{{Short description|Australian rules football club, 1954–2008}} {{Infobox Australian football club | clubname = Fitzroy Reds | color1 = #E5101B | color2 = #FFFFFF | color3 = solid #000099 | image = FitzroyReds2008.png | image_size = 250px | caption = | fullname = Fitzroy Reds Amateur Football Club | formernames = University (E) <br/> {{nowrap|University Reds Football Club}} (1954−1997) | nicknames = ''Reds'', ''Roys'' | formernicknames = ''Uni Reds'' (1954–1997) | colours = | founded = {{Start date and age|1954|df=y}} | dissolved = {{Start date and age|2008|12|09|df=y}} | league = {{nowrap|'''VAFA''' (1955−64; 1973−2008)}}<br/> {{nowrap|'''FFL''' (1971−72)}} | ground = {{nowrap|Brunswick Street Oval (1991−2008)}} <br/> Crawford Oval <br/> Princes Park <br/> University Oval <br/> Yarra Bend Oval | capacity = | president = Craig Little | coach = | captain = | premierships = '''VAFA''' (5) {{hlist|1980|1995|2001|2003|2005}} | kit_alt1 = | pattern_b1 = _fitzroy 1975 | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = _bluetop | body1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = 004B8D | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_name1 = | kit_alt2 = | pattern_b2 = _fitzroy 1975 | pattern_sh2 = _sides_on_white | pattern_so2 = _bluetop | body2 = ff0000 | shorts2 = 004B8D | socks2 = ff0000 | url = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103844/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ fitzroyreds.com.au] }} The '''Fitzroy Reds''' was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. The club was formed in 1954 as the '''University Reds''' (or simply '''Uni Reds'''), competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).
In December 2008, the Reds merged with the Fitzroy Football Club, which became officially known as "Fitzroy Football Club (incorporating the Fitzroy Reds)".<ref>{{cite web |title=You can take Fitzroy out of the AFL, but you can’t take it out of the people |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/05/04/you-can-take-fitzroy-out-of-the-afl-but-you-cant-take-it-out-of-the-people/ |publisher=The Roar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318075037/https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/05/04/you-can-take-fitzroy-out-of-the-afl-but-you-cant-take-it-out-of-the-people/ |archive-date=18 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmesby |first1=Luke |title=Fitzroy back from the dead in alignment with VAFA club |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/126866/fitzroy-back-from-the-dead-in-alignment-with-vafa-club |publisher=AFL.com.au |access-date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407010351/https://www.afl.com.au/news/126866/fitzroy-back-from-the-dead-in-alignment-with-vafa-club |archive-date=7 April 2023 |date=9 December 2008}}</ref>
==History== ===University Reds=== thumb|150px|Fitzroy Reds logo in 2002 University Reds was formed in 1954, joining the University Blacks and University Blues as the Melbourne University Football Club's third team in the VAFA for the 1955 season.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=History of the VAFA |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/history/history-vafa/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527014013/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/history-vafa/ |archive-date=27 May 2024}}</ref>
The club, which was originally in E Section and was known as "'''University (E)'''", provided opportunities for Blacks and Blues players who were not selected in either of those sides to get a regular match.<ref name="fitz">{{cite web |title=The Reds |url=https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/the-reds |publisher=Fitzroy Football Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526085128/https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/the-reds |archive-date=26 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our Club |url=http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/frfchistory.htm?tab=1 |website=fitzroyreds.com.au |access-date=9 October 2009 |archive-date=9 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009102240/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/frfchistory.htm?tab=1 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
In 1964, the VAFA mandated reserves teams for all clubs. This forced the Reds to go into recess at the end of the season, however they soon returned and joined the Federal Football League (FFL) before returning to the VAFA in 1973 after two seasons in the FFL.<ref name="history"/><ref name="fitz"/>
The Reds won their first seniors premiership in F Section in 1980.<ref name="fitz"/>
===Split from Melbourne University=== Following the 1997 season, under increasing pressure from the Melbourne University Sports Union to meet the required number of undergraduate and post graduate registrations to obtain funding, the club split from the university and were renamed to Fitzroy Reds, with 1998 their first season competing under the new name.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web |title=SENIOR OFFICIALS 1960 TO 1989 |url=https://www.melbourneuniversityfootballclub.com.au/officials60.html |publisher=Melbourne University Football Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313075739/https://www.melbourneuniversityfootballclub.com.au/officials60.html |archive-date=13 March 2024 |quote=The University Reds were a team between 1955 and 1997 when they were let go as they did not comply with Melbourne University Sport regulations. They became the Fitzroy Reds and are now Fitzroy.}}</ref>
In 2003, the Reds played a curtain-raiser match against West Brunswick at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before the Brisbane Lions met {{AFL Col}} during AFL Heritage Round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brighton tops B-grade |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/brighton-tops-b-grade-20030512-gdvotw.html |publisher=The Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606051240/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/brighton-tops-b-grade-20030512-gdvotw.html |archive-date=6 June 2024 |date=12 May 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Old loyalties die hard as amateurs fight black and blue for University |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/old-loyalties-die-hard-as-amateurs-fight-black-and-blue-for-university-20030628-gdvybt.html |publisher=The Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606051138/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/old-loyalties-die-hard-as-amateurs-fight-black-and-blue-for-university-20030628-gdvybt.html |archive-date=6 June 2024 |date=28 June 2003}}</ref>
===Merger with Fitzroy=== thumb|170px|Fitzroy Reds logo in 2003 On 2 April 2008, Reds president Craig Little announced a plan to merge the club with the Fitzroy Football Club. Fitzroy had left the AFL following the 1996 season, but had not entirely disbanded and had a sponsorship arrangement with the Reds.<ref>{{cite web |title=REDS TO BRING BACK LIONS |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2008/04/02/reds-to-bring-back-lions/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606051551/https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2008/04/02/reds-to-bring-back-lions/ |archive-date=6 June 2024 |date=2 April 2008}}</ref>
In December 2008, the Reds formally transferred all its assets to the Fitzroy Football Club. The Reds terminated its membership of the VAFA and was wound up as an incorporated company and football club.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE BOYS FROM OLD FITZROY ARE BACK AT BRUNSWICK STREET |url=http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |website=fitzroyreds.com.au |access-date=19 December 2008 |archive-date=19 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219151656/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
By special dispensation from the VAFA, the Fitzroy Football Club then replaced the Reds in Division 1 of the VAFA, beginning in the 2009 season, fielding a senior and reserves side, as well as two under-19s sides and a Club XVIII side.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24771588-19742,00.html | title=The old Lion roars again as Fitzroy is reborn | first=Damian | last=Barrett | date=9 December 2008 | work=Herald Sun}}</ref>
==Honours== ===Team of the Century (1955−2000)=== {| class="wikitable" |- | '''Back''' | Peter O'Keefe | Greg Cook ('''vice-captain''') | Stephen Drury |- | '''Half-Back''' | Andrew White | Chris Anderson | Greg Thomas |- | '''Centre''' | Russell Heddles | Greg Roughsedge | Daniel Cahir |- | '''Half Forward''' | Paul James | Jack Clancy | Denis Fossa |- | '''Forward''' | Bruce Dare | Marc Marsden | Justin Doyle |- | '''Followers''' | Peter Clayden | Gerry Hardy | Michael Smale ('''captain''') |- | rowspan=2 | '''Interchange''' | Charlie Hosking | Peter Barone | Patrick Jackson |- | Ian Jennens |- | '''Coach''' | Andrew McNair |}
==Seasons== {{see also|List of Fitzroy Football Club seasons#VAFA}} Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Fitzroy Reds Honourboard |url=https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/reds-honour-board |publisher=Fitzroy Football Club |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717065508/https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/reds-honour-board |archive-date=17 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=125 years of VAFA and Fitzroy names its greatest contributors |url=https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/redroy-mail-archive/redroy-mail-30-june |publisher=Fitzroy Football Club |access-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518104514/https://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/redroy-mail-archive/redroy-mail-30-june |archive-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" | style=background:#F0E68C|'''Premiers''' | style=background:#C0BFBD|Grand Finalist | style=background:#D0E7FF|'''Minor premiers''' | style=background:#96CDCD|Finals appearance | style=background:#FFCCCC|'''Wooden spoon''' |}
===Seniors=== {| class="wikitable"; style="width:100%;" |- !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Year !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|League !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Division !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Finish|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Coach !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Captain !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} |- | align="center" | '''1955''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | E Section | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1956''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | Marc Marsden | align="center" | 102 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1957''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1958''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | E Section | align="center" | 2nd | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 | | | | Marc Marsden | align="center" | 52 | align="center" | <ref name="obgfc1">{{cite web |last1=McLellan |first1=Bob |title=OBGFC: A Tribute |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/601a2eb4a2c38a5e15c44aa4/t/6021f077eb9d5f2e0afc1554/1612837211412/Pages+1-194+from+Old+Brighton+Football+History.pdf |publisher=Old Brighton Grammarians Football Club |access-date=28 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928094057/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/601a2eb4a2c38a5e15c44aa4/t/6021f077eb9d5f2e0afc1554/1612837211412/Pages+1-194+from+Old+Brighton+Football+History.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2024 |pages=1-194}}</ref> |- | align="center" | '''1959''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1960''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | L. Walker | align="center" | 48 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1961''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | E Section | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | G. Hardy | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1962''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1963''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1964''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | E Section | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | J. Clancy | | align="center" | | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |title=BRUNSWICK VS. FITZROY |url=https://brunswickfootball.org.au/versus/fitzroy/ |publisher=Brunswick Football Club |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302171600/https://brunswickfootball.org.au/versus/fitzroy/ |archive-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> |- | align="center" | '''1965''' | align="center" | VAFA | colspan="11"; align="center" | ''(In recess)'' |- | align="center" | '''1966''' | align="center" | VAFA | colspan="11"; align="center" | ''(In recess)'' |- | align="center" | '''1967''' | align="center" | VAFA | colspan="11"; align="center" | ''(In recess)'' |- | align="center" | '''1968''' | align="center" | VAFA | colspan="11"; align="center" | ''(In recess)'' |- | align="center" | '''1969''' | align="center" | VAFA | colspan="11"; align="center" | ''(In recess)'' |- | align="center" | '''1970''' | align="center" | VAFA | colspan="11"; align="center" | ''(In recess)'' |- | align="center" | '''1971''' | align="center" | FFL | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1972''' | align="center" | FFL | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1973''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | K. Frencham | D. King | G. Courtis | P. Lipshut | align="center" | 45 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1974''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | K. Frencham | S. Maule | J. Clarke; <br/> G. Lipshut | D. King | align="center" | 37 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1975''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | K. Frencham | R. Sheppard | R. Grigg | L. Lachal | align="center" | 29 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1976''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | N. Sharpe | N. Sharpe | N. Sharpe | N. Sharpe | align="center" | 42 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1977''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | D. Cole | D. Cole | S. Bayley; <br/> G. Long | J. Sturm | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1978''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | Andrew McNair | R. Wright | M. Smale | Peter Hille | align="center" | 42 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1979''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | Andrew McNair | R. Wright | M. Smale | Peter Hille | align="center" | 71 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1980''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | {{nowrap|F Section}} | style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" | 1st | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 | Andrew McNair | M. Smale | Chris Anderson | Peter Hille | align="center" | 103 | align="center" | <ref name="w221980"/> |- | align="center" | '''1981''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | Andrew McNair | M. Smale | P. Clayden | | align="center" | | align="center" | <ref name="fitz"/> |- | align="center" | '''1982''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | A. Holloway | G. Thomas | P. Clayden | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1983''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | G. Mahoney | Chris Anderson | Russell Heddles | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1984''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | I. Steward | I. Steward | G. Funston | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1985''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | I. Steward | I. Steward | Greg Roughsedge | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1986''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | R. Chitty | R. Chitty | Greg Roughsedge | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1987''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | F Section | align="center" | 9th | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0 | L. Duffus | Charlie Hosking | Greg Roughsedge | | align="center" | | align="center" | <ref name="w2387">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer Week 23 1987 |url=https://vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-23.pdf |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608054238/https://vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-23.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> |- | align="center" | '''1988''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | L. Duffus | Charlie Hosking | {{nowrap|Greg Roughsedge}} | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1989''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | L. Duffus | Andrew White | Ian Jennens | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1990''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | L. Duffus | Andrew White | F. Godschan | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1991''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | G. Burgen | B. Condon | B. Kane | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1992''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | I. Ewing | G. Cook | P. Curry | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1993''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | I. Ewing | G. Cook | J. Doyle | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1994''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | I. Ewing | Andrew White | J. Doyle | | align="center" | | align="center" | <ref name="w11995">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer Week 1 1995 |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AF-1995-01.pdf |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311024208/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AF-1995-01.pdf |archive-date=11 March 2016 |date=1 April 1995}}</ref> |- | align="center" | '''1995''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | E Central | style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | M. Farrell | B. Pickett | G. Wright | | align="center" | | align="center" | <ref name="w21995">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer Week 2 1995 |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AF-1995-02.pdf |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023233829/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AF-1995-02.pdf |archive-date=23 October 2023 |date=8 April 1995}}</ref> |- | align="center" | '''1996''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | M. Farrell | B. Pickett | Stephen Drury; <br/> S. Rowland | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1997''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | J. Doyle | A. Jackson | Paul James | | align="center" | | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1998''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | G. Hammond | M. Farrell | Peter Jackson | M. Farrell | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | |- | align="center" | '''1999''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | G. Hammond | Stephen Drury | Jeremy Rawlins<ref>{{cite web |title=Fitzroy Reds Football Club |url=http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |website=fitzroyreds.com.au |access-date=25 May 2006 |archive-date=25 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525050915/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> | C. Farrell | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | |- | align=center | '''2000''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | G. Hammond | Stephen Drury | Stephen Drury; <br/> S. Addicott | T. Mitchell | align=center | 21 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2001''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Division 3}} | style=background:#F0E68C; align=center | 1st | align=center | | align=center | 0 | align=center | | Graham Burgen | Stephen Drury | Stephen Drury | D. Ronchi | align=center | 65 | align=center | <ref name="fitz"/> |- | align=center | '''2002''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Division 2}} | align=center | 6th | align=center | 8 | align=center | 10 | align=center | 0 | Graham Burgen | Stephen Drury | Stephen Drury | J. Tornese | align=center | 65 | align=center | <ref name="w202002">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 2002 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol02.no20 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717040522/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol02.no20 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |date=10 February 2018}}</ref> |- | align=center | '''2003''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Division 2}} | style=background:#F0E68C; align=center | 2nd | align=center | 15 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 0 | Graham Burgen | Stephen Drury | T. Clarke | J. Tornese | align=center | 59 | align=center | <ref name="w222003">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 23, 2003 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol03.no23 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228054721/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol03.no23 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> |- | align=center | '''2004''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Graham Burgen | T. Clarke; <br/> {{nowrap|P. Diacogiorgis}} | B. Atherton | K.P. Cianci | align=center | 35 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2005''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Division 1 | style=background:#F0E68C; align=center | 1st | align=center | 17 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 0 | Graham Burgen | V. Cahill; <br/> P. Diacogiorgis | V. Cahill; <br/> M. Zika | Phil Cianci | align=center | 80 | align=center | <ref name="w212005"/> |- | align=center | '''2006''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|C Section}} | align=center | 6th | align=center | 8 | align=center | 10 | align=center | 0 | Graham Burgen | V. Cahill; <br/> Jeremy Rawlins | C. Meighen | K. Maghamez | align=center | 48 | align=center | <ref name="w192006">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 19, 2006 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no19 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226061027/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no19 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |- | align=center | '''2007''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Steve Maus | Tim Davis<ref>{{cite web |title=Fitzroy Reds Football Club |url=http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |website=fitzroyreds.com.au |access-date=30 August 2024 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830122404/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> | C. Meighen | Nick Shuttleworth | align=center | 22 | align=center | <ref name="w182006"/> |- | align=center | '''2008''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Division 1 | align=center | | align=center | 11 | align=center | | align=center | | James Taylor | Jimmy O'Reilly<ref>{{cite web |title=Fitzroy Reds Football Club |url=http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |website=fitzroyreds.com.au |access-date=23 July 2008 |archive-date=23 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103844/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> | Matthew Biggs | Leon Holderhead | align=center | 18 | align=center | <ref name="fitz"/> |}
===Reserves=== {| class="wikitable"; style="width:100%;" |- !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Year !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|League !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Division !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Finish|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Coach !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Captain !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} |- | align="center" | '''1973''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1974''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1975''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1976''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1977''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1978''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1979''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1980''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | {{nowrap|F Section}} | style=background:#D0E7FF; align=center | 1st | align=center | 17 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w221980"/> |- | align="center" | '''1981''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1982''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1983''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1984''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1985''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1986''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1987''' | align="center" | VAFA | align="center" | F Section | align=center | 10th | align=center | 3 | align=center | 15 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w2387"/> |- | align="center" | '''1988''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1989''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1990''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1991''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1992''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1993''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1994''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | style=background:#F0E68C; align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Tim Bell | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="timbell">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 19, 2006 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no19 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226061027/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no19 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |page=61 |date=3 February 2016 |quote=Reds coach Tim Bell coached a Reds U19 flag in 2004 and a Reds Ressies flag in 2004}}</ref> |- | align="center" | '''1995''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | E Central | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w21995"/> |- | align="center" | '''1996''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1997''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1998''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | D. Kane | | M. Frisby | E. Kyriacou | align=center | 37 | align=center | |- | align="center" | '''1999''' | align="center" | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | D. Kane | | G. Box | C. Prior | align=center | 64 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2000''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | D. Kane | | G. Box | D. Kane | align=center | 39 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2001''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | A. George | | J. Card | D. Kane | align=center | 56 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2002''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Division 2}} | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 2nd | align=center | 16 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 0 | A. George | | A. Grant | D. Kane | align=center | 44 | align=center | <ref name="w192002">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 19, 2002 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol02.no19 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606035403/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol02.no19 |archive-date=6 June 2024 |date=10 February 2016}}</ref> |- | align=center | '''2003''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Division 2}} | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 3rd | align=center | 15 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 0 | D. Kane | | M. Baker | M. Foster; <br/> S. Pidotto | align=center | 19 | align=center | <ref name="w222003"/> |- | align=center | '''2004''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | C. Tehan | Damian Hannam | Sam Baillie | R. Capodiferro | align=center | 40 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2005''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Division 1 | style=background:#F0E68C; align=center | 1st | align=center | 16 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 0 | C. Tehan | Sam Baillie | Sam Baillie | R. Capodiferro | align=center | 70 | align=center | <ref name="w212005"/> |- | align=center | '''2006''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | C Section | align=center | 3rd | align=center | 12 | align=center | 6 | align=center | 0 | C. Little | | N. Evans | J. Tornese | align=center | 59 | align=center | <ref name="w192006"/> |- | align=center | '''2007''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | F. Cameron | C. Sullivan | P. Wood; <br/> E. Tice | D. Hannam | align=center | 36 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2008''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Division 1 | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | F. Cameron | J. Nagorka | {{nowrap|Jayred Dawson-Smith}} | {{nowrap|Tristan Pinkster}} | align=center | 55 | align=center | |}
===Thirds=== {| class="wikitable"; style="width:100%;" |- !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Year !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|League !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Division !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Finish|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Coach !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Captain !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} |- | align=center | '''2002''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | G. Box | | J. Hamilton | N. Currie | align=center | 6 | align=center | <ref name="w202002"/> |- | align=center | '''2003''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | G. Box | | T. Jackson | C. Prior | align=center | 29 | align=center | <ref name="w222003"/> |- | align=center | '''2004''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | G. Box | | J. Grimmett | J. Grimmett | align=center | 54 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2005''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | A. George | | S. McCarthy; <br> T. Belleville | J. Grimmett; <br/> M. Foster; <br/>A. Walsh | align=center | 15 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2006''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | A. George | Tim Campbell | D. Hannam | A. Dawson | align=center | 27 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2007''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | A. George | A. Grant | R. Trigg | Gregg Crane | align=center | 21 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2008''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | A. Grant | R. Hunter | Tim Campbell | | align=center | | align=center | |}
===Fourths=== {| class="wikitable"; style="width:100%;" |- !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Year !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|League !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Division !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Finish|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Coach !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Captain !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} |- | align=center | '''2005''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | C. Little | Tony Jackson | Tony Jackson | C. Prior | align=center | 23 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2006''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | T. Leske | Tony Jackson | N. Schofield | M. Kelly | align=center | 27 | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2007''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | J. Steer | | D. Schleibs | Nick Auden | align=center | 27 | align=center | |}
===Under-19s=== {| class="wikitable"; style="width:100%;" |- !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Year !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|League !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Division !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Finish|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Coach !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Captain !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} |- | align=center | '''2003''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Red (2) | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 3rd | align=center | 13 | align=center | 5 | align=center | 0 | Tim Bell | | M. Zika | K. Maghamez | align=center | 100 | align=center | <ref name="w222003"/> |- | align=center | '''2004''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | style=background:#F0E68C; align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Tim Bell | | M. Zika | K. Maghamez | align=center | 112 | align=center | <ref name="timbell"/> |- | align=center | '''2005''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Red (2) | align=center | 6th | align=center | 9 | align=center | 9 | align=center | 0 | Tim Bell | | C. Dullard | K. McKenzie | align=center | 32 | align=center | <ref name="w212005"/> |- | align=center | '''2006''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Tim Bell | | K. Donato | Christopher Ligris | align=center | 52 | align=center | <ref name="w182006">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 18, 2006 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no18 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302161910/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no18 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |- | align=center | '''2007''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Tim Bell | | Matthew Biggs | | align=center | | align=center | |- | rowspan="2"; align=center | '''2008''' | rowspan="2"; align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Section 1}} | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | Tim Bell | | rowspan="2" | A. Harbor | rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Christopher Ligris;}} <br/> Luke Novello | rowspan="2"; align=center | 31 | align=center | |- | align=center | Section 2 | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | B. Edwards | | align=center | |}
===Club XVIII=== {| class="wikitable"; style="width:100%;" |- !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Year !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|League !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Division !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Finish|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Coach !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Captain !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} |- | align=center | '''2002''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | North | align=center | 7th | align=center | 3 | align=center | 12 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w192002"/> |- | align=center | '''2003''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | North | style=background:#C0BFBD; align=center | 3rd | align=center | 9 | align=center | 5 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w222003"/> |- | align=center | '''2004''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | Section 2 | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 3rd | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="xviii"/> |- | rowspan="2"; align=center | '''2005''' | rowspan="2"; align=center | VAFA | align=center | {{nowrap|Section 2}} | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 4th | align=center | 10 | align=center | 5 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w212005">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 2005 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol05.no21 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307114707/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol05.no21 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |- | align=center | Section 3 | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 3rd | align=center | 10 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w212005"/> |- | rowspan="2"; align=center | '''2006''' | rowspan="2"; align=center | VAFA | align=center | Section 2 | style=background:#96CDCD; align=center | 3rd | align=center | 11 | align=center | 4 | align=center | 0 | | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w172006">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 17, 2006 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no17 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022159/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol06.no17 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |- | align=center | Section 3 | style=background:#C0BFBD; align=center | 2nd | align=center | 12 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 0
| | | | | align=center | | align=center | <ref name="w172006"/> |- | align=center | '''2007''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |- | align=center | '''2008''' | align=center | VAFA | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | align=center | | | | | | align=center | | align=center | |}
===Grand finals=== {| class="wikitable" | style=background:#C0FFC0|'''Premiers''' | style=background:#fcc|Runners-up | style=background:#FFFFC0|Drawn |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; text-valign:center" ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=3%| Year ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=10%| League ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=10%| Division ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=10%| Grade ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=10%| Opponent ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=16%| Score ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=15%| Venue ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=10%| Date ! style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; border:solid #000099 2px"; width=2%| Report |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''1980''' | VAFA | {{nowrap|F Section}} | Seniors | align=left| Thomastown | | align=left| Beaurepaire Centre<ref name="w221980">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer Week 22 1980 |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-22.pdf |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521031014/https://www.vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/File-AF-1980-No-22.pdf |archive-date=21 May 2024 |date=7 September 1980}}</ref> | align=left| {{nowrap|6 September 1980}} | |- style="background:#fcc;" | '''1981''' | VAFA | | Seniors | align=left| | | align=left| | align=left| | <ref name="fitz"/> |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''1994''' | VAFA | | Reserves | align=left| VUT | | align=left| | align=left| | <ref name="w21995"/> |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''1995''' | VAFA | E Central | Seniors | align=left| | | align=left| | align=left| | <ref name="fitz"/> |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''2001''' | VAFA | {{nowrap|Division 1}} | Seniors | align=left| | | align=left| | align=left| | <ref name="fitz"/> |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''2003''' | VAFA | {{nowrap|Division 2}} | Seniors | align=left| {{nowrap|Peninsula Old Boys}} | {{nowrap|12.9 (81) d. 9.12 (66)}} | align=left| Central Reserve<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 22, 2003 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol03.no22 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227011434/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol03.no22 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> | align=left| {{nowrap|13 September 2003}} | <ref name="w222003"/> |- style="background:#fcc;" | '''2003''' | VAFA | North | {{nowrap|Club XVIII}} | align=left| Old Essendon | 11.7 (73) d. 7.2 (44) | align=left| | align=left| | <ref name="xviii"/> |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''2005''' | VAFA | {{nowrap|Division 1}} | Reserves | align=left| {{nowrap|Old Mentonians}} | {{nowrap|13.5 (93) d. 5.5 (35)}} | align=left| Box Hill City Oval<ref name="w212005"/> | align=left| {{nowrap|10 September 2003}} | <ref name="w222005">{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 22, 2005 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol05.no22 |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226075335/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol05.no22 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#C0FFC0;" | '''2005''' | VAFA | {{nowrap|Division 1}} | Seniors | align=left| Ormond | {{nowrap|24.6 (150) d. 10.11 (71)}} | align=left| Box Hill City Oval<ref name="w212005"/> | align=left| {{nowrap|10 September 2003}} | <ref name="w222005"/> |- style="background:#fcc;" | '''2006''' | VAFA | Section 3 | {{nowrap|Club XVIII}} | align=left| Old Essendon | 9.10 (64) d. 5.7 (37) | align=left| Elsternwick Park<ref name="w182006"/> | align=left| 25 August 2006 | <ref name="xviii">{{cite web |title=Club XVIII Premiers |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/history/finals-series/club-xviii-premiers/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315173616/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/finals-series/club-xviii-premiers/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="yt2006">{{cite web |title=VAFA 2006 Club XVIII Grand Final Essendon Grammer v Fitzroy Reds |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-t4RDwJQrs |website=YouTube |publisher=RJA15 Productions |access-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723020927/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-t4RDwJQrs |archive-date=23 July 2024 |date=16 July 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103844/http://www.fitzroyreds.com.au/ Official website] (archived 23 July 2008)
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