| Fitzroy Stars Football Club | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club[1][2] | |
| Nickname(s) | Stars | |
| 2024 season | ||
| After finals | NFNL: 2nd NFNLW: 4th | |
| Home-and-away season | NFNL: 1st NFNLW: 3rd | |
| Leading goalkicker | NFNL: Patrick Farrant (59)[3] NFNLW: Nartarsha Bamblett (14) | |
| Best and fairest | NFNL: Allan Norris[4] NFNLW: Nartarsha Bamblett[4] | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1973[5] | |
| Colours | Red Yellow Black | |
| Competition | NFNL: Division 3 NFNLW: Division 2 | |
| Coach | NFNL: Neville Jetta | |
| Premierships | VACSAL Carnival (16)[6]
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| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | fitzroystars.com.au (archived) | |
The Fitzroy Stars Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Thornbury.[7][8] It is the only football club in Melbourne run by Indigenous Australians.[9][10]
As of 2024, the club men's team competes in Division 3 of the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL), while the women's team is in Division 2 of the NFNL Women's competition.[11] The club also competes in the annual VACSAL Football Netball Carnival, where it has won the George Atkinson State Championship a total of 16 times.[12][13]
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- ^ "The Fitzroy Stars - A Place for Community". Deadly Story. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Amy, Paul (8 November 2024). "Done deal: the first 40 signings of the VFL off-season". The Daily Telegraph. CODE Sports. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Fitzroy Stars Best & Fairest recap!". Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club. 14 September 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Club overview" (PDF). nfnl.org.au. Fitzroy Stars. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Clark, Jackson (12 October 2023). "Fitzroy Stars win VACSAL Statewide Football Carnival". National Indigenous Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Hanlon, Peter (7 June 2013). "Football club denies racism problem". The Age. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Burin, Margaret (29 August 2015). "Fitzroy Stars: Koori pride revived in once-star team". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Harms, John (1 June 2015). "Footy History: Aboriginal Players at Fitzroy". The Footy Almanac. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Fitzroy Stars: Melbourne's only Aboriginal footy club - in pictures". Guardian Australia. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Fitzroy Stars (NFNL) 2024". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "George Atkinson State Championship History". bigfooty.com. Fitzroy Stars. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "The Fitzroy Stars will compete in this weekend's VACSAL Aboriginal Senior Football & Netball Carnival in Portarlington". Facebook. Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club. 2 October 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.