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 In
1996, the Fitzroy Football Club, the Roys, played their final
game of AFL football after more than a hundred and ten years
in the competition.
Maroon & Blue is a social and
oral history that captures the rich story of the Roys in the
words of those who played for, supported and loved the club.
It celebrates various aspects of the club’s roots, culture
and traditions, captures the passion and joy for all things
Roy, and offers heartfelt observations on the sacrifice of
the club at the altar of corporate AFL football.
Lovingly
crafted from hundreds of hours of interviews and archival
research, Maroon & Blue features
the words and voices of: Paul Roos, Jonathan Brown, Chris
Johnson, Martin Pike, Bill Stephen, George Coates, Ron Alexander,
Jamie Cooper, Bill Jacobs, Greg Champion, Barry Dickins, Martin
Flanagan, John Blackman, Peter Temple, Jas H. Duke, Ken Morgan
and many more.
The
ladies and their role are just part of the Royboy lore
pulled together by Adam Muyt in this affectionate celebration,
described as a social and oral history. It's a sentimental
scrapbook based mostly on interviews with players, officials
and fans, which includes an eclectic collection of songs,
ditties and poems. Passion abounds. No room here for impartiality.
Most in evidence is the raw emotion that drove the club
when the balance sheet insisted that was not possible.
Ken
Merrigan, the Age
About the Author Adam Muyt became a Royboy
when he moved from Sydney to Melbourne in the early 1980s.
Along with the joys of following them, he, along with all
Fitzroy barrackers, suffered terribly through their final
years. Since 1997, he’s barracked for the Brisbane Lions
and is thankful he was there at the MCG to witness each premiership
of their triple flag triumph, particularly as he was surrounded
by lots of other Royboys and Roygirls. Adam now lives in Canberra
and works in native vegetation management. He is the author
of Bush Invaders of South-east Australia, undoubtedly
the only weed book to feature footy references and people
weeding in Fitzroy jerseys. He will always be a Royboy.
 Fitzroy
Reds Football Club, as part of its commitment to celebrate
community football in the heart of Fitzroy, is proud to support
the publication of this memorial to the people who loved and
love the Fitzroy Football Club.
Article
from Melbourne Times 5 July 2006
Article
from Brisbane Lions Magazine
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