Almanac Footy: Fitzroy Football Club’s 15 biggest season goal scorers in the modern era

December 31, 2025 by 7 Comments

In another superbly researched look back at the mighty Roys, Phil Mendes presents the 15 biggest goal-scorers of Fitzroy’s modern era (1970-1996).

Almanac Footy: Fitzroy Football Club’s nine biggest bags in the modern era

January 22, 2025 by 12 Comments

Phil Mendes goes back in time to highlight Fitzroy players who kicked big bags of goals between 1970 and 1996.

Almanac Footy History: Starting to Rise – Fitzroy FC’s promising 1978 day and night season

July 9, 2021 by 8 Comments

Philip Mendes recounts Fitzroy FC’s 1978 home and away VFL season, a season of new beginnings and promise for the future but one ending in disappointment after losing eight games by less than two goals costing them dearly.

Rising from the cellar: Fitzroy’s outstanding 1979 season

April 20, 2020 by 18 Comments

A teenage Philip Mendes watched his beloved Lions break a 19 year-old finals drought in 1979. He recounts every game of that breakthrough season. [Sit back and enjoy – Ed].