RedRoy Mail - 22 April 2022

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ANZAC Day — lest we forget

Image: Phyllis Quealy

ANZAC Day gives us the opportunity to remember and honour the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice and those who have, and continue, to serve our country. At Fitzroy, we are proud to provide our football family and community a place to come together and pay tribute to the ANZACs.

This year, we will host a special Monday match where our Senior and Reserves Men will take on Williamstown CYMS at Brunswick Street Oval. Prior to our Senior Men taking the field, bugler Ash Ballat will lead us into a one-minute silence with a rendition of The Last Post.

At half-time, we'll host our traditional wreath laying ceremony at the Edinburgh Gardens’ war memorial where we remember the Fitzroy players and other community members lost in wars.

We welcome you to participate in these special ceremonial moments with us on Monday at Brunswick Street Oval.

If you can't make it on Monday, the match will be live streamed on the VAFA's Facebook page—tune in to follow the action!

Fitzroy players and officials killed on active service.
Lest We Forget.

BOER WAR 1899-1902
Stan Reid

WORLD WAR I 1914-1918

Thornton Clarke

Harry Collins

Jack T. Cooper

George Elliott

Artie C. Harrison

Arthur Jones

Tom McCluskey

Sid O’Neill

Alexander Salton

WORLD WAR II 1939-1945

Tommy Corrigan
Arty Gay
Fred Heintz
Desmond Charles Keays

Percy Roberts

Tasman Roberts

Vale Kevin Elms

Pictured is Kevin Elms with former Fitzroy captain Ron Alexander after Fitzroy’s last game in the AFL watched on by the great Kevin Murray

It was very sad news earlier this week to hear of the passing of legendary Fitzroy trainer Kevin Elms.

Kevin was the Roys trainer for 34 years from 1962 to1996 before taking up the role with the Brisbane Lions from 1997 to 2017.

Loved by many and respected by all, Kevin Elms was a Royboy through and through.

On behalf of the Fitzroy Football Club we send our heartfelt condolences to all Kevin’s family and friends.

The Toyota Good For Footy Raffle is on! Buy your tickets now!

It's back! Your chance to win some great prizes and support the mighty Roys!

In 2021, we raised a total of $6,710 which all went directly to supporting our Club. Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket!

We've now got the 2022 raffle up and running and we'd love to see Fitzroy on the leader board and smash last year's sales to keep our club strong.

All you have to do is jump online and buy your tickets to be in the running to win one of 10 amazing prizes, including a brand new Toyota!

100 per cent of the proceeds go to supporting the Fitzroy Football Club. The raffle will be drawn at 12pm on Monday 5 September, 2022 with winners announced on Wednesday 14 September.

Let's get on that leader board—buy your tickets today!

Go Roys!

Don't miss our next lunch event! Join us for the Fitzroy Past Players Lunch!

This is a lunch not to be missed!

Our Past Players lunch is always a special day to celebrate the history of the Fitzroy Football Club. Our very special guest speakers will be announced soon… stay tuned!

This lunch will take place before our Senior Men take on the University Blacks. It will also be another historic moment for our football club as we will also be unveiling the Kevin Murray Stand sign at Brunswick Street Oval before the Seniors take the field.

Please join us for this special event!

Date: Saturday, 7 May
Time: 11:30am for 11:45am start
Cost: Just $45 for lunch with roast meats or vegetarian option, vegetables and salads, cheese and dessert platter. Drinks at bar prices.
Venue: Community Room, Brunswick Street Oval.

Bookings close at midday on ,Wednesday 4 May. This lunch will sell out so book now to secure your place!

1922 100th anniversary premiership guernsey, get 'em before they're gone!

2022 marks the 100^th anniversary of the famous Fitzroy VFL Premiership of 1922, the Roys’ seventh VFL Premiership and eighth overall including the 1895 VFA flag.

The Fitzroy team which defeated Collingwood in that 1922 Grand Final included players such as Team of the Century star Percy Parratt, champion goal kicker Jimmy Freake and legendary captain Chris Lethbridge.

One of the special things about this team is the guernsey they wore at the time. It featured the well-known Fitzroy maroon and blue, but the blue was in the form of a solid ‘V’ shape and there was no FFC logo on the front. That iconic design didn’t appear until the 1930’s. This historic version of the guernsey was also the first to feature player numbers on the back.

To celebrate the 100^th anniversary of this magnificent premiership and the unique guernsey worn in 1922, the Fitzroy Football Club is releasing a limited-edition replica of that special guernsey.

Each guernsey will feature the number 22 on the back in honour of the Premiership winning 1922 side with the front of the guernsey acknowledging the 100^th anniversary of the win.

These guernseys will be strictly a limited edition and there will only be 122 made to commemorate this significant moment in Fitzroy history. Each guernsey will be individually numbered on the lower left-hand side: 1 of 122, 2 of 122, 3 of 122 and so on to mark this special release.

This historic, 100-year anniversary re-issue of the 1922 Premiership winning guernsey is just $100.00. This is a special offer for this outstanding piece of Fitzroy Football Club history.

The guernseys are now available online at the Fitzroy shop on a pre-sale basis.

Once you place your order the guernsey will be specially made for you and sent out directly to you. Please allow at least 21 business days for production and shipping.

Place your orders NOW before all 122 are gone!