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

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1978 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1978 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Fitzroy 4.38.311.515.11 101 LOST St. Kilda 1.49.814.1016.13 109 -8 JUN Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Fitzroy 5.38.716.1323.19 157 LOST Melbourne 4.714.1520.2024.23 167 -10 MCG Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Fitzroy 3.47.1010.1314.17 101 LOST Essendon 6.58.710.1115.15 105 -4 WIN Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Fitzroy 2.56.911.1021.17 143 WON South Melbourne 6.39.816.1218.16 124 19 JUN Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Fitzroy 5.48.611.1015.12 102 WON Hawthorn 4.47.1111.1414.17 101 1 PRI Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Fitzroy 1.27.410.714.12 96 LOST Collingwood 6.511.1118.1422.16 148 -52 JUN May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Fitzroy 4.36.411.814.11 95 LOST North Melbourne 3.18.611.814.14 98 -3 ARD May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Fitzroy 2.44.55.79.7 61 LOST Carlton 1.23.56.158.15 63 -2 PRI May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Fitzroy 8.48.711.1113.14 92 LOST Footscray 4.28.513.718.9 117 -25 JUN May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Fitzroy 1.13.68.1211.14 80 LOST Richmond 6.79.1211.1312.14 86 -6 MCG Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Fitzroy 2.46.812.1016.15 111 LOST Geelong 3.910.1314.1616.18 114 -3 JUN Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Fitzroy 4.48.614.920.14 134 WON St. Kilda 4.26.313.517.9 111 23 MOO Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Fitzroy 5.47.916.1719.27 141 WON Melbourne 2.36.77.108.13 61 80 VFL Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Fitzroy 2.53.138.1413.15 93 LOST South Melbourne 5.213.519.1022.11 143 -50 LAK Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Fitzroy 4.313.613.715.11 101 WON Essendon 2.55.79.1411.17 83 18 JUN Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Fitzroy 4.312.716.818.14 122 WON Hawthorn 3.68.1014.1417.19 121 1 JUN Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Fitzroy 2.45.67.1011.11 77 LOST Collingwood 2.26.612.1016.11 107 -30 VFL Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Fitzroy 5.67.810.1311.16 82 LOST North Melbourne 1.09.416.619.10 124 -42 JUN Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Fitzroy 0.24.47.88.10 58 LOST Carlton 5.55.96.109.15 69 -11 VFL Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Fitzroy 7.212.720.1021.13 139 WON Footscray 1.22.56.109.17 71 68 WES Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Fitzroy 3.110.613.1020.14 134 WON Richmond 10.410.514.1117.15 117 17 JUN Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Fitzroy 2.13.33.65.8 38 LOST Geelong 3.97.117.1913.22 100 -62 KAR Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1978 Player Stats

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