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  1. Last of the Roys

    What's the Score at St Bedes? Fitzroy v Parkdale

    Bad luck for the Roys - I can't believe they just missed out on finals after playing so well in the second half of the season.
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    Our Colours

    I have never heard the colours referred to by any other official names. Obviously the Club's original nickname was the Maroons early in our history (though I'm not sure that was ever officially adopted, but it is hard to tell). And the song - which was come up with in the '50's I think -...
  3. Last of the Roys

    News Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame Guernsey

    By the way the Lions website has live tweets and articles from the Hall of Fame event. New inductees announced - Matt Rendall - Gary Pert - Norm Johnstone - Arthur Wilson - George Coates - Jimmy Freake - Luke Power (an old Roys supporter himself) - and Simon Black as best Lions player of the...
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    News Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame Guernsey

    Yeah I actually remembered about that match after I had posted. So it obviously can be done. Great day back in 2003 - first Brisbane Lions game wearing the FFC jumper in front of a huge crowd at the G. (Just looked it up - there was almost 62k at the game, a Lions home and away record and...
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    News Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame Guernsey

    Yeah not a fan of watermarks or the sponsor/logo look or placement. But to me that is a minor quibble. Fitzroy supporters have had to live by the adage of beggars can't be choosers, so it doesn't really worry me. By the way for anyone interested the Hall of Fame event has now officially sold out.
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    News Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame Guernsey

    I have already ordered mine. It is a bit of a hybrid, but it is still a good looking jumper. Having Fitzroy play a curtain raiser to a Lions game is a really good idea - I wonder if we could arrange it to happen once a year? Perhaps the problem is the fact fans would have to pay to get in...
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    News AFL names indigenous round for Fitzroy's Doug Nicholls.

    The following article gives a lot more detail to the background of Sir Doug coming to Fitzroy (after being ostracised at Carlton). http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-27/carltons-act-of-reconciliation-removes-ugly-stain
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    News AFL names indigenous round for Fitzroy's Doug Nicholls.

    Yeah I think I have read the same thing a few times in different books / articles.
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    News AFL names indigenous round for Fitzroy's Doug Nicholls.

    Apparently the AFL are releasing the Doug Nicholls videos as a 6 part series, with the full 15 minute mini documentary to be uploaded as a whole on May 28 I believe. Here is an article on the Lions website given the one above seems to have shifted...
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    News AFL names indigenous round for Fitzroy's Doug Nicholls.

    Looks like the AFL may have commissioned a mini documentary on Sir Doug Nicholls which will premier on their website on Monday. http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-05-21/sir-doug-nicholls-the-story-of-legend
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    Review 20 years ago - May 18th 1996 - Fitzroy wins its last AFL game

    I remember spending the first half in the members stand (not sure what it was called) with my Mum. Then sensing a win, I moved to the outer in the 3rd quarter to watch standing up with my sisters in the pocket near the goals we were kicking towards. Then (as far as I am concerned at least) at...
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    Both the Micky Conlan 'Open Mike" and Chrissy Johnson "Life after football" videos are excellent. Micky talks a lot about his time at Fitzroy and his love for the Club. The CJ video is all about what he has been doing since he stopped playing AFL level footy. Both definitely worth a look.
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    From the Lions website, another game I was at, a few minutes of Fitzroy vs. Essendon in 1994. Tim Watson's 300th game from memory, Roys won by 13 points with a young Chrissy Johnson, John Barker, Jarrod Molloy and Simon Hawking all in the side along with Brad Boyd who kicked 3 goals and got 37...
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    The Lions website has some highlights of the last quarter from Fitzroy vs. Carlton in 1993 when we came from 24 points down at 3/4 time to win. http://www.lions.com.au/news/2016-05-05/lionstbt-fitzroy-v-carlton
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    Fitzroy firsts

    Speaking of the first and only time a side has won the premiership after finishing last, here is a great story on that feat from the AFL website / AFL record. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-23/fitzroys-remarkable-1916-season
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    Why is there a Fitzroy board?

    What makes you say that? There has been issues since the merger of how the AFL represents the stats of the Lions / Roys / Bears compared to how various groups think they should be presented. For a long time the AFL ignored Fitzroy completely and acted like the Bears and Brisbane Lions were just...
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    Yep, Chris Johnson was the last player who was still playing in the AFL that had played for Fitzroy (which also happened to be one of the main reasons behind my user name as CJ was a favourite of mine). Not sure about players playing in other leagues, but there are probably a few. By the way...
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    Here is a link to a recent video from the Lions website of some last quarter highlights in a match between Fitzroy and Hawthorn in 1978. http://www.lions.com.au/video/2016-04-14/tbt-fitzroy-vs-hawthorne-1978
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    News AFL names indigenous round for Fitzroy's Doug Nicholls.

    There was also an article on this on the Lions website: http://www.lions.com.au/news/2015-10-28/sir-doug-nicholls
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    Fitzroy Captains

    Yeah, that was pointed out on the Lions board as well. Although it is a matter of opinion whether you count him as having to play for a different club or not given the merger. I personally don't see it that way, but I realise many others do. Regardless, I should have noted it.
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    Fitzroy Captains

    Feel free to correct any of the info I have posted above - I am sure there will be Roys supporters out there that no more about some of these departures then I do.
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    Fitzroy Captains

    On the Lions forum I just posted some info on Lions/Bears/Fitzroy captains that have finished their careers at other clubs. In terms of Fitzroy's 100 seasons in the VLF / AFL this is what I found. - the list of Fitzroy captains can be found via Wikipedia...
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    Bernie Quinlan's 100th goal in 1984: http://www.lions.com.au/video/2015-08-20/tbt-bernie-quinlans-100th-goal-1984
  24. Last of the Roys

    Fat Pizza's Trivia Question #454

    So why did Warwick Irwin go to Collingwood for one year and then came straight back to Fitzroy for a final season at the end of his career?
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    fitzroy monogram on jumper

    I found the pic of the earliest FFC monogram I have seen - it is from an 1890 Fitzroy membership ticket. I am still not sure which Fitzroy book the picture is from though. www.footyjumpers.com has Carlton wearing their first monogram jumper in 1909 and Fitzroy in 1941. However, it is unclear...
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    fitzroy monogram on jumper

    Carlton definitely used it first on their jumpers, but I have a theory that Fitzroy may have been first to actually use that type of monogram itself (first between Fitzroy and Carlton that is - obviously that type of monogram style came from somewhere). I have an electronic scan at home of an...
  27. Last of the Roys

    Cricket Victoria denys Fitzroy a farewell game at the Junction Oval

    Yeah it is a real shame. Fitzroy won all three of the VFL grand finals that were played at the Junction Oval - 1898, 1899, and 1994. Here is a link to the story in the Herald-Sun (behind a paywall)...
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    Fitzroy-Brisbane Lions Historical Society

    There is a great new article on the Lions website about wearing the Fitzroy jumper this weekend and the Historical Society / Museum etc. http://www.lions.com.au/news/2015-07-17/fitzroy-spirit-alive
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    Resource Fitzroy Video - Links to moving picture media

    The Lions website last week had highlights from Fitzroy vs. Sydney in round 22 1986: http://www.lions.com.au/news/2015-07-09/fitzroy-v-swans
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    Melbourne guernsey

    By the way, here is a picture of Gary Wilson, Kevin Murray and Pearce Hanley wearing the jumper. It is from The Age, which also has a good article on the Lions / Fitzroy connection...

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