This is a list of coaches and captains of the Fitzroy Football Club, along with best and fairest award winners and leading goalkickers, for every year of the club's participation in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) and the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).
From 1987 to 1996, Fitzroy's best and fairest award was known as the Mitchell Medal, named after Percy Mitchell, a long-serving club administrator and life member.
VFA
edit1884–1896
edit| Year | Finish | 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 | A. Newlands | 18 | |
| 1887 | 4 | Jack Worrall | Jack Worrall | 16 | ||
| 1888 | 10 | W. Schmidt & James Hogg |
12 | |||
| 1889 | 7 | Jack Worrall | Jack Worrall | 24 | ||
| 1890 | 4 | Jack Worrall | Jim Grace | 35 | ||
| 1881 | 3 | Jack Worrall | Jim Grace | 49 | ||
| 1892 | 2 | Jack Worrall | Tom Banks | Jim Grace | 48 | |
| 1893 | 5 | Tom Banks | 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 | Chris Kiernan | Chris Kiernan | 19 |
VFL/AFL
edit1897–1909
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 6 | Bill Cleary | Chris Kiernan | 11 | ||
| 1898 | 1 | Alec Sloan | Mick Grace | Chris Kiernan | 18 | |
| 1899 | 1 | Alec Sloan | Pat Hickey | Bill McSpeerin | 18 | |
| 1900 | 2 | Alec Sloan | Mick Grace | Chris Kiernan | 21 | |
| 1901 | 4 | Bill McSpeerin | Gerald Brosnan | 33 | ||
| 1902 | 3 | Bill McSpeerin | Percy Trotter | 22 | ||
| 1903 | 2 | Gerald Brosnan | Percy Trotter | Percy Trotter | 27 | |
| 1904 | 1 | Gerald Brosnan | Jim Sharp | Percy Trotter | 36 | |
| 1905 | 1 | Gerald Brosnan | Les Millis | Alf Wilkinson | 30 | |
| 1906 | 2 | Ern Jenkins | Les Millis | Percy Trotter | 28 | |
| 1907 | 7 | Ern Jenkins | Barclay Bailes & Wally Johnson |
Jim Sharp | 24 | |
| 1908 | 6 | Jim Sharp | Herbert Milne & George Holden |
Wally Johnson | 27 | |
| 1909 | 8 | Jim Sharp | Bill Walker & George Lambert |
Billy Dick | 26 |
1910–1919
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 8 | Jim Sharp | Herbert Milne | Bob Briggs | 30 | |
| 1911 | 5 | Geoff Moriarty | Harold McLennan | Jack Cooper | Bruce Campbell | 25 |
| 1912 | 5 | Geoff Moriarty | Jack Cooper | Harold McLennan | Jimmy Freake | 53 |
| 1913 | 1 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker | Harold McLennan | Jimmy Freake | 56 |
| 1914 | 3 | Percy Parratt | Percy Parratt | Jack Cooper | Jimmy Freake | 47 |
| 1915 | 3 | Percy Parratt | Percy Parratt | George Holden | Jimmy Freake | 66 |
| 1916 | 1 | George Holden | Wally Johnson | Tom Heaney | 27 | |
| 1917 | 2 | George Holden | George Holden | Jimmy Freake | 37 | |
| 1918 | 5 | George Holden | George Holden | Jimmy Freake | Jimmy Freake | 29 |
| 1919 | 5 | George Holden & Ted Melling |
Wally Johnson | Bob Merrick | 42 |
1920–1929
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 4 | Percy Parratt | Percy Parratt | Len Wigraft | Bob Merrick | 53 |
| 1921 | 5 | Percy Parratt | Percy Parratt, & Chris Lethbridge |
Gordon Rattray | Bob Merrick | 32 |
| 1922 | 1 | Vic Belcher | Chris Lethbridge | Jim Atkinson | Bob Merrick | 47 |
| 1923 | 2 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray | Goldie Collins | Jimmy Freake | 45 |
| 1924 | 3 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson | Len Wigraft | Jack Moriarty | 82 |
| 1925 | 5 | Chris Lethbridge | Jim Atkinson | Len Wigraft | Jack Moriarty | 63 |
| 1926 | 8 | Vic Belcher | Bill Adams | Horrie Jenkin | Jack Moriarty | 48 |
| 1927 | 9 | Vic Belcher | Len Wigraft | Jack Moriarty | Jack Moriarty | 83 |
| 1928 | 8 | Gordon Rattray | Gordon Rattray | Jack Moriarty | 68 | |
| 1929 | 11 | Doug Ringrose | Charlie Chapman | Jack Moriarty | 58 |
1930–1939
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 9 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven | Charlie Chapman | 46 | |
| 1931 | 10 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven | Jack Moriarty | 53 | |
| 1932 | 10 | Frank Maher | Haydn Bunton Senior Jack Sexton |
Jack Moriarty | 81 | |
| 1933 | 5 | Frank Maher | Jack Sexton Jack Moriarty |
Jack Moriarty | 70 | |
| 1934 | 8 | Jack Cashman Len Wigraft |
Jack Cashman Fred Davies |
Haydn Bunton Senior | Len Pye | 39 |
| 1935 | 7 | Percy Rowe | Charlie Cameron | Haydn Bunton Senior | Dinny Ryan | 46 |
| 1936 | 12 | Haydn Bunton Senior | Haydn Bunton Senior | Haydn Bunton Senior | 33 | |
| 1937 | 7 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton Senior | Haydn Bunton Senior | 37 | |
| 1938 | 10 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio | Fred Hughson | 62 | |
| 1939 | 8 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio | Clen Denning | 37 |
1940–1949
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 7 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio | Claude Curtin | 56 | |
| 1941 | 7 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio | Claude Curtin | 65 | |
| 1942 | 6 | Dan Minogue | Maurie Hearn | Claude Curtin | 61 | |
| 1943 | 3 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson | Jack Grant | 42 | |
| 1944 | 1 | Fred Hughson | Fred Hughson | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven | 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 | Eddie Hart | 64 |
| 1948 | 7 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven | Eddie Hart | 61 |
| 1949 | 7 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven | Eddie Hart | 53 |
1950–1959
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith Allan Ruthven |
Bill Stephen | Eddie Hart | 50 |
| 1951 | 5 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven | Vic Chanter | Eddie Hart | 65 |
| 1952 | 3 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven | Neville Broderick | Tony Ongarello | 50 |
| 1953 | 6 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven | Don Furness | Joe Hickey | 40 |
| 1954 | 11 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven | Bill Stephen | Allan Ruthven | 31 |
| 1955 | 9 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen | Don Furness | Norm Johnstone | 32 |
| 1956 | 8 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray | Tony Ongarello[1] | 33 |
| 1957 | 11 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen | Graham Campbell | Owen Abrahams | 31 |
| 1958 | 4 | Len Smith | Alan Gale | Kevin Murray | Tony Ongarello | 53 |
| 1959 | 5 | Len Smith | Alan Gale | Ron Harvey | Kevin Wright | 43 |
1960–1969
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3 | Len Smith | Alan Gale | Kevin Murray | Kevin Wright | 36 |
| 1961 | 5 | Len Smith | Alan Gale | Kevin Murray | Owen Abrahams | 32 |
| 1962 | 10 | Len Smith | Owen Abrahams | Kevin Murray | Wally Clark | 21 |
| 1963 | 12 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray | Gary Lazarus | 35 |
| 1964 | 12 | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray | Ralph Rogerson | 27 |
| 1965 | 11 | Bill Stephen | Ralph Rogerson | Norm Brown | 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 |
Doug Searl | 31 |
| 1969 | 10 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray | Kevin Murray | Doug Searl | 68 |
1970–1979
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9 | Bill Stephen | Kevin Murray | John Murphy | Alex Ruscuklic | 49 |
| 1971 | 6 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray | John Murphy | John Murphy | 47 |
| 1972 | 9 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray | Garry Wilson | Garry Wilson | 37 |
| 1973 | 8 | Graham Donaldson | John Murphy | John Murphy | Garry Wilson | 43 |
| 1974 | 11 | Graham Donaldson Graham Campbell |
John Murphy | Harvey Merrigan | David Wall | 35 |
| 1975 | 11 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy | Warwick Irwin | Renato Serafini | 34 |
| 1976 | 11 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy | Garry Wilson | John Murphy | 35 |
| 1977 | 10 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy | John Murphy | Bob Beecroft | 59 |
| 1978 | 9 | Graham Campbell | Harvey Merrigan | Garry Wilson | Bob Beecroft | 65 |
| 1979 | 4 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander | Garry Wilson | Bob Beecroft | 87 |
1980–1989
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander | Garry Wilson | Bob Beecroft | 63 |
| 1981 | 4 | Robert Walls | Garry Wilson | Ron Alexander | Bernie Quinlan | 73 |
| 1982 | 6 | Robert Walls | Garry Wilson | Matt Rendell | Bernie Quinlan | 53 |
| 1983 | 4 | Robert Walls | Garry Wilson | Matt Rendell | Bernie Quinlan | 116 |
| 1984 | 5 | Robert Walls | Garry Wilson | Ross Thornton | Bernie Quinlan | 105 |
| 1985 | 9 | Robert Walls | Matt Rendell | Paul Roos | Bernie Quinlan | 84 |
| 1986 | 3 | David Parkin | Matt Rendell | Paul Roos | Richard Osborne | 62 |
| 1987 | 11 | David Parkin | Matt Rendell | Scott McIvor | Richard Osborne | 62 |
| 1988 | 12 | David Parkin | Paul Roos | Darren Kappler | Richard Osborne | 60 |
| 1989 | 6 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos | Gary Pert | Richard Osborne | 68 |
1990–1996
edit| Year | Finish | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos | Scott Clayton | Paul Roos | 49 |
| 1991 | 14 | Robert Shaw | Richard Osborne | Paul Roos | Darren Wheildon | 29 |
| 1992 | 10 | Robert Shaw | Paul Roos | Paul Roos | Richard Osborne | 58 |
| 1993 | 11 | Robert Shaw | Paul Roos | Alastair Lynch | Alastair Lynch | 68 |
| 1994 | 14 | Robert Shaw | Paul Roos | Paul Roos | Darren Wheildon | 26 |
| 1995 | 16 | Bernie Quinlan Alan McConnell |
Brad Boyd | Brad Boyd | Chris Johnson | 25 |
| 1996 | 16 | Mick Nunan Alan McConnell |
Brad Boyd | Martin Pike | Anthony Mellington | 22 |
VAFA
editSource: [2]
| Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance | Wooden spoon |
2009–present
edit| Year | Division | Finish | W | L | D | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Coach's Award | Leading goalkicker | Goals | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Division 1 | 4th | 11 | 7 | 0 | Simon Taylor | James O'Reilly | Conor Dullard | Simon Kelleher | Ross Borland | [3] | |
| 2010 | 7th | Simon Taylor | James O'Reilly | O. O'Connor | James O'Reilly | Ross Borland | ||||||
| 2011 | 8th | Tim Bell | James O'Reilly | James McGee | Jack Dalton | Will Pickering | 59 | |||||
| 2012 | 6th | Michael Pickering | Rory Angiolella | Dom Pound-Palmieri | Joshua Vansittar | [4] | ||||||
| 2013 | Michael Pickering; Sam Baker |
Rory Angiolella | Dan Bisetto | Dylan Patcas | ||||||||
| 2014 | Michael Pickering; Will Fenton |
Rory Angiolella | Matthew Kyroussis | Max Ellis | ||||||||
| 2015 | Michael Pickering; Will Fenton |
Rory Angiolella | Dan Bisetto | Nick Marshall | ||||||||
| 2016 | Michael Pickering; Nick Mitchell |
Rory Angiolella; Dan Bisetto |
Max Ellis | Nathan Ligris | [5] | |||||||
| 2017 | Premier B | 9th | 5 | 13 | 0 | Nick Mitchell | Rory Angiolella | Max Ellis | Ted Clayton | [6] | ||
| 2018 | Premier C | 2nd | 15 | 3 | 0 | Luke Mahoney | Julian Turner | Max Ellis | T. O'Donnell | [7] | ||
| 2019 | Premier B | 7th | 6 | 12 | 0 | Luke Mahoney | Julian Turner | Max Ellis | Jack Hart | |||
| 2020 | Premier B | (No season) | Luke Mahoney | Julian Turner | (No season) | |||||||
| 2021 | Premier B | 6th | 4 | 7 | 0 | Luke Mahoney | Julian Turner | Ted Clayton | Nathan Ligris | |||
| 2022 | Premier B | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | Luke Mahoney | Julian Turner | Ted Clayton | Jock Green | |||
| 2023 | Premier B | 2nd | 12 | 6 | 0 | Luke Mahoney | Julian Turner | Donovan Toohey | Charlie Faubel | |||
| 2024 | Premier | TBC | Travis Ronaldson | Julian Turner |
References
edit- ^ Tony Ongarello was the last VFL footballer ever to attempt to score a goal using a place kick.[1]
- ^ "Fitzroy Football Club Honour Board". Fitzroy Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 22 2009" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Tim (3 May 2018). "VAFA: Leadership change a blessing for outgoing Fitzroy skipper Rory Angiolella and new captain Julian Turner". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
After six seasons as skipper, Roys legend Rory Angiolella handed the captaincy to Julian Turner ahead of the start of the Premier C season.
- ^ Mitchell, Tim (3 May 2018). "VAFA: Leadership change a blessing for outgoing Fitzroy skipper Rory Angiolella and new captain Julian Turner". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
After six seasons as skipper, Roys legend Rory Angiolella handed the captaincy to Julian Turner ahead of the start of the Premier C season.
- ^ "2018 in Premier C". Fitzroy Football Club. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Fitzroy appoints Luke Mahoney as 2018 Senior Coach". Fitzroy Football Club. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- Dom has footy flourishing in the jungle. (2005, June). The Lions Tale, p. 14
- Hutchinson, G.; Lang, R.; Ross, J. (1997). Roar of the Lions. Port Melbourne: Lothian Books. ISBN 0-85091-880-4.
- Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.