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  1. Wallaby

    Fitzroy's Fabulous Century: The 100 Greatest Victories, 1897-1996

    Close. It actually means 'illegitimate son of the king'. Fitz- is a common surname prefix that originally was used just to mean 'Son of' - Fitzpatrick, Fitzwilliam etc. However, royalty was not keen on identifying bastard children as being part of the line, and so instead of using a name like...
  2. Wallaby

    Fitzroy's Fabulous Century: The 100 Greatest Victories, 1897-1996

    Just to be 100% sure - you do know what 'Fitzroy' as a name means?
  3. Wallaby

    Fitzroy's Fabulous Century: The 100 Greatest Victories, 1897-1996

    Hi Pete - I know I'm not a Fitzroy fan, but I love these sorts of books. I'll definitely try and get a lok at it sometime. Regarding the game Rd 1 1970, I claim shenanigans. A) We had to play on a Sunday!! B) We were in front at half-time, and then everything changed. I reckon as soon as...
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    Video Request: The day Fitzroy were robbed.

    I must say, having seen it again after all these years, my thought is: Being biased, I reckon my team has had some pretty bad calls go against them. But that is the worst I've ever seen. All jokes aside, I don't believe the AFL is fixed - but that's the closest I've ever seen. You could...
  5. Wallaby

    Video Request: The day Fitzroy were robbed.

    Sorry for leaping onto your board, but this game has always fascinated me. I remember watching it and feeling sick at the time. My memories are: 1. Very wet - so low scores. 2. Last 3 kicks of the game were free kicks - to Adelaide. Two goals were kicked in the last three kicks (Free kick...
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