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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) 2009–2025

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



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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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1990 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Fitzroy's 1990 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Fitzroy 3.15.56.88.12 60 LOST Essendon 7.413.1117.1520.21 141 -81 WIN Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Fitzroy 2.25.911.1313.20 98 WON Brisbane 1.53.54.88.11 59 39 PRI Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Fitzroy 0.14.67.711.11 77 LOST Geelong 6.68.1116.1522.18 150 -73 KAR Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Fitzroy 3.36.67.89.10 64 LOST Melbourne 5.35.410.713.11 89 -25 WAV Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Fitzroy 2.23.55.89.10 64 LOST Richmond 3.610.1017.1421.17 143 -79 MCG Apr 25 (Wed, 2:10) Scores
6 A Fitzroy 1.13.85.135.20 50 LOST Footscray 7.18.110.512.10 82 -32 WAV May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Fitzroy 3.69.814.1218.13 121 WON St. Kilda 3.27.69.915.13 103 18 PRI May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Fitzroy 1.103.149.199.21 75 LOST Collingwood 2.54.127.1417.18 120 -45 PRI May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Fitzroy 3.510.1011.1411.16 82 LOST Carlton 4.17.413.1018.15 123 -41 PRI May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Fitzroy 1.36.712.1015.13 103 WON Hawthorn 3.46.611.813.11 89 14 PRI Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Fitzroy 2.33.36.911.12 78 LOST North Melbourne 2.410.615.715.10 100 -22 PRI Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Fitzroy 3.27.910.1317.14 116 WON Sydney 2.63.77.1110.11 71 45 SCG Jun 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Fitzroy 2.36.68.1013.13 91 LOST West Coast 5.28.215.720.8 128 -37 SUB Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Fitzroy 1.15.36.59.7 61 LOST Essendon 2.64.913.1820.24 144 -83 PRI Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Fitzroy 2.27.38.79.8 62 LOST Brisbane 5.17.412.517.9 111 -49 CRR Jul 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Fitzroy 2.17.112.517.6 108 WON Geelong 0.17.610.612.9 81 27 WAV Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Fitzroy 2.35.78.1312.18 90 LOST Melbourne 4.811.1313.1715.19 109 -19 MCG Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Fitzroy 4.49.815.1416.17 113 WON Richmond 2.43.108.1210.15 75 38 PRI Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Fitzroy 2.73.87.1412.16 88 LOST Footscray 5.97.1212.1817.21 123 -35 PRI Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Fitzroy 4.010.315.518.8 116 LOST St. Kilda 4.57.711.1217.15 117 -1 MOO Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Fitzroy 0.01.23.44.8 32 LOST Collingwood 5.49.714.1017.16 118 -86 VIC Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Fitzroy 7.69.1016.1318.17 125 WON Carlton 2.38.1011.1416.17 113 12 PRI Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1990 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Armstrong, Matthew 7 98 14.0 38 5.4 136 19.4 12 1.7 0 0.0 10 1.4 9 12 4 0.6 5 29
Athorn, Mark 21 234 11.1 102 4.9 336 16.0 50 2.4 2 0.1 13 0.6 28 14 0 0.0 3 3
Baldwin, Jason 12 117 9.8 49 4.1 166 13.8 18 1.5 0 0.0 19 1.6 17 11 0 0.0 4 4
Beardsley, Nicholas 1 4 4.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 3 2 0 0.0 0 0
Blakey, John 19 205 10.8 129 6.8 334 17.6 67 3.5 4 0.2 20 1.1 23 17 6 0.3 6 42
Board Jnr, Terry 5 46 9.2 35 7.0 81 16.2 9 1.8 0 0.0 10 2.0 4 6 0 0.0 2 2
Bourke, Peter 5 18 3.6 16 3.2 34 6.8 5 1.0 0 0.0 9 1.8 0 5 0 0.0 1 1
Brockhurst, Andrew 9 59 6.6 41 4.6 100 11.1 19 2.1 0 0.0 6 0.7 10 10 0 0.0 0 0
Broderick, Paul 12 112 9.3 102 8.5 214 17.8 25 2.1 0 0.0 19 1.6 15 13 10 0.8 3 63
Bunn, Mark 17 179 10.5 82 4.8 261 15.4 31 1.8 2 0.1 22 1.3 27 6 0 0.0 1 1
Clayton, Scott 19 299 15.7 110 5.8 409 21.5 51 2.7 1 0.1 15 0.8 16 20 3 0.2 5 23
Collins, Darren 4 28 7.0 20 5.0 48 12.0 8 2.0 0 0.0 2 0.5 6 3 3 0.8 4 22
Cummings, Robert 1 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Delaney, Roger 1 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dilena, Carl 12 132 11.0 80 6.7 212 17.7 31 2.6 0 0.0 18 1.5 10 12 11 0.9 8 74
Dundas, Matthew 15 137 9.1 58 3.9 195 13.0 21 1.4 0 0.0 34 2.3 26 26 19 1.3 19 133
Gale, Michael 18 176 9.8 127 7.1 303 16.8 61 3.4 4 0.2 20 1.1 17 25 7 0.4 5 47
Ironmonger, John 7 40 5.7 30 4.3 70 10.0 14 2.0 98 14.0 8 1.1 15 16 0 0.0 1 1
Johnston, Andrew 6 75 12.5 33 5.5 108 18.0 14 2.3 1 0.2 12 2.0 18 3 2 0.3 0 12
Kappler, Darren 12 180 15.0 41 3.4 221 18.4 33 2.8 0 0.0 19 1.6 14 16 5 0.4 12 42
Kickett, Dale 15 113 7.5 87 5.8 200 13.3 43 2.9 1 0.1 29 1.9 16 29 13 0.9 15 93
Lupson, Dean 3 22 7.3 13 4.3 35 11.7 9 3.0 1 0.3 7 2.3 2 8 0 0.0 1 1
Lynch, Alastair 22 217 9.9 57 2.6 274 12.5 120 5.5 17 0.8 17 0.8 26 42 19 0.9 34 148
Lyon, Ross 17 168 9.9 112 6.6 280 16.5 59 3.5 1 0.1 15 0.9 20 18 15 0.9 14 104
Matera, Wally 12 82 6.8 51 4.3 133 11.1 19 1.6 0 0.0 17 1.4 10 13 17 1.4 10 112
McCormack, Brendan 4 35 8.8 8 2.0 43 10.8 6 1.5 0 0.0 6 1.5 6 7 3 0.8 1 19
Osborne, Richard 7 54 7.7 7 1.0 61 8.7 13 1.9 0 0.0 7 1.0 2 17 20 2.9 11 131
Pert, Gary 16 180 11.3 51 3.2 231 14.4 65 4.1 7 0.4 22 1.4 25 29 1 0.1 3 9
Rendell, Matthew 19 180 9.5 98 5.2 278 14.6 71 3.7 169 8.9 15 0.8 43 20 5 0.3 2 32
Roos, Paul 22 280 12.7 97 4.4 377 17.1 137 6.2 13 0.6 16 0.7 34 22 49 2.2 38 332
Rowe, Duane 11 89 8.1 33 3.0 122 11.1 19 1.7 0 0.0 14 1.3 10 9 1 0.1 1 7
Stephens, Brett 22 239 10.9 146 6.6 385 17.5 70 3.2 5 0.2 18 0.8 33 24 3 0.1 2 20
Strooper, David 14 128 9.1 77 5.5 205 14.6 40 2.9 2 0.1 17 1.2 26 18 1 0.1 2 8
Taylor, Jason 5 18 3.6 6 1.2 24 4.8 8 1.6 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 3 4 0.8 6 30
Trewella, Mark 11 60 5.5 31 2.8 91 8.3 18 1.6 5 0.5 13 1.2 15 16 2 0.2 12 24
Waterson, Chris 9 97 10.8 64 7.1 161 17.9 18 2.0 0 0.0 11 1.2 14 7 6 0.7 6 42
Wheildon, Darren 7 56 8.0 13 1.9 69 9.9 28 4.0 3 0.4 4 0.6 2 11 24 3.4 13 157
Woods, Tony 12 128 10.7 60 5.0 188 15.7 31 2.6 1 0.1 16 1.3 7 15 4 0.3 1 25
Wynd, Jim 9 150 16.7 37 4.1 187 20.8 17 1.9 1 0.1 17 1.9 20 13 7 0.8 4 46
 

Footnotes

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