(Merged with Brisbane in 1997)
The Fitzroy Football Club was formed in 1883, and was one of the inaugural members of the Victorian Football League in 1897. The club was one of the most successful in the early days of the VFL and had won seven premierships by 1922, but added only one more premiership (in 1944) over the next 74 years. The Lions struggled on and off field in the 1980s and 1990s and almost merged with Footscray and then North Melbourne, before eventually being forced into a merger with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions in 1996. The Fitzroy club re-emerged in 2009 as a member of the Victorian Amateur Football Association.
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.0% | |
| Finals | 0 | |||||
| By venue | ||||||
| Subiaco Oval | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| WACA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| Princes Park | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| MCG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| North Hobart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Bruce Stad. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Records[]
Biggest win: 99 points in Round 9 1991 at Subiaco
Biggest loss: 70 points in Round 17 1988 at the MCG
Highest score: 131 in Round 15 1996 at the WACA
Lowest score: 40 in Round 19 1989 at Princes Park
Highest score against: 134 in Round 17 1988 at the MCG
Lowest score against: 26 in Round 9 1991 at Subiaco and again in Round 19 1994 at the Western Oval
Most goals in a match: 6 by Ross Glendinning in Round 13 1988 at Subiaco, and by Peter Sumich in Round 6 1990 at Subiaco
Players to have appeared for both clubs[]
(Note: Only includes players who played for Fitzroy pre-merger. See also Brisbane Bears/Lions)
| Player | WCE games | Years at WCE | Fitz games | Years at Fitz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Caton | 1 | 1988 | 9 | 1989 | ||||
| Joe Cormack | 10 | 1988-1990 | 26 | 1991-1992 | ||||
| Trent Cummings | 2 | 1997-1998 | 27 | 1994-1996 | ||||
| Michael Dunstan | 5 | 1995-1997 | 38 | 1993-1994 | ||||
| Dale Kickett | 2 | 1991 | 15 | 1990 | ||||
| Wally Matera | 24 | 1987-1988 | 32 | 1989-1990 | ||||
| Craig McGrath | 15 | 1990-1991 | 58 | 1984-1989 | ||||
| David O'Connell | 27 | 1988-1990 | 21 | 1991-1992 | ||||
| Dean Turner | 56 | 1987-1990 | 54 | 1984-1986 | ||||
| Mark Zanotti | 36 | 1987-1988 | 57 | 1993-1995 | ||||
| On playing list at both clubs | ||||||||
| Brad Edwards | 0 | 1991 | 6 | 1989 |
Trade history[]
| Year | Traded | Acquired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | David O'Connell Joe Cormack Pick 78 (Dean Harding) |
Dale Kickett Pick 69 (Gavin Cooney) Pick 83 (Mark Williams) |
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| 1994 | Pick 19 (Ben Holland) | Michael Dunstan |