Fitzroy Lions vs Fremantle Dockers - Round 8 - 1996 - Fitzroy's Last AFL Victory

Fitzroy Lions vs Fremantle Dockers - Round 8, Saturday 18th May 1996. This was Fitzroy's last AFL victory before the historic merger with the Brisbane Bears forming the Brisbane Lions. With Chris Johnson, Anthony Mellington, John Rombotis and Danny Morton in action for the Lions, and Kingsley Hunter, Andrew Wills, Peter Mann and Stephen O'Reilly on show for the Dockers.
Attendance: 5,083 at Whitten Oval.

[@deanforde71]

I was there - a great but ultimately sad day. The spontaneous display of defiance on the ground after the final siren was fantastic but we all knew our days as the Roy's were numbered. If only the club could have harnessed that passion much earlier and kept us anchored closer to home in the near North in the 60s / 70s and early 80s. Nevertheless a great final win for our beloved RoyBoys.

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz9]

Brings tears to my eyes, love you Fitzroy

[@AlonsoRules]

That ending looks like a country footy grand final

[@darthgeros5863]

This looks so much like Carlton today now, how Fitzroy were back then

[@shinjuku96jackson4]

Geez number 37 Copped a bloody scar

[@donaldbarnett4447]

Peter Mann was lucky not to be reported. but more astonishing is that he wasn't fixed up by a Fitzroy player. In my day he would have been stretchered off.

[@ameagher2]

I fear my mad-cow is setting in because I can't recall which team Jarrod Molloy went on to play for. I'm desperate.

[@comeonwillis]

brisbane Lions initially but finished his career at Collingwood.

[@heathgist332]

Collingwood

[@ameagher2]

Heath Gist Thanks ... I get the gist. A little joke there :-)

[@liamcrofts2145]

There are about 12 people there!

[@AlonsoRules]

its like a country footy game lol

[@kamula992]

Liam Crofts The offical attendance was 5083, imagine if a melbournian team got that these days

[@SamDoesGamez]

Imagine if any team got that these days, they would be crucified.

[@AlonsoRules]

Gold Coast is heading that way

[@sovietonion72]

@Nathan Bui Why wasn't it played at the junction oval?