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Fitzroy Football Club, most recently nicknamed The Lions, was an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League) on its inception in 1897. The club ran into financial difficulties in the 1980s and was forced to merge with the Brisbane Bears at the end of the 1996 season to form the Brisbane Lions. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Brisbane Bears Football Club was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Brunswick Street Oval is a sports ground situated in Fitzroy North, Melbourne. ... With an all-seated capacity of 35,000, MC Labour Park (or Princes Park Football Ground) has been the home ground of the Carlton Football Club since the formation of the Australian Football League (or VFL, as it was then) in 1897, and is the single longest serving ground in... The Junction Oval is a sports ground in Melbourne, Australia. ... Since Collingwoods departure the famous ground has moved upmarket with its conversion to a Council tip. ... Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Rouget de Lisle, Composer of the Marseillaise, sings it for the first time. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... See also: 1896 in sports, other events of 1897, 1898 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing January 31 - The first known organized hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Brisbane Bears Football Club was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. ... See also: 1995 in sports, other events of 1996, 1997 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace wins the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka City November 24, the first NASCAR... Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. ...

The original Fitzroy Football Club came out of administration after the merger of the playing operations in late 1998 and continues to this day as a non-playing club with several partnerships, notably with the Coburg Tigers in the VFL, the Fitzroy Reds (formerly University Reds) in the Victorian Amateur Football Association and the Fitzroy Junior Football Club in the Yarra Junior Football League. The Reds and Juniors both wear the old Fitzroy jumper, play the old theme song, and play from Brunswick Street Oval in the heart of Fitzroy in honour of the historic club. Coburg Tigers Logo The Coburg Football Club is an Australian rules football Club based in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. ... For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ... The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. ...

History

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Early years

The Fitzroy Football Club formed at a meeting at the Brunswick Hotel in September 1883, at a time when Melbourne's population was rapidly increasing. The Victorian Football Association (VFA) made changes to their rules, allowing Fitzroy to be join as the seventh club in 1884, playing in the maroon and blue colours of the local Normandy Junior Football Club. They quickly became one of the most successful clubs, drawing large crowds to their home at the Brunswick Street Oval in Edinburgh Gardens, and consistently in the top four and winning the VFA premiership in 1895. Their rover Jack Worrall was twice named Champion of the Colony. Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... See also Australian Football League. ... Brunswick Street Oval is a sports ground situated in Fitzroy North, Melbourne. ... Fitzroy Memorial Rotunda, erected in 1925 Edinburgh Gardens is a large park located in North Fitzroy. ... John Jack Worrall (born 21 June 1861 at Chinamans Flat near Maryborough, died 17 November 1937 at Fairfield, Melbourne) was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test cricketer, a coach of both sports and a sporting journalist. ... The Champion Of The Colony was, prior to the Brownlow Medal, the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football in Victoria. ...

In 1897, Fitzroy were one of the eight clubs who broke away from the VFA to form the Victorian Football League (VFL). Despite winning only four games and finishing sixth in the first season, the Maroons, as they were then known, won the premiership the following year, winning the VFL's first "Grand Final" against Essendon. Fitzroy was the most successful club in the first 10 years of the VFL, winning four premierships and finishing runners-up on three occasions. Despite internal problems after the 1906 season which led to the players and set the club back for several seasons, the 1913 team won the flag after winning 16 of 18 matches in the home and away season, earning the nickname "Unbeatables". In contrast, the 1916 Fitzroy team only won 2 home and away matches and finished last in a competition reduced by the effects of World War I to four teams. All four teams qualified for the finals, and Fitzroy won their next three games to win one of the strangest VFL premierships. For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ...

Between the wars

The Maroons won their seventh premiership in 1922, a year season which included four very rough games against eventual runners-up Collingwood. However, after this their fortunes waned, and they did not make the finals at all from 1925 to 1942. During this time, highlights for the club were individual achievements of their players, especially Haydn Bunton. Originally a source of controversy, lured to Fitzroy with an illegal £222 payment, and subsequently not allowed to play in the 1930 season, Bunton became one of the game's greatest players, winning three Brownlow Medals while at Fitzroy. Brownlow Medals were also won by Wilfred Smallhorn and Dinny Ryan, while Jack Moriarty set many goalkicking records. It was during this time that the Maroons became known as the Gorillas. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Haydn William Bunton (5 July 1911 â€“ September 5, 1955) was an Australian rules football player. ... Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, and the players wear black and white striped guernseys, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... Haydn Bunton is the name of a father and son who were both famous Australian rules footballers. ... The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Wilfred Chicken Smallhorn (February 25, 1911â€”1988) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. ... Denis Dinny Ryan (born July 10, 1916) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy Football Club in the 1930s. ... Jack Moriarty (born 30 April 1901; died 5 September 1980) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL). ...

Post-war

Football was less affected by World War II than it had been in 1916, and by 1944 was starting to return to its normal level. It was in this year, under captain-coach Fred Hughson, that the Gorillas won their eighth VFL flag against Richmond in front of a capacity crowd at Junction Oval. However, it was also to be their last senior premiership, as the club, which became known as the Lions in 1957 entered one of the least successful periods any VFL club has had. The club finished in the bottom three 11 times in the 60s and 70s, including 3 wooden spoons in 4 years and going completely winless in 1964, but still continued to produce great individual players, including Brownlow Medallists Allan Ruthven and Kevin Murray. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Fred Hughson (born May 22, 1914) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for, captained, and later coached Fitzroy in the VFL. He was the last person to lead Fitzroy to the premiership before their merger with the Brisbane Bears, doing so in 1944 as both captain and coach. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Fred Hughson (born May 22, 1914) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for, captained, and later coached Fitzroy in the VFL. He was the last person to lead Fitzroy to the premiership before their merger with the Brisbane Bears, doing so in 1944 as both captain and coach. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Junction Oval is a sports ground in Melbourne, Australia. ... A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. ... Allan Ruthven (16 April 1922â€“14 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. ... Kevin Bulldog Murray (born 18 June 1938) was a champion Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons. ...

In 1967, Fitzroy moved its home games from Brunswick Street to Princes Park and from then on suffered from a lack of a permanent home. In 1970, they moved to Junction Oval and had a short lived promising start to the decade, followed by a night premiership win in 1978 and a League record score of 36.22 (238) in 1979. However, Fitzroy's most significant post-war success was in the early eighties, when the Lions made the finals four times, culminating in a preliminary final appearance in 1986. This success occurred under the coaching of Robert Walls and David Parkin, with players such as 1981 Brownlow Medallist Bernie Quinlan, Garry Wilson, Gary Pert and Paul Roos, but still without financial success or a permanent home. The Lions played at Victoria Park in 1985 and 1986 and then moved back to Princes Park. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Allan Ruthven (16 April 1922â€“14 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. ... Princes Park is a large urban park in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Victoria. ... The Junction Oval is a sports ground in Melbourne, Australia. ... Robert Walls (born July 27, 1950) is a former premiership-winning Australian rules footballer and coach who now works primarily as a television commentator and newspaper columnist on the sport. ... David Parkin (born February 03, 1957) is the founder of thefansforum. ... Bernie Quinlan (born 21 July, 1951), is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total. ... Garry J. Flea Wilson (born July 17, 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. ... Gary Pert (born May 28, 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and businessman. ... Paul Roos Paul Roos is a player and coach in the Australian Football League. ... Since Collingwoods departure the famous ground has moved upmarket with its conversion to a Council tip. ...

The merger years

Talk of the death of the club due to financial troubles occurred as early as 1986, and in 1989 the directors agreed to amalgamation with Footscray. Many Footscray supporters did not approve, and made donations which averted the merger. At other times, joining with Melbourne or relocating to Brisbane was suggested. As well as trying several fund-raising ventures, the Lions experimented with playing four home matches in Tasmania in 1991 and 1992, but lost money in the process. In 1994, the club moved its home matches to Western Oval, its fourth home ground in 10 years. While the financial future of the club was uncertain, its on-field performances continued to deteriorate, to the point where the Lions finished last by a long way in 1996. The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 5 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $16,114 (7th) - Product per capita $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 489,600 (6th) - Density 7. ... Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

On Friday, June 28, 1996, the Nauru Insurance Company, a creditor of the Fitzroy Football Club, appointed Michael Brennan to administer the affairs of the Fitzroy Football Club in order to ensure a loan of AU$1.25million was to be repaid. The AFL guaranteed funds to allow Fitzroy to continue in the competition for the remainder of 1996. is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

On July 4, 1996, the Fitzroy Football Club merged with the Brisbane Bears, to be based in Brisbane at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (often referred to as the Gabba) - an arrangement ensuring all creditors were repaid. At least eight Fitzroy players were to be selected by the Brisbane Lions before the 1996 National Draft and three Fitzroy representatives were to be on the new club's 11-member board. is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Brisbane Bears Football Club was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... The Brisbane Cricket Ground is a major sports stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. ... Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. ...

On September 1, 1996, Fitzroy played their final AFL game against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval in Perth. they lost by 86 points, Although they "won" the last quarter by 2 points September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and known unofficially as the Fremantle Dockers and informally as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...

Post-merger

The original Fitzroy Football Club came out of administration after the merger of the playing operations in late 1998. The shareholders voted to continue the club, and Fitzroy then developed a partnership with Coburg, a club playing in the VFL. Coburg were known as the Coburg-Fitzroy Lions for one season in the VFL, however when Coburg entered into an alliance with Richmond the Fitzroy connection was abandoned. Coburg Tigers Logo The Coburg Football Club is an Australian rules football Club based in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. ... For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ...

Fitzroy FC now sponsors the Fitzroy Reds (formerly University Reds) in the Victorian Amateur Football Association and the Fitzroy Junior Football Club in the Yarra Junior Football League. Both wear the old Fitzroy jumper, play the old theme song, and play from Brunswick Street Oval in the heart of Fitzroy. The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. ...

Fitzroy FC Ltd has also improved its relationship with the Brisbane Lions dramatically in the last 5 years. Brisbane agreed to use the BB-FFC logo on the back of the new club's guernseys from 2002, the Fitzroy Reds played the curtain-raiser at the MCG when the Brisbane Lions met Collingwood in the AFL Heritage Round of 2003 and Brisbane wear the old Fitzroy jumper every two years in the Heritage Round. With the dominance of the Brisbane Lions from 2001-2004, this led to some degree of reconciliation between the old diehards and those who accepted the merger. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Club facts

Premierships

* The 1916 premiership came in a year when the club also won the wooden spoon. Only four teams contested the premiership that year, and at the end of the home and away rounds all teams made the finals. Fitzroy finished last at the end of the home-and-away season but finished strongly in the finals to complete a stunning form reversal. Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Brownlow Medal winners

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Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

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Norm Smith medallists

Best and Fairest winners

See Fitzroy FC honour roll for list of winners 1884-1996. This is a list of coaches and captains of the Fitzroy Football Club, along with best-and-fairest award winners and leading goalkickers, for every year of the clubs participation in the Victorian Football Association and the Victorian/Australian Football League. ...

Home venues

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Former nicknames

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Club records

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Team of the Century

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Owen Abrahams (born July 25, 1933, died January 31, 2006) was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. Abrahams football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroys thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from... Bernie Quinlan (born 21 July, 1951), is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total. ... Garry J. Flea Wilson (born July 17, 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Allan Ruthven (16 April 1922â€“14 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. ... Jack Moriarty (born 30 April 1901; died 5 September 1980) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL). ... Norm Brown (born August 6, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL. A 191 cm ruckman, Brown was particularly strong during the mid 1960s where he won three successive Fitzroy best and fairest awards. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Alan Butch Gale (born September 8, 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1950s. ... Norm Johnstone (born January 16, 1927) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL. He was a ruckman but was capable of kicking goals when pushed forward. ... Haydn William Bunton (5 July 1911 â€“ September 5, 1955) was an Australian rules football player. ... 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Club jumpers