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THE BOYS FROM OLD FITZROY ARE BACK AT BRUNSWICK STREET
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – IT’S OFFICIAL


On Monday the 8th December, the Fitzroy Football Club entered into a merger agreement with the FITZROY REDS to field a FITZROY senior team in the VAFA competition.

This merger with the Fitzroy Reds in no way affects the merger with the Brisbane Lions at the AFL level.

It will ensure the future of senior football at the Fitzroy football ground which has the wonderful support of the very successful FITZROY JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB.

Fitzroy members and supporters are urged to get behind the Club and support it, which thanks to the FITZROY REDS and the VAFA, is now back home where we started 125 years ago last September.

YOU CAN GET BACK TO BRUNSWICK STREET TOO
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All enquiries can be directed to Club President Craig Little 0450 696 503 or clittle@haystac.com.au
Club Secretary Bill Atherton 9580 6464 or bill@fitzroyfc.com.au


Announcement by Chairman of FFC Ltd.

At its Board meeting on 8 December 2008 the Fitzroy Football Club directors unanimously agreed to a merger agreement with Fitzroy Reds Football Club Inc.

Pursuant to the agreement five Fitzroy FFC directors resigned. These were Colin Hobbs, John Pettinella, Robert Eales, Dean McVeigh and David McMahon.

These five wonderful people have given invaluable service to the club well beyond the call of duty. All were directors in 1996 at a time when the club was under intolerable pressure. The debt that the Club owes to them is immeasurable.

The Fitzroy FC Ltd. Directors appointed five committee members from Fitzroy Reds to fill the vacancies created by the departing Fitzroy Directors. They are Craig Little, Joan Eddy, John Lagzdins, Stephen Draffin and Avril McQueen.

I believe that these appointees will serve the club well .They have served Fitzroy Reds with distinction. We anticipate that the appointments will be endorsed by the FFC members at our next AGM .

I continue as Chairman of the Club and Elaine Findlay remains as Deputy Chairman.

Craig Little, former President of the Fitzroy Reds, has been appointed President of the Club with defined duties. The directors of FFC Ltd and Fitzroy Reds are very excited about the new venture.It means that 12 years after we lost our licence to compete in the AFL we will be once again fielding teams on a Saturday.

Although Fitzroy Reds are currently in D1 Division in the VAFA, over the last two years it has had the second largest player list in the competition. As a feeder club, Fitzroy Juniors, started only 15 years ago or thereabouts by Fitzroy supporters ,is now one of the largest and strongest clubs in the powerful Yarra Junior Football League, fielding 17 teams in the competition this year. FFC Ltd has sponsored the Fitzroy Reds and the Fitzroy Juniors for many years.

Hopefully it will be only a matter of time before we are competing in A Grade.

Key components of the merger include the following:-

  1. The Club will be known as Fitzroy Football Club Ltd incorporating Fitzroy Reds. (for the purpose of this memo referred to as “the Club”).
  2. The football teams under the management of the Club will be known as “Fitzroy”
  3. The home ground of Fitzroy will be the Brunswick Street Oval.
  4. Fitzroy will wear essentially the same jumper, shorts and socks as was worn by Fitzroy in 1996.
  5. The Club theme song will be the same as was sung in 1996.

My heartfelt thanks go out to our continuing directors, Elaine Findlay, Tom Sergeant, Bill Atherton and Lou Soligo.

A special tribute should go to Elaine Findlay and Bill Atherton. Elaine has been my loyal deputy since about 1993 and a director since the mid eighties. She has stood up for Fitzroy against whatever has been thrown at the club for more than 20 years. This includes being sued personally in the Supreme Court over the Fitzroy Club Hotel by the Fitzroy Administrator.

Bill Atherton who has worked tirelessly and enthusiastically to keep the Club going and to help bring about this result. Without Bill’s efforts I doubt that the Club would still exist.

Happy Xmas and Go Roys!
Dyson Hore-Lacyl

HAVE YOU VISITED THE FITZROY MUSEUM & SHOP YET?

Team of the Century

These limited edition prints are now available from the Fitzroy Shop.
Cost is $355 framed or $220 unframed plus postage if applicable.To place orders please ring us on 03 9580 6624.
We also have another limited edition print of a "WINTER'S TRAINING NIGHT AT THE BRUNSWICK St GROUND" set in the 1950s with all of the Fitzroy Legends of that era. Price is the same as for the above print.

The Club's Shop & Museum is open each Wednesday afternoon between 1pm & 4pm and
on the First Sunday of the month between 2pm & 4.30pm., OPEN SUNDAY the 4th January.

It's situated on the second floor of a commercial building on the corner of
Nepean Hwy & McDonald St. Mordialloc. Melway Map 87 E12.


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who support the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Merger.

We have gone back to our traditional home in Fitzroy who play in the VAFA and the FITZROY JUNIORS who both wear the Fitzroy jumper proudly.

 

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