Summary
Medal issued in 1916 by the Fitzroy Football Club, the year it won the VFL premiership.
It names O.M. Williams Esq. as President and M.E. Green as Honorary Secretary. The Fitzroy Football Club was formed in 1883 and merged with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions in 1996.
In 1916 club profits and player match payments were donated to the 'Patriotic Fund'. Only four teams competed for the premiership in a 12-round season: Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond and Fitzroy. Fitzroy ended the season on the bottom of the Premiership Ladder with a 2-9-1 record. A final four system was in use, so Fitzroy was still able to play in the Finals. Producing a remarkable form reversal, Fitzroy won all three finals matches to become Premiers, defeating Carlton in the Grand Final 85 to 56.
Obverse Description
At centre, footballer running left holding ball; around, VFL PREMIERS 1916 FITZROY F C
Reverse Description
Engraved: Pres By O.M. Williams Esq. Presd. To M.E. Green Hon. Sec.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from I.S. Wright Pty. Ltd., 20 Aug 1989
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Date Issued
1916 AD
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Issued By
Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1916
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Presented By
O M. Williams Esquire - Fitzroy Football Club, Australia, 1916
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Presented To
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Organisation Named
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Inscriptions
(edge) At centre, footballer running left holding ball; around, VFL PREMIERS 1916 FITZROY F C (obverse) Engraved: Pres By O.M. Williams Esq. Presd. To M.E. Green Hon. Sec. (reverse)
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Series
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Material
gold
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
21 mm (Width), 32 mm (Height), 26 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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