Fitzroy Football Club since 1996

The Fitzroy Football Club Ltd. came out of administration in November 1996 and was restored to the control of its' legally elected board led by Chairman Dyson Hore-Lacy. However as a football club it has no football operations of its own for the moment, even though it actively sponsors a number of teams. A short sponsorship of the Coburg Football Club in the VFL (formerly the VFA) took place in 1999-2000 with Coburg renaming itself for a short time as the 'Coburg-Fitzroy Football Club' and also wore the Fitzroy guernsey for some games against traditional AFL Rivals. However Coburg's own financial difficulties forced them to seek an alignment with AFL club Richmond who themselves were not keen to see a Fitzroy presence at the Coburg club. Coburg now play as the Coburg Tigers. Fitzroy Football Club Ltd. also sponsor teams in the Fitzroy area particularly the Fitzroy Juniors. They also sponsor the Fitzroy Reds to the tune of at least $3,000 per year. The Fitzroy Reds play in Division 3 of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).. Fitzroy Football Club Ltd. has also come to an arrangement with Ivanhoe for the 2001 season and is fielding an Under 19 team known as Ivanhoe-Fitzroy. There is a possibility in 2002, depending on a number of factors, that Fitzroy may very well field it's own U/19 team in a competition yet to be determined. Possibly for the first time since 1996, the Fitzroy Football Club will have a functioning football operation.

Roys alive and well

Sorry to disappoint.....but the Fitzroy Football Club is still very much alive.
Come out to our traditional home ground at Brunswick Street today to watch the VAFA match of the day Fitzroy v. Richmond. The game starts at the traditional time of 2 pm.
Just because the club is not in the AFL does not mean that we do not exist. We support local footy in Fitzroy and are trying to get a better deal with Brisbane for Fitzroy supporters.

Herald-Sun, Saturday, June 30th 2001, p. 26.

Fitzroy Players playing in the AFL in Season 2002

• John Barker (Hawthorn)
• John Blakey (North Melbourne)
• Shane Clayton (North Melbourne)
• Chris Johnson (Brisbane Lions)
• Alistair Lynch (Brisbane Lions)
• Jarrod Molloy (Collingwood)
• Stephen Paxman (Port Adelaide)
• Daniel Ward (Melbourne)
• Rowan Warfe (Sydney Swans)

Fitzroy in the News.

Below is a summary of recent player news in the media.

• Mick Conlan has been appointed coach of the University Blues for Season 2002
• Leigh Carlson lines up for fourth season at Old Trinity.
• Mick Dwyer is coach of Old Haileybury in Section B of the old VAFA
• Jeff Hogg will return to Richmond for the first time since being traded to Fitzroy in 1993 by agreeing to attend Richmond's Team of the Century dinner .
• John Rombotis takes over as Captain-Coach of Belgrave in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.
• Ashley Matthews joins Silvan as its Captain -Coach in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.
• Brendan"Billy"McCormack is now senior coach at the Donvale Football Club in the Eastern Football League.
  Brett Chandler is a Senior player with Vermont in the Eastern Football League.

If you know of any former Fitzroy players or officials who are in the news, contact the VLSG and we'll include it here.

Page last modified and updated Saturday 22nd June 2002.