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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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1968 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1968 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Fitzroy 6.27.89.1212.18 90 LOST Melbourne 4.39.411.814.10 94 -4 MCG Apr 15 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
2 H Fitzroy 4.47.713.1114.16 100 WON Collingwood 1.14.67.710.11 71 29 PRI Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 A Fitzroy 2.26.39.414.7 91 LOST North Melbourne 5.99.1314.1415.17 107 -16 ARD Apr 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 H Fitzroy 5.58.1112.1813.19 97 WON Footscray 1.35.88.912.13 85 12 PRI May 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Fitzroy 3.76.98.1211.15 81 LOST Essendon 3.49.914.1216.16 112 -31 WIN May 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H Fitzroy 1.23.65.66.8 44 LOST St. Kilda 2.15.213.319.6 120 -76 PRI May 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A Fitzroy 0.02.43.57.6 48 LOST Geelong 4.135.158.1911.21 87 -39 KAR May 25 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Fitzroy 1.23.44.54.10 34 LOST Carlton 1.43.79.1013.15 93 -59 PRI Jun 10 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 A Fitzroy 6.411.712.1216.14 110 LOST Hawthorn 5.312.617.1021.14 140 -30 GLE Jun 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 H Fitzroy 3.25.55.812.12 84 LOST Richmond 1.74.1012.1415.15 105 -21 PRI Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 A Fitzroy 6.29.412.913.12 90 LOST South Melbourne 6.19.512.617.15 117 -27 LAK Jun 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H Fitzroy 4.25.67.1311.14 80 LOST Melbourne 4.16.810.1214.16 100 -20 PRI Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Fitzroy 4.36.411.418.7 115 LOST Collingwood 4.611.815.1118.14 122 -7 VIC Jul 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Fitzroy 5.68.812.1213.17 95 WON North Melbourne 3.15.56.109.14 68 27 PRI Jul 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Fitzroy 0.03.65.910.11 71 WON Footscray 3.83.89.129.12 66 5 WES Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Fitzroy 4.59.711.913.15 93 LOST Essendon 1.25.69.1013.16 94 -1 PRI Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A Fitzroy 3.23.45.46.5 41 LOST St. Kilda 2.46.108.1312.19 91 -50 MOO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Fitzroy 1.67.88.910.12 72 LOST Geelong 4.07.39.614.10 94 -22 PRI Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
19 A Fitzroy 4.16.67.1412.19 91 LOST Carlton 4.38.1015.1221.17 143 -52 PRI Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
20 H Fitzroy 4.27.810.1017.14 116 LOST Hawthorn 4.88.1216.1618.18 126 -10 PRI Aug 31 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
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1968 Player Stats

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