Fitzroy Stars Football Banners

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Choose Express Post at checkout and your Fitzroy Stars banner can arrive in as little as 2 business days.
 
Fitzroy Stars Banners - Honouring a Club with Deep Community Roots
When a Fitzroy Stars player reaches a milestone that deserves recognition, FootyBanners.com is proud to help celebrate it with a custom banner. From landmark games to grand final moments, we create banners that reflect the pride of the Stars.
 
Simple to Order
Choose from Single Player, Two Player, Team, or Grand Final banner formats. To personalise your banner, provide the player's name, surname, guernsey number, and milestone - for example, Marcus Hunter, #11, 100 Games. Printed with permanent inks on heavy-duty weatherproof paper, your banner will stand up through any cold Melbourne winter morning at Sir Doug Nicholls Oval.
 
Two Players, One Banner
Two Stars reaching the same milestone together? Our Two Player banner celebrates both players on the one banner. Supply each player's name, guernsey number, and the milestone they're sharing for a standout double tribute.
 
Team Banners for Group Celebrations
Celebrate 3 to 6 players at once with our Team Banner option. A banner reading "Fitzroy Stars - Our Champions" is perfect for your end-of-season presentation night, a premiership celebration, or any major club milestone. A community-wide tribute the Stars will always remember.
 
Wall Keepsake Banners
Available in Small, Medium, and Large sizes, our Wall Keepsake Banners are made from thick recyclable paper with waterproof inks that last for years. Hang them in the Stars clubrooms, at home, or in the games room as a lasting tribute to a proud career with the club.
 
Grand Final Banners
Run out on the big day in style with a Grand Final banner in 4.5m or 5.5m, fully customised with your top and bottom text. Contact us for design advice and ensure the Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball Club makes the entrance it deserves.
 
About Fitzroy Stars
Origins and Founding
The Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball Club was formed in 1973 and is the only football club in Melbourne that is run by Indigenous Australians. Founded in the inner-northern suburb of Fitzroy, the club entered C Grade of the Metropolitan Football League in its inaugural year, playing home games at Brunswick Street Oval. By 1974, the Stars had already risen through the grades to compete in - and win - the A Grade Metropolitan FL grand final, defeating Dallas Stars by 32 points. From 1976 to 1980 the club wore the same guernsey as the Fitzroy Football Club, cementing the connection between the Stars and the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people in Melbourne's north.

Club History
The Fitzroy Stars have one of the most remarkable and hard-won histories in Victorian football. After the Northern Metropolitan Football League disbanded in 1979, the Stars were rejected by 36 local competitions they applied to join - a period that severely tested the club's resolve. In 1988, club president Jock Austin took matters into his own hands and formed the Melbourne North Football League, in which the Stars won premierships in 1988, 1989 and 1990. When the MNFL also disbanded in 1994, the club competed solely in carnivals for 12 years before re-entering the Northern Football League in 2008. The Stars have won the George Atkinson State Championship at the VACSAL Football Netball Carnival 16 times, including titles in 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2023. The club reintroduced junior teams in 2018 and launched a women's team in the NFNL Women's competition in 2021. In 2024 the senior men's team finished first on the NFNL Division 3 ladder, reaching the grand final as runners-up, with coach Neville Jetta - a former Melbourne AFL player with 159 games to his name - taking over as senior men's coach for the 2025 season.

Home Ground
The Fitzroy Stars are based at Sir Douglas Nicholls Oval in Fitzroy/Thornbury - a ground that was rebuilt in 2012 with funding provided by Darebin City Council. The ground is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls, the revered Aboriginal Australian leader, pastor, AFL footballer, and former Governor of South Australia. The club played its first match back at the ground in the NFNL in June 2013. Training is also conducted at W.R. Ruthven Reserve in Preston.

Community and Programs
The Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball Club serves as a critical community hub for Indigenous Australians in Melbourne's inner north. The club fields senior men's and women's teams in the NFNL, along with junior football and netball programs reintroduced from 2018. The club maintains a strong connection to the VACSAL Carnival circuit, which provides a national network of Indigenous community football. Kevin Sheedy, the celebrated AFL coach, became the club's number-one ticket holder in 2007, lending high-profile support to the club's re-entry into the NFNL.

Thornbury
Thornbury is an inner suburb of Melbourne, located approximately 7 kilometres north of the CBD within the City of Darebin. The suburb borders Northcote, Reservoir and Preston, and is well-served by the Hurstbridge and South Morang train lines as well as High Street tram services. Thornbury is known for its multicultural community, independent arts scene, and the High Street strip of cafes and restaurants. The suburb has a strong working-class and Indigenous community history, making it a fitting home for the Fitzroy Stars.
The Stars compete in the Northern Football Netball League and call Sir Douglas Nicholls Oval home. More information is available at fitzroystars.com.au, and the club can be followed on Facebook and Instagram.