Fitzroy FC is a cracking community club based at the beautiful Brunswick Street Oval, with its cityscape backdrop, its autumnal cum winter-bare plane trees, and its grand old stand. There is a great sense of history at the ground and among the people.
Each season the club hosts home-game lunches. As an expert in lunch, I can tell you these are some of the best lunches in footy. If you would like to attend, please contact [email protected] in the first instance.
Here’s this year’s program:
25 April (v Ajax) Anzac Day theme – Reds Foundation
May 2 (v Mazenod) Afternoon Tea at 1/2 time – last year was our first and it was a huge success. Supporters are asked to bring a plate. $5 entry. (no lunch that day)
May 16 (v Old Melburnians) Players’ Reunion Lunch – organised by Danny Wilson and Colin Hobbs
May 23 (v St Bedes/Mentone) don’t include at this stage – will advise if lunch after our next board meeting
June 20 (v St Kevins) – Brisbane Lions Theme – Ross Thornton speaker – Rotary hosting. Note Rotary host 1 luncheon a year to raise money to sponsor their FFC U/19 players
July 18 (v Caulfield Grammar) – Ladies Day (Men are welcome)
August 8 (v Hampton Rovers) – Reds Foundation host
August 22 (v Parkdale Vultures) – last home game for the season.
Lunch is $40 – it’s a buffet with roasts, veges, salads, curries, pastas – and drinks are at bar prices.
About John Harms
JTH is a writer, publisher, speaker, historian. He is founder and contributing editor of The Footy Almanac and footyalmanac.com.au. He has written columns and features for numerous publications. His books include Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, Loose Men Everywhere, Play On, The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story and Life As I Know It (with Michelle Payne). He can be contacted [email protected] He is married to Susan. They have three school-age kids - Theo, Anna, Evie. He might not be the worst putter in the world but he's in the worst four. His ambition was to lunch for Australia but it clashed with his other ambition - to shoot his age.
Of course they are excellent. The speaker are entertaining and the company magnificent.