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micky conlan was pretty much the modern era footy body built prototype - a bull

Tiger of old wrote:

Archie Duda Goal Machine wrote:

Southerner wrote: The Junction Oval was given a reasonably major overhaul when the VCA opted to use it as the back-up ground for their Sheffield Shield home matches in case the MCG was out of bounds to them - and of course as you said it had the flattest profile

Like pretty much all vicco dungies it held zero water during footy season remember the centre being slop when Quinlan Pert Conlan Roos and co were on the ABC Winners

Mentioning the quartet of Fitzroy players that you did, Southerner, brings back very fond memories for this passionate Royboy.
Seeing Superboot Bernie Quinlan send a 70m torpedo straight through the middle or Mickey Conlan fend off a few tackles to boot a goal from an impossible angle were two of life's great pleasures.
The Drew Morphett and/or Tim Lane-compered Winners' shows regularly featured Fitzroy matches at the Junction.

Mick Conlan has a highlights package that makes modern "superstars" look very pedestrian!
Had one of the great jumpers of all time Fitzroy did, Brisbane should have worn that exact jumper in Melbourne games from day one of the merger if they genuinely wanted to retain a Fitzroy link.

The Tank certainly loved a goal, Tiger.
While this wasn't Conlan's most spectacular goal, it certainly was his most important.



I agree with you that Brisbane should've worn the Fitzroy jumper on a more regular basis in Melbourne.
If they had of done so, I would've certainly got on board with the "Brions".

Southerner wrote: think I saw an episode of Winners dedicated to when Fitzroy kicked the highest ever VFL score (against Melbourne ????) - not sure of what exact year that was late 70's early 80's
Grant Lawrie ,Pekin, Laurie Mugavin , Serafini , Clayton , Alexander & Sidebottom might have been more
they were a pretty successful club at times

Fitzroy had two memorable victory around that time, Southerner.
The Melbourne win that you referred to was at Waverley in 1979.
Fitz 36.22 (238) Melb 6.12 (48)
While not statistically so, the Lions' thrashing of top-of-the-ladder North Melbourne at the Junction in 1983 was an even better performance.
Fitz 34.16 (220) NM 10.10 (70)
The Royboys played an exciting style of footy that no longer exists and deserved to win a premiership during that era.

A few SD boys played for the Royboys back then in the late 1970s, early 1980s Arch-
Bob Beecroft, Max George & Garry Sidebottom.

ah well there you go - wasn't absolutely sure it was Melbourne or North Melbourne turns out it was both
probably remember Bernie Quinlan and that unreal kick more than anything other than Kevin Murray Fitzroy-wise
shame a lot of very good Fitzroy players ended up at other clubs

Beasley Hutton wrote: A few SD boys played for the Royboys back then in the late 1970s, early 1980s Arch-
Bob Beecroft, Max George & Garry Sidebottom.

Max topped their goalkicking one year didn't he mate ?

There was a distinct WA presence at Fitzroy - John Ironmonger , Dean Turner , Kevin Taylor , Ian Miller , John Duckworth , Ian McCulloch , Laurie Richards

Archie Duda Goal Machine wrote:

Southerner wrote: think I saw an episode of Winners dedicated to when Fitzroy kicked the highest ever VFL score (against Melbourne ????) - not sure of what exact year that was late 70's early 80's
Grant Lawrie ,Pekin, Laurie Mugavin , Serafini , Clayton , Alexander & Sidebottom might have been more
they were a pretty successful club at times

Fitzroy had two memorable victory around that time, Southerner.
The Melbourne win that you referred to was at Waverley in 1979.
Fitz 36.22 (238) Melb 6.12 (48)
While not statistically so, the Lions' thrashing of top-of-the-ladder North Melbourne at the Junction in 1983 was an even better performance.
Fitz 34.16 (220) NM 10.10 (70)
The Royboys played an exciting style of footy that no longer exists and deserved to win a premiership during that era.

actually mate there were a few notables I omitted to mention - Garry Wilson , David McMahon , Warrick Irwin , Rod Carter , Leon Harris ,

Gary Wilson would have to be the most underated player of all time from the VFL Southy which is unusual in itself as they normally talk up there own like no one's business, but he was an absolute champion rover/forward pocket who was every good as Kevin Bartlett imho just without the self publicity machine of KB. Gee he was quick and could kick a bag of goals both when on the ball and when resting in the pocket, Noel Carter was a similar player in the WAFL for SF but just not as quick as Wilson.

A few more Fitzroy players from that era.Dean Turner,Doug Barwick,Laurie Serafini,Richard Osborne,Gary Pert.Bernie Quinlan.Allister Lynch.Where the Scott twins from Fitzroy also? 4 or 5 Fitzroy players in the Lions hattrick team 01-02-03.Runners up04.

Southerner wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: A few SD boys played for the Royboys back then in the late 1970s, early 1980s Arch-
Bob Beecroft, Max George & Garry Sidebottom.

Max topped their goalkicking one year didn't he mate ?

There was a distinct WA presence at Fitzroy - John Ironmonger , Dean Turner , Kevin Taylor , Ian Miller , John Duckworth , Ian McCulloch , Laurie Richards

Ron Alexander played well over 100 games for the Fitzroy and was club champion in his last year there before heading back west for the 1982 season and bringing with him David Rankin and Colin Waterson.