Quote Originally Posted by Sandridge View Post
One year, Fitzroy played their home games at Collingwood's home ground, Victoria Park. I went to a Swans/Fitzroy game there with a Fitzroy suppporting friend who got us into the Member's area there. At one stage, another Fitzroy suppporter told me to get out of the Member' because I didn't belong there. I was able to point out that he didn't actually belong there, either - it was Collingwood's ground, not Fitzroy's. Unlike most people, I didn't have much sympathy for Fitzroy supporters. When South moved to Sydney, Fitzroy people and management became huge "Swans bashers" over what they perceived to be preferential treatment we were getting.
Fitzroy supporters were very bitter by the end. They had been on deaths row for many years before the merger with Brisbane.
The rejected a relocation package and so their management were trying to justify it by demonising the swans.

Few people outside of victoria morn for Fitzroy. Should have been the start of much more VFL club rationalisation.