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To all the Roys mums...

Photo: Phyllis Quealy

Wishing a happy Mother's Day to all our Fitzroy mums and wonderful women in the Fitzroy community who make us a family.

For all you do, the unseen work, the unconditional love, the time and energy and support. We see you. We thank you. You are an integral part of us.

We hope all our mums have a great day on Sunday despite the current restrictions in place that might make it a little harder this year. We look forward to celebrating you all when we can get back to BSO.

Go Roys!

President Joan Eddy on the airwaves

Fitzroy President Joan Eddy called into ABC Melbourne Afternoons to talk about the thriving Fitzroy Football Club community and – COVID-19 notwithstanding – still playing on our old home ground at Brunswick Street Oval, 137 years after Australian Rules football was first played on the famous old ground.

Well said Joan!

Jacinta Parsons was joined on the show by Russell Holmesby, discussing his new book on the Roys departure from the AFL.

Listen to the show here.

The Lion Cubs

Lion Cubs Meet the Players Morning 1994. 20 month old Sean Leydon with Paul Roos.

By David Leydon

A long forgotten, small, but much-loved part of the old Fitzroy Football Club was a membership group called 'The Lion Cubs' that started in 1977 for Under 15 supporters .

For a membership fee of $5.00, young supporters could join the Lion Cubs and get a range of benefits throughout the season including:

FFC Junior season ticket which admitted members to all 22 games for the season
Free gifts at every home game
Meet the players Sunday mornings at the Junction Oval home ground
At every home game two footballs autographed by the whole team were given away to lucky winners
At the end of the season there was usually a family carnival day at the Bacchus Marsh Lion Safari Park
Members also got a Birthday card signed by their favourite players.

The best part of being a Lion Cub was always the 'meet the players' mornings that were held twice a year at the Junction Oval.

The players had brief recovery sessions on Sundays and would then come out and spend time kicking the footy with fans and posing for hundreds of photos.

Young supporters always received a speech from the Coach and the Captain at these mornings.

We all hung off every word of coaches Graham Campbell, Bill Stephen and then Robert Walls. Our magnificent Captain Ron Alexander was always inspiring and made all of us proud to be Fitzroy fans.

It was great fun to get out on the oval for a kick with the likes of Garry Wilson, Harvey Merrigan, Laurie Serafini, Micky Conlan and David McMahon.

After 1979, I was too old to be a member, but my younger sister Kelly remained a member into the early ‘80s.

The original certificate from 1977

The group ran through to the 1990s and the day after my son,

Sean, was born in 1992, I went to the club and signed him up as a
Lion Cub member.

I know there’s a number of supporters who frequent Brunswick Street Oval today who were part of the original Lion Cubs crew back in ’77.

Back in those days, there was nothing better than watching the Roys, wearing and loving the colours, and singing the club song. Nothing has changed in 2020, and it never will.

The 1977 Birthday card signed by Ron Alexander, Harvey Merrigan,
Norm Dare, Graeme Allan and Gary Chapman.

Winter Warmers Sale now on!

The Winter Warmers Sale is still on! Some sizes are quickly selling out so make sure you get your gear at a great price before it's gone!

Hoodies are now just $50 for Adult sizes and $42 for kids.

Our premium winter jackets are now just $80.

Jump online now to put in your order and stay warm this winter!

Scarves back in stock!

Our famous Roys scarves are back in stock!

Grab yours today before they sell out again!

Fitzroy scarf: $35.00

Buy now

Fitzroy's Fabulous Century by Peter Carter

Writer and Roy-for-life Peter Carter has written t his wonderful book chronicling the 100 greatest Roys victories in the span of 100 years.

Pete still has his special offers available for our Fitzroy community to celebrate the release of the book!

Offer 1: Save $5 off the RRP of $30 (including postage) and get the book for just $25!

(If you want to buy some for gifts - you can get two copies (sent to the same address in the one parcel) for just $45 or three for $60).

This deal is available via direct deposit and you can email Peter at fitzroypete@yahoo.com.au to arrange.

Offer 2: If you prefer to pay via PayPal instead of the $5 discount, Peter will throw in a complimentary copy of his first major book, Dreamer, Drifter, Drunk.

When purchasing through PayPal be sure to type 'FFC' in the "Instructions to merchant" section or email fitzroypete@yahoo.com.au to let him know you're a Roy & have paid via PayPal to get the 2 books for 1 offer.

It's the perfect time to add to your reading pile so be sure to grab a copy!

You can read more about the book here and if you want more information about the book or the offers, be sure to send Peter an email.

As tax time approaches, consider a tax deductible donation to support the Roys

The Fitzroy Football Club is a strong, vibrant community club with a proud history that we are passionate about preserving and strengthening as we pursue success on and off the field.

As tax time gets closer, our fully tax deductible fundraising channel through the Australian Sports Foundation is up an running if you'd like to make a donation to the club.

Our club is doing what we can to manage during these times and we're playing our role to stop the spread of the coronavirus and keep our community safe. We’re a strong and resilient club. We're going to get through this.

But we also need as much help as possible to keep thriving and come out the other side of this in a position that allows us to continue at our best.

We know it’s a hard ask, but for anyone who is in a position to, we have the Fitzroy Forever Operations Fund up and running for any donation, big or small.

In an exciting partnership announced at the end of 2019, we have connected with the Australian Sports Foundation, which allows all donations to the Fitzroy Forever Operations Fund to be fully tax deductible.

Any donation will help the famous Fitzroy Football Club come through this crisis and allow us to continue bringing our community together through football.

We are so appreciative of any support and can’t wait to be back at the football again with you all.

Thank you for your support and stay strong Roys family.

To donate click here.