This is a list of coaches and captains of the Fitzroy Football Club

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

, along with best-and-fairest award winners and leading goalkickers, for every year of the club's participation in the Victorian Football Association and the Victorian/Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

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From 1987, Fitzroy's best-and-fairest award was known as the Mitchell Medal, named after Percy Mitchell, a long-serving club administrator and life member.

1884–1896

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1884	5		Paddy McShane	J. Williams	G. Heron & E. Carew	5
1885	6		Paddy McShane		Herbert Rappaport	12
1886	5		Jack Worrall Jack Worrall John "Jack" Worrall was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test cricketer, a coach of both sports and a sporting journalist....	Jack Worrall Jack Worrall John "Jack" Worrall was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test cricketer, a coach of both sports and a sporting journalist....	A. Newlands	18
1887	4		Jack Worrall		Jack Worrall Jack Worrall John "Jack" Worrall was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test cricketer, a coach of both sports and a sporting journalist....	16
1888	10				W. Schmidt & James Hogg	12
1889	7		Jack Worrall		Jack Worrall	24
1890	4		Jack Worrall		Jim Grace Jim Grace (footballer) Jim Grace was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the club's early years. His younger brother, Mick Grace, played beside him at Fitzroy....	35
1881	3		Jack Worrall		Jim Grace	49
1892	2		Jack Worrall	Tom Banks Tom Banks (Australian rules footballer) Thomas "Tom" Banks , who was of West Indian descent, was born on the Maryborough goldfields. He is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, and served as the club as an administrator for many years....	Jim Grace	48
1893	5		Tom Banks Tom Banks (Australian rules footballer) Thomas "Tom" Banks , who was of West Indian descent, was born on the Maryborough goldfields. He is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, and served as the club as an administrator for many years....	Tom Banks	Jim Grace	48
1894	4		Tom Banks	Tom Banks	Jim Grace	23
1895	1		Tom Banks		Jim Grace	24
1896	4		Bill Cleary Bill Cleary (Australian footballer) Bill 'Bice' Cleary was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Cleary came from South Ballarat and was 28 when he captained Fitzroy in the inaugural VFL season. He lost the captaincy to Alec Sloan the following season...	Chris Kiernan Chris Kiernan Christopher Kiernan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early years of the Victorian Football League and first-class cricketer....	Chris Kiernan Chris Kiernan Christopher Kiernan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early years of the Victorian Football League and first-class cricketer....	19

1897–1909

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1897	6		Bill Cleary Bill Cleary (Australian footballer) Bill 'Bice' Cleary was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Cleary came from South Ballarat and was 28 when he captained Fitzroy in the inaugural VFL season. He lost the captaincy to Alec Sloan the following season...		Chris Kiernan Chris Kiernan Christopher Kiernan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early years of the Victorian Football League and first-class cricketer....	11
1898	1		Alec Sloan Alec Sloan Alec Sloan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Sloan was a member of Fitzroy's inaugural VFL team in 1897 and captained the club from 1898 to 1900. He played most of his football at half back and was a premiership winning captain in 1898 and 1899...	Mick Grace Mick Grace Michael John Grace was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and Victorian Football Association ....	Chris Kiernan	18
1899	1		Alec Sloan	Pat Hickey Pat Hickey (footballer) Pat Hickey was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the VFL.Centre half-back Pat Hickey was part of the inaugural Fitzroy side in the VFL and played in their 1898 and 1899 premierships...	Bill McSpeerin Bill McSpeerin William 'Bill' McSpeerin was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.McSpeerin was a rover and in 1903 became the first Fitzroy footballer to play in 100 VFL games. He had started out with the club in the VFA where he was a member of their 1895 premiership side...	18
1900	2		Alec Sloan	Mick Grace	Chris Kiernan	21
1901	4		Bill McSpeerin Bill McSpeerin William 'Bill' McSpeerin was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.McSpeerin was a rover and in 1903 became the first Fitzroy footballer to play in 100 VFL games. He had started out with the club in the VFA where he was a member of their 1895 premiership side...		Gerald Brosnan Gerald Brosnan Gerald Brosnan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL. He played as a key position forward and had an accurate left foot kick....	33
1902	3		Bill McSpeerin		Percy Trotter Percy Trotter Percy Trotter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the VFL.Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18...	22
1903	2		Gerald Brosnan Gerald Brosnan Gerald Brosnan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL. He played as a key position forward and had an accurate left foot kick....	Percy Trotter Percy Trotter Percy Trotter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the VFL.Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18...	Percy Trotter	27
1904	1		Gerald Brosnan	Jim Sharp	Percy Trotter	36
1905	1		Gerald Brosnan	Les Millis Les Millis Leslie Millis was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL. He usually played on the wing or as a rover....	Alf Wilkinson Alf Wilkinson Alf Wilkinson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League . He was Fitzroy's leading goalkicker on 1905 with 30 goals for the season.-Sources:...	30
1906	2		Ern Jenkins Ern Jenkins Ernest 'Ern' Jenkins was an Australian rules football player, coach and umpire. Jenkins was uncle of Fitzroy player Horrie Dawson.-Playing career:...	Les Millis	Percy Trotter	28
1907	7		Ern Jenkins	Barclay Bailes Barclay Bailes Barclay 'Titch' Bailes was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the early 1900s.A wingman, Bailes transferred to Fitzroy from Perth Football Club and made his debut for the Maroons in the 1905 season...  & Wally Johnson Wally Johnson Wally Johnson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Johnson made his debut for Fitzroy in 1907 and finished the year as the club's joint Best and Fairest winner...	Jim Sharp	24
1908	6		Jim Sharp	Herbert Milne Herbert Milne Herbert 'Boxer' Milne was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the VFL during the early 1900s....  & George Holden George Holden George Holden was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....	Wally Johnson Wally Johnson Wally Johnson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Johnson made his debut for Fitzroy in 1907 and finished the year as the club's joint Best and Fairest winner...	27
1909	8		Jim Sharp	Bill Walker & George Lambert George Lambert (footballer) George 'Snowy' Lambert was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the early years of the VFL.Although Lambert played with Fitzroy for nine seasons he struggled to hold his place in the side during the second half of his career. While he was at the club they won two premierships...	Billy Dick Billy Dick William John "Billy" Dick was an Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Victorian Football League ....	26

1910–1919

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1910	8		Jim Sharp	Herbert Milne Herbert Milne Herbert 'Boxer' Milne was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the VFL during the early 1900s....	Bob Briggs Bob Briggs (Australian footballer) Robert "Bob" Briggs was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ....	30
1911	5	Geoff Moriarty Geoff Moriarty Geoff Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy from the inaugural VFL season in 1897.The father of Fitzroy full-forward Jack Moriarty, Geoff played at the opposite end of the ground and was a premiership winning fullback with the Maroons...	Harold McLennan Harold McLennan Harold 'Lal' McLennan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.McLennan was a centreman and captained Fitzroy in the 1911 season. In both 1912 and 1913 he was Fitzroy's Club Champion, the latter in a premiership side. He was a premiership winner again in 1916.-...	Jack Cooper Jack Cooper (Australian rules footballer) John Thomas "Jack" Cooper was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .He died in action, whilst serving in the First AIF, during the Battle of Passchendaele....	Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell (Australian footballer) Robert Wallace Bruce Campbell was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....	25
1912	5	Geoff Moriarty	Jack Cooper Jack Cooper (Australian rules footballer) John Thomas "Jack" Cooper was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .He died in action, whilst serving in the First AIF, during the Battle of Passchendaele....	Harold McLennan Harold McLennan Harold 'Lal' McLennan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.McLennan was a centreman and captained Fitzroy in the 1911 season. In both 1912 and 1913 he was Fitzroy's Club Champion, the latter in a premiership side. He was a premiership winner again in 1916.-...	Jimmy Freake Jimmy Freake James Henry "Jimmy" Freake was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...	53
1913	1	Percy Parratt Percy Parratt Percy Parratt was an Australian rules footballer. He played 195 games for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League from 1909 to 1923, kicking 202 goals.He started out at Rose of Northcote.After leaving the club he became coach...	Bill Walker	Harold McLennan	Jimmy Freake	56
1914	3	Percy Parratt	Percy Parratt Percy Parratt Percy Parratt was an Australian rules footballer. He played 195 games for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League from 1909 to 1923, kicking 202 goals.He started out at Rose of Northcote.After leaving the club he became coach...	Jack Cooper	Jimmy Freake	47
1915	3	Percy Parratt	Percy Parratt	George Holden George Holden George Holden was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....	Jimmy Freake	66
1916	1	George Holden George Holden George Holden was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....	Wally Johnson		Tom Heaney	27
1917	2	George Holden	George Holden George Holden George Holden was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....		Jimmy Freake	37
1918	5	George Holden	George Holden	Jimmy Freake Jimmy Freake James Henry "Jimmy" Freake was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...	Jimmy Freake	29
1919	5	George Holden & Ted Melling Ted Melling Ted Melling was an Australian rules football coach who coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .When the incumbent captain-coach, George Holden, injured his knee at the start of the 1919 VFL season, he was restricted to being an off-field coach and after seven games he was replaced by...	Wally Johnson		Bob Merrick Bob Merrick Robert 'Bob' Merrick was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL.Merrick was originally from Sydney and prior to joining Fitzroy played his football with Port Melbourne, finishing the 1915 VFA season as the league's leading goalkicker...	42

1920–1929

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1920	4	Percy Parratt Percy Parratt Percy Parratt was an Australian rules footballer. He played 195 games for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League from 1909 to 1923, kicking 202 goals.He started out at Rose of Northcote.After leaving the club he became coach...	Percy Parratt Percy Parratt Percy Parratt was an Australian rules footballer. He played 195 games for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League from 1909 to 1923, kicking 202 goals.He started out at Rose of Northcote.After leaving the club he became coach...	Len Wigraft Len Wigraft Len Wigraft was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.Wigraft usually played as a follower and won a premiership with Fitzroy in 1922...	Bob Merrick Bob Merrick Robert 'Bob' Merrick was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL.Merrick was originally from Sydney and prior to joining Fitzroy played his football with Port Melbourne, finishing the 1915 VFA season as the league's leading goalkicker...	53
1921	5	Percy Parratt	Percy Parratt, & Chris Lethbridge Chris Lethbridge Chris Lethbridge was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Lethbridge was originally from New South Wales and played in defence for Fitzroy. He made his debut in 1913 and was a member of their premiership side that year...	Gordon Rattray Gordon Rattray Gordon Kitchener Rattray was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Fitzroy in the VFL.The son of Bruce Rattray , Gordon Kitchener Rattray was born on born 19 October 1898 at Shepparton...	Bob Merrick	32
1922	1	Vic Belcher Vic Belcher Vic Belcher was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Belcher was a tireless ruckman for the South Melbourne Football Club who could also play in a key position...	Chris Lethbridge	Jim Atkinson Jim Atkinson James "Jim" Archibald Atkinson was an Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer.Atkinson played his football with Fitzroy in the VFL. He was a defender and in 1922 was a member of Fitzroy's premiership winning side as well as winning their Club Champion award. Atkinson was club captain...	Bob Merrick	47
1923	2	Vic Belcher	Gordon Rattray Gordon Rattray Gordon Kitchener Rattray was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Fitzroy in the VFL.The son of Bruce Rattray , Gordon Kitchener Rattray was born on born 19 October 1898 at Shepparton...	Goldie Collins Goldie Collins Goldsmith 'Goldie' Collins was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's best and fairest...	Jimmy Freake Jimmy Freake James Henry "Jimmy" Freake was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...	45
1924	3	Vic Belcher	Jim Atkinson Jim Atkinson James "Jim" Archibald Atkinson was an Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer.Atkinson played his football with Fitzroy in the VFL. He was a defender and in 1922 was a member of Fitzroy's premiership winning side as well as winning their Club Champion award. Atkinson was club captain...	Len Wigraft	Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Background :Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player Geoff, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club at the end of 1923 and crossing to...	82
1925	5	Chris Lethbridge Chris Lethbridge Chris Lethbridge was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Lethbridge was originally from New South Wales and played in defence for Fitzroy. He made his debut in 1913 and was a member of their premiership side that year...	Jim Atkinson	Len Wigraft	Jack Moriarty	63
1926	8	Vic Belcher	Bill Adams Bill Adams (Australian footballer) William 'Bill' Adams was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League before becoming coach of South Melbourne. He also went by his nickname of 'Bull' during his career.Adams was originally from South Fremantle where he played 32 games from...	Horrie Jenkin Horrie Jenkin Horrie Jenkin was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.A defender, Jenkin was a member of Fitzroy premiership teams in 1916 and 1922. He started his career at fullforward but played his best football as a defender, winning the club's best and fairest award in 1926.-...	Jack Moriarty	48
1927	9	Vic Belcher	Len Wigraft Len Wigraft Len Wigraft was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.Wigraft usually played as a follower and won a premiership with Fitzroy in 1922...	Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Background :Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player Geoff, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club at the end of 1923 and crossing to...	Jack Moriarty	83
1928	8	Gordon Rattray Gordon Rattray Gordon Kitchener Rattray was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Fitzroy in the VFL.The son of Bruce Rattray , Gordon Kitchener Rattray was born on born 19 October 1898 at Shepparton...	Gordon Rattray		Jack Moriarty	68
1929	11	Doug Ringrose Doug Ringrose Doug Ringrose was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s....	Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman Charles "Charlie" Chapman was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....		Jack Moriarty	58

1930–1939

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1930	9	Colin Niven Colin Niven Colin Niven was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....	Colin Niven Colin Niven Colin Niven was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....		Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman Charles "Charlie" Chapman was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....	46
1931	10	Colin Niven	Colin Niven		Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Background :Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player Geoff, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club at the end of 1923 and crossing to...	53
1932	10	Frank Maher Frank Maher (footballer) Frank H. Maher , is a former Australian footballer, and coach in the Victorian Football League.He served in the army in World War I from 1916 to 1919, and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry for his actions in France on 19 May 1918.He only began playing football when serving overseas with...	Haydn Bunton Senior Jack Sexton Jack Sexton Jack Ettwell George Sexton was an Australian rules footballer who played in the SANFL and for Fitzroy in the VFL....		Jack Moriarty	81
1933	5	Frank Maher	Jack Sexton Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .- Background :Moriarty, the son of dual Fitzroy premiership player Geoff, was a lightly built full forward who became a spectacular success after leaving Essendon Football Club at the end of 1923 and crossing to...		Jack Moriarty	70
1934	8	Jack Cashman Jack Cashman Jack Cashman was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League .Cashman was used during his career mostly as a ruckman and forward... Len Wigraft Len Wigraft Len Wigraft was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.Wigraft usually played as a follower and won a premiership with Fitzroy in 1922...	Jack Cashman Jack Cashman Jack Cashman was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League .Cashman was used during his career mostly as a ruckman and forward... Fred Davies Fred Davies Fred Davies is an English former footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Bournemouth. He also played for the Wolves team which, playing as the Los Angeles Wolves won the 1967 United Soccer Association...	Haydn Bunton Senior	Len Pye Len Pye Len 'Apples' Pye was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1930s...	39
1935	7	Percy Rowe Percy Rowe Percy Rowe is a former player and coach in the Victorian Football League.Rowe was the coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in 1935 and the Carlton Football Club for only the 1937 season before he was replaced by captain-coach Brighton Diggins. He is the father of Des Rowe, who captained...	Charlie Cameron	Haydn Bunton Senior	Dinny Ryan	46
1936	12	Haydn Bunton Senior	Haydn Bunton Senior		Haydn Bunton Senior	33
1937	7	Gordon Rattray Gordon Rattray Gordon Kitchener Rattray was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Fitzroy in the VFL.The son of Bruce Rattray , Gordon Kitchener Rattray was born on born 19 October 1898 at Shepparton...	Haydn Bunton Senior		Haydn Bunton Senior	37
1938	10	Gordon Rattray	Frank Curcio Frank Curcio Francis 'Frank' Eduardo Curcio was an Australian rules footballer who played his entire 249 game career for the Fitzroy Lions in the Victorian Football League...		Fred Hughson Fred Hughson Fred Hughson was an Australian rules footballer who played for, captained, and later coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...	62
1939	8	Gordon Rattray	Frank Curcio		Clen Denning Clen Denning Clen Charles Denning was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Soon after he turned 16, Denning played for VFA club Oakleigh. He got his start in the VFL after a long wait when Oakleigh coach Frank Maher moved to coach the Carlton Football Club...	37

1940–1949

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1940	7	Dan Minogue Dan Minogue Daniel 'Dan' Minogue was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Minogue was considered a courageous, or perhaps reckless, centre half-back as epitomised when he sustained a broken collarbone playing for Collingwood Football Club in the first minute of the 1911 Grand Final...	Frank Curcio Frank Curcio Francis 'Frank' Eduardo Curcio was an Australian rules footballer who played his entire 249 game career for the Fitzroy Lions in the Victorian Football League...		Claude Curtin Claude Curtin Claude Curtin was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.A full-forward, Curtin was the nephew of former Australian Prime Minister John Curtin. He kicked over fifty goals in a season on four separate occasions, from 1940 to 1942 and in 1946. In each of those seasons he...	56
1941	7	Dan Minogue	Frank Curcio		Claude Curtin	65
1942	6	Dan Minogue	Maurie Hearn Maurie Hearn Maurie Hearn was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....		Claude Curtin	61
1943	3	Fred Hughson Fred Hughson Fred Hughson was an Australian rules footballer who played for, captained, and later coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...	Fred Hughson Fred Hughson Fred Hughson was an Australian rules footballer who played for, captained, and later coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...		Jack Grant Jack Grant Jack W. Grant was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Fitzroy in the VFL.Grant usually played on the half forward or half back flanks....	42
1944	1	Fred Hughson	Fred Hughson	Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal.- Playing career :...	Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal.- Playing career :...	46
1945	6	Fred Hughson	Fred Hughson	Allan Ruthven	Allan Ruthven	42
1946	8	Fred Hughson	Fred Hughson	Allan Ruthven	Claude Curtin	56
1947	3	Fred Hughson	Fred Hughson	Norm Johnstone Norm Johnstone Norman "Norm" Johnstone was a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire 228 game career with the Fitzroy in the VFL...	Eddie Hart	64
1948	7	Charlie Cameron	Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal.- Playing career :...	Allan Ruthven	Eddie Hart	61
1949	7	Norm Smith Norm Smith Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty year coaching career, including a fifteen year stint at Melbourne...	Norm Smith Norm Smith Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty year coaching career, including a fifteen year stint at Melbourne...	Allan Ruthven	Eddie Hart	53

1950–1959

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1950	5	Norm Smith Norm Smith Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty year coaching career, including a fifteen year stint at Melbourne...	Norm Smith Norm Smith Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty year coaching career, including a fifteen year stint at Melbourne... Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal.- Playing career :...	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Eddie Hart	50
1951	5	Norm Smith	Allan Ruthven	Vic Chanter Vic Chanter Vic Chanter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.- Fred Chanter :...	Eddie Hart	65
1952	3	Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal.- Playing career :...	Allan Ruthven	Neville Broderick Neville Broderick Neville Broderick was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the VFL.Broderick was a defender and spent three seasons at Collingwood. He crossed to Fitzroy in 1952 and won their Best and fairest in his debut season with the club.-References:...	Tony Ongarello Tony Ongarello Tony Ongarello is a former Australian rules footballer of Italian heritage who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.He is believed to be the last player in the league to have scored a goal from a Place kick...	50
1953	6	Allan Ruthven	Allan Ruthven	Don Furness Don Furness Don Furness was a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1950s. He was a left footer usually played as a centreman or in the wing....	Joe Hickey Joe Hickey Joe Hickey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Hickey was a key forward, recruited to Fitzroy from Shepparton. He made 13 appearances for Fitzroy in 1952, including their preliminary final loss to Collingwood. In 1953 he was Fitzroy's...	40
1954	11	Allan Ruthven	Allan Ruthven	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven Allan Ruthven was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his entire 222 game career with Fitzroy. In 1950, Ruthven won the prestigious Brownlow medal.- Playing career :...	31
1955	9	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Don Furness	Norm Johnstone Norm Johnstone Norman "Norm" Johnstone was a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire 228 game career with the Fitzroy in the VFL...	32
1956	8	Bill Stephen	Bill Stephen	Kevin Murray	Tony Ongarello	33
1957	11	Bill Stephen	Bill Stephen	Graham Campbell Graham Campbell Graham Campbell was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the late 1950 and early 1960s....	Owen Abrahams Owen Abrahams Owen Abrahams was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from which he was selected with the Fitzroy senior team.He...	31
1958	4	Len Smith Len Smith (footballer) Like his younger brother, the legendary Norm Smith, it is as a coach that Len is best remembered. During his first stint as a coach, of the Fitzroy Under 19s , he guided the side to the 1955 Premiership. His first senior coaching role was with Fitzroy, taking them to the finals in 1958 and 1960...	Alan Gale Alan Gale Alan 'Butch' Gale was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1950s.- Background :...	Kevin Murray	Tony Ongarello	53
1959	5	Len Smith	Alan Gale	Ron Harvey Ron Harvey Ron Harvey was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Harvey played mostly as a ruckman but was also used up forward on occasions. He was a member of Fitzroy's 1959 Night Premiership team and won their best and fairest award the same year...	Kevin Wright Kevin Wright (Australian rules footballer) Kevin Wright was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....	43

1960–1969

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1960	3	Len Smith Len Smith (footballer) Like his younger brother, the legendary Norm Smith, it is as a coach that Len is best remembered. During his first stint as a coach, of the Fitzroy Under 19s , he guided the side to the 1955 Premiership. His first senior coaching role was with Fitzroy, taking them to the finals in 1958 and 1960...	Alan Gale Alan Gale Alan 'Butch' Gale was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1950s.- Background :...	Kevin Murray	Kevin Wright	36
1961	5	Len Smith	Alan Gale	Kevin Murray	Owen Abrahams Owen Abrahams Owen Abrahams was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from which he was selected with the Fitzroy senior team.He...	32
1962	10	Len Smith	Owen Abrahams Owen Abrahams Owen Abrahams was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from which he was selected with the Fitzroy senior team.He...	Kevin Murray	Wally Clark Wally Clark (footballer) Wally Clark was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Clark, who was at Fitzroy from underage level, played as a rover...	21
1963	12	Kevin Murray	Kevin Murray	Kevin Murray	Gary Lazarus Gary Lazarus Gary Lazarus was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1960s.Lazarus came to Fitzroy straight from the thirds, without playing a single reserves game. He was used by Fitzroy mainly as a key forward and in the ruck. On four occasions, 1963, 1965, 1966...	35
1964	12	Kevin Murray	Kevin Murray	Kevin Murray	Ralph Rogerson Ralph Rogerson Ralph Rogerson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s....	27
1965	11	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Ralph Rogerson Ralph Rogerson Ralph Rogerson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s....	Norm Brown Norm Brown Norm Brown was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Brown joined Fitzroy from North Heidelberg in 1962. Known for his size , physical strength and courage, he was not particularly pretty to watch...	Gary Lazarus	32
1966	12	Bill Stephen	Ralph Rogerson John Hayes	Norm Brown	Gary Lazarus	39
1967	11	Bill Stephen	Kevin Murray	Norm Brown	Gary Lazarus	35
1968	11	Bill Stephen	Kevin Murray	Kevin Murray & John Murphy John Murphy (Australian rules footballer) John Murphy was a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .- Playing career :...	Doug Searl Doug Searl Doug Searl is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Collingwood in the VFL.Searl started his career with Collingwood in 1966 and played mostly as a centre half forward. He spent two and a bit seasons at Collingwood, including playing in the 1966 VFL Grand Final...	31
1969	10	Bill Stephen	Kevin Murray	Kevin Murray	Doug Searl	68

1970–1979

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1970	9	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Kevin Murray	John Murphy John Murphy (Australian rules footballer) John Murphy was a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .- Playing career :...	Alex Ruscuklic Alex Ruscuklic Alex Ruscuklic is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Carlton in the VFL.German born Alex Ruscuklic was a forward and started his career with Fitzroy in 1966. He topped their goalkicking in 1970 with 49 goals...	49
1971	6	Graham Donaldson Graham Donaldson Graham Donaldson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Donaldson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 4 of the 1955 season. He announced his retirement from the game after the 1962 season.-External links:*, Blueseum*...	Kevin Murray	John Murphy	John Murphy John Murphy (Australian rules footballer) John Murphy was a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .- Playing career :...	47
1972	9	Graham Donaldson	Kevin Murray	Garry Wilson Garry Wilson Garry J. "Flea" Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.- Background :Wilson, during his playing days, was described by The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers as having "limitless courage" as a wispy rover, with a playing weight of only 64 kg. He played...	Garry Wilson Garry Wilson Garry J. "Flea" Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.- Background :Wilson, during his playing days, was described by The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers as having "limitless courage" as a wispy rover, with a playing weight of only 64 kg. He played...	37
1973	8	Graham Donaldson	John Murphy John Murphy (Australian rules footballer) John Murphy was a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .- Playing career :...	John Murphy	Garry Wilson	43
1974	11	Graham Donaldson Graham Campbell Graham Campbell Graham Campbell was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the late 1950 and early 1960s....	John Murphy	Harvey Merrigan Harvey Merrigan Harvey Merrigan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1970s. He won Fitzroy's Best and Fairest in 1974, only the second fullback to win the award for the club with the other being Vic Chanter.In a game against Melbourne in 1979, Fitzroy put on 238...	David Wall David Wall (footballer) David Wall is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .Originally from West Heidelberg, Wall played much of his football as a forward...	35
1975	11	Kevin Rose Kevin Rose (Australian rules footballer) Kevin Rose is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL. He was one of four brothers who played for Collingwood with the most famous being his older brother Bob Rose....	John Murphy	Warwick Irwin Warwick Irwin Warwick Irwin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL. A rover, he won the club's best and fairest award in 1975....	Renato Serafini Renato Serafini Renato Serafini is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s.Serafini played mostly as a fullforward and topped Fitzroy's goalkicking in 1975 after kicking 34 goals in the season. Like his younger brother Laurie, he was recruited to...	34
1976	11	Kevin Rose	John Murphy	Garry Wilson	John Murphy	35
1977	10	Kevin Rose	John Murphy	John Murphy	Bob Beecroft Bob Beecroft Bob Beecroft is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League, Swan Districts in the Western Australian Football League and Woodville in the South Australian National Football League during the 1970s and 80s.Beecroft made his debut with Swan...	59
1978	9	Graham Campbell	Harvey Merrigan Harvey Merrigan Harvey Merrigan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1970s. He won Fitzroy's Best and Fairest in 1974, only the second fullback to win the award for the club with the other being Vic Chanter.In a game against Melbourne in 1979, Fitzroy put on 238...	Garry Wilson	Bob Beecroft	65
1979	4	Bill Stephen	Ron Alexander Ron Alexander Ron Alexander is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League and West Australian Football League as well as being the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles.-Playing career:...	Garry Wilson	Bob Beecroft	87

1980–1989

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1980	12	Bill Stephen Bill Stephen Bill Stephen was a former Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.- Fitzroy career :...	Ron Alexander Ron Alexander Ron Alexander is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League and West Australian Football League as well as being the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles.-Playing career:...	Garry Wilson Garry Wilson Garry J. "Flea" Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.- Background :Wilson, during his playing days, was described by The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers as having "limitless courage" as a wispy rover, with a playing weight of only 64 kg. He played...	Bob Beecroft Bob Beecroft Bob Beecroft is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League, Swan Districts in the Western Australian Football League and Woodville in the South Australian National Football League during the 1970s and 80s.Beecroft made his debut with Swan...	63
1981	4	Robert Walls Robert Walls Robert Walls is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who now works primarily as a television commentator and newspaper columnist on the sport. On 22 June 2006 he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.- Carlton :...	Garry Wilson Garry Wilson Garry J. "Flea" Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.- Background :Wilson, during his playing days, was described by The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers as having "limitless courage" as a wispy rover, with a playing weight of only 64 kg. He played...	Ron Alexander Ron Alexander Ron Alexander is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League and West Australian Football League as well as being the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles.-Playing career:...	Bernie Quinlan Bernie Quinlan Bernie Quinlan , was a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total.- Playing career :...	73
1982	6	Robert Walls	Garry Wilson	Matt Rendell Matt Rendell Matthew Rendell is a South Australian born Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and South Australian National Football League ....	Bernie Quinlan	53
1983	4	Robert Walls	Garry Wilson	Matt Rendell	Bernie Quinlan	116
1984	5	Robert Walls	Garry Wilson	Ross Thornton Ross Thornton Ross Thornton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1980s.Thornton originally arrived at Fitzroy in 1975 but was unable to make the seniors so joined VFA club Prahran...	Bernie Quinlan	105
1985	9	Robert Walls	Matt Rendell Matt Rendell Matthew Rendell is a South Australian born Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and South Australian National Football League ....	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Bernie Quinlan	84
1986	3	David Parkin David Parkin David Parkin is a former Australian rules footballer and four-time premiership coach.- Pre-football career :He attended Melbourne High School and during his time there, was the school vice-captain and captain of football....	Matt Rendell	Paul Roos	Richard Osborne Richard Osborne Richard Osborne is a former Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four different clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.Originally from Bulleen/Templestowe, he...	62
1987	11	David Parkin	Matt Rendell	Scott McIvor Scott McIvor Scott McIvor was a former Australian rules footballer who played mainly with the Brisbane Bears but also had stints with Fitzroy and when both clubs merged, the Brisbane Lions....	Richard Osborne	62
1988	12	David Parkin	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Darren Kappler Darren Kappler Darren Kappler is a former professional Australian rules footballer.Recruited from South Australian National Football League club South Adelaide, Kappler played 187 games for Fitzroy, Sydney Swans and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League...	Richard Osborne	60
1989	6	Rod Austin Rod Austin Rod Austin is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a defender for the Carlton Blues from 1972 until 1985....	Paul Roos	Gary Pert Gary Pert Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and businessman. Gary is the son of Brian Pert.-Fitzroy career:Pert was recruited from Bulleen to Fitzroy and made his debut for the Fitzroy Football Club in 1982...	Richard Osborne	68

1990–1996

Year	Pos	Coach	Captain	Best-and-fairest	Leading Goalkicker	Goals
1990	12	Rod Austin Rod Austin Rod Austin is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a defender for the Carlton Blues from 1972 until 1985....	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Scott Clayton Scott Clayton Scott Clayton is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s....	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	49
1991	14	Robert Shaw Robert Shaw (footballer) Robert Shaw is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club and coach in the VFL/AFL with the Fitzroy and Adelaide Football Clubs...	Richard Osborne Richard Osborne Richard Osborne is a former Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four different clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.Originally from Bulleen/Templestowe, he...	Paul Roos Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer) Paul Roos is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named...	Darren Wheildon Darren Wheildon Darren 'Doc' Wheildon was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League ....	29
1992	10	Robert Shaw	Paul Roos	Paul Roos	Richard Osborne Richard Osborne Richard Osborne is a former Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four different clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.Originally from Bulleen/Templestowe, he...	58
1993	11	Robert Shaw	Paul Roos	Alastair Lynch Alastair Lynch Alastair Graeme Lynch is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League . He is best known as a three time premiership full-forward for the Brisbane Lions....	Alastair Lynch Alastair Lynch Alastair Graeme Lynch is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League . He is best known as a three time premiership full-forward for the Brisbane Lions....	68
1994	14	Robert Shaw	Paul Roos	Paul Roos	Darren Wheildon	26
1995	16	Bernie Quinlan Bernie Quinlan Bernie Quinlan , was a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who enjoyed a lengthy career with Footscray and Fitzroy in the VFL. He played 366 league games in total.- Playing career :... Alan McConnell Alan McConnell Alan McConnell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the VFL during the early 1980s and later coached Fitzroy....	Brad Boyd Brad Boyd Brad Boyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....	Brad Boyd Brad Boyd Brad Boyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....	Chris Johnson	25
1996	16	Mick Nunan Alan McConnell	Brad Boyd	Martin Pike Martin Pike Martin Pike is a former Australian Football League player who played with four clubs during 13 seasons...	Anthony Mellington Anthony Mellington Anthony Mellington is an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ....	22

External links

• Fitzroy Honour Roll at FootyStats