Opening the account By Garry Gorilla Occasionally a Fitzroy game takes us to the deep south. And so it was with Round 5 of the season, when the Roys men travelled for an away game against Hampton Rovers at the quaintly titled Boss James Reser...
This week marks the 70th anniversary of Club Legend Kevin Murray’s first ever senior game for Fitzroy on May 7th, 1955, writes Club President David Leydon. The whole course of Fitzroy Football Club history was changed in this very week 70 years a...
Lest we forget By Guy Gorilla Before the game on Friday, I took a quiet moment to stand in front of the Sportsman’s Memorial in Edinburgh Gardens and contemplate the faces looking back at me. There seemed to be a glint in their eyes, and a certain...
When Nathan Ligris was 18 he thought very seriously about giving footy away and throwing himself fully into the workforce. "Thank God I didn't do that. That was something, but dad talked me out of it,'' 'Liga' tells RedRoyMail after his 200th game...
The club celebrated champion Nathan "Liga" Ligris' 200th game for the club, but as Guy Gorilla writes a flat first quarter meant a win was always going to be a challenge. AFTER an off-season that seemed to drag on for an eternity, suddenly the loc...
Fitzroy’s women’s side is better prepared than ever before for an assault on the VAFA’s Premier division, captain Steph Pitt says, thanks to an injection of new talent and group ambition to compete at the top level. After a heartbreaking grand fin...
Hello to all Fitzroy supporters and welcome to season 2025. To say that we're all itching to get things started is a massive understatement. Round one on April 5 can’t come quick enough. Our magnificent playing group has been preparing since pre-s...
In 2025, we want to field a Women's Thirds team but we need a coach and enough players. This team will complement and support our Senior and Reserves teams. We are now looking for a coach. Prior coaching experience is not a prerequisite and we wou...
Interested in playing with us in 2025?Contact newplayers@fitzroyfc.com.au for info
With preseason training only weeks away and our senior coaches, Travis Ronaldson and Nathan Jumeau, signed and raring to go, we are keen to hear from any local businesses or organisations about possible partnerships in 2025. Read our prospectus an...
