Carlton 1.11.11.11.1 7 83 BWS Sep 3 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
SR3 H Fitzroy 1.11.112.125.15 45 WON Essendon 2.32.32.32.4 16 29 BWS Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF H Fitzroy 0.31.51.82.10 22 WON Collingwood 1.21.41.41.5 11 11 BWS Sep 17 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Fitzroy 2.54.55.65.8 38 WON Essendon 1.03.13.23.5 23 15 JUN Sep 24 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1898 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Clarke, Harry 10                             0 0.0    
Cleary, Bill 5                             0 0.0    
Dalton, Jack 19                             0 0.0    
Dalton, Bill 19                             6 0.3    
Davidson, Arthur 2                             0 0.0    
Davidson, Alex 1                             0 0.0    
Descrimes, Pat 19                             2 0.1    
Doherty, Charlie 2                             0 0.0    
Drohan, Eddie 17                             0 0.0    
Fontaine, Fred 9                             1 0.1    
Grace, Jim 17                             9 0.5    
Grace, Mick 16                             15 0.9    
Hickey, Pat 13                             1 0.1    
Jenkins, Charlie 8                             0 0.0    
Jenkins, Ernie 8                             2 0.3    
Kiernan, Chris 19                             18 0.9    
Lamley, Roger 2                             0 0.0    
McCabe, Dick 13                             9 0.7    
McDougall, Abe 14                             7 0.5    
McEwen, Hugh 5                             0 0.0    
McSpeerin, Bill 18                             17 0.9    
Muirhead, Arch 4                             2 0.5    
Nolan, Jerry 18                             1 0.1    
Nolan, Herb 1                             0 0.0    
Noonan, Paddy 19                             3 0.2    
Potter, Bill 18                             2 0.1    
Power, Johnny 7                             0 0.0    
Reid, Stan 16                             0 0.0    
Robinson, James 18                             0 0.0    
Sharpe, Bert 18                             10 0.6    
Shaw, George 5                             1 0.2    
Sloan, Alec 19                             0 0.0    
Tulloch, Jim 1                             0 0.0    
Totals 380                             106 0.3    
 

Footnotes

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