The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club was a member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), before becoming a foundation member of the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL/AFL) in 1897.
Kevin John Sheedy AO is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the Australian Football League. He played and coached in a combined total of 929 games over 47 years from 1967 until 2013, which is a VFL/AFL record. Sheedy was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and on the 29th of May 2018 was elevated to legend status.
Timothy Michael Watson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After retiring from the game, he has continued working in the Australian football industry as a coach, sports journalist and media personality.
Kevin Joseph Murray MBE, commonly nicknamed "Bulldog", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons.
Dustin Fletcher is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 23 season career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is widely acknowledged as one of the finest defenders in VFL/AFL history.
Todd George Breman is a former cricketer and Australian rules footballer.
Matthew Knights is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Geelong Football Club. Knights played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988 to 2002, before going on to forge a coaching career, most notably as head coach of the Essendon Football Club from 2008 to 2010 where he became the head coach of the Geelong VFL Football Club from 2012–14, guiding the Cats to the 2012 VFL Premiership and the 2013 VFL Grand Final.
Kevin Morris is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1971 and 1976 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1977 until 1981 for the Collingwood Football Club.
The 1959 Victorian Football League season was the 63rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1981 Victorian Football League season was the 85th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1973 Victorian Football League season was the 77th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Raymond Keith Huppatz is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Woodville and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
The 1985 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1985. It was the 89th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 VFL season. The match, attended by 100,042 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 78 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.
Jaryd Cachia is an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Kevin Pay was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Kevin Jackman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Eric Albert Huppatz was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The Ablett family is one of the most prominent in Australian rules football, with many members playing in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League.
Sam Collins is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Oliver Daniel Hanrahan is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hanrahan was recruited to Hawthorn with selection 14 in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.