Fitzroy and Collingwood played the only scoreless quarter in VFL history: the fourth in Round 13, 1901.

In other Fitzroy firsts:

In Round 7, 1903, Bill McSpeerin became the first of 110 players to play 100 games for Fitzroy.

Fitzroy played Collingwood in the first VFL game in Sydney, winning 7-20-62 to 6-9-45 at Moore Park in 1903. It was the first time jumper numbers were worn.

Fitzroy became the only VFL team to win the wooden spoon and the premiership in the same year – 1916. The season, reduced to four teams by war, lasted only 12 weeks. Fitzroy, with two wins and a draw, finished last but beat Collingwood and then Carlton twice.

Fitzroy played Carlton in Round 1, 1924, when, for the first time, both sides scored 100 points. Fitzroy won 19-9-123 to 15-17-107.

Fitzroy, with Vic Chanter at full-back, were the only team to hold Essendon’s John Coleman goalless. It was Round 10, 1952. Fitzroy won by 24 points at Brunswick Street.

Fitzroy defeated Melbourne 12-10-82 to 10-10-70 in the first VFL match in Hobart in 1952.

Fitzroy’s Len Smith and Melbourne’s Norm Smith were opposing coaches in the 1960 finals – the only such incident in the VFL finals.