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- ↑ Tony Ongarello was the last VFL footballer ever to attempt to score a goal using a place kick.
- ↑ "Fitzroy Football Club Honour Board". Fitzroy Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "The Amateur Footballer Week 22 2009" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ Mitchell, Tim (3 May 2018). "VAFA: Leadership change a blessing for outgoing Fitzroy skipper Rory Angiolella and new captain Julian Turner". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
After six seasons as skipper, Roys legend Rory Angiolella handed the captaincy to Julian Turner ahead of the start of the Premier C season.
- ↑ Mitchell, Tim (3 May 2018). "VAFA: Leadership change a blessing for outgoing Fitzroy skipper Rory Angiolella and new captain Julian Turner". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
After six seasons as skipper, Roys legend Rory Angiolella handed the captaincy to Julian Turner ahead of the start of the Premier C season.
- ↑ "2018 in Premier C". Fitzroy Football Club. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "Fitzroy appoints Luke Mahoney as 2018 Senior Coach". Fitzroy Football Club. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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