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Photograph - Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria, 1983

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .1) - L to R: Mick Hogan, Peter Jones (ruck), Rod Skidmore (No.14), Greg Else, Stu Ridge (No.2). .2) - L to R: Rhys De Laine, Doug Home, Mick Hogan (no.12), Rod Skidmore.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .3) - L to R: unidentified (x2), Keith Quinton, Doug Home, Mick Hogan. .4) - L to R: Rod Skidmore, Greg Byers, Rhys De Laine, Rhys De Laine, Jim Ash.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .5) - L to R: Stu Ridge (No.2) Peter Jones (ruck No.5), Mick Hogan. .6) - Keith Quinton (No.3), unidentified (No.8), Dennis Learmonth, Greg Byers.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .7) - L to R: Greg Byers, Greg Higgins, Stu Ridge, Dennis Learmonth (No.10), Keith Quinton. .8) - L to R: Bob Thrower (No.21), Peter Jones, Dennis Learmonth (No.10).

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .9) - L to R: all unidentified. .10) - L to R: Mick Hogan (no.12), Doug Home, Peter Jones (No.5), Greg Else, Jim Ash.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .11) - L to R: Dennis Learmonth, Keith Quinton. .12) - L to R: unidentified, Eddie Jacobs (No.16), Greg Higgins (No.20).

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .13) - L to R: all unidentified. .14) - L to R: Rod Skidmore, Jim Ash.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .15) - Greg Else (No.6), Mick Hogan (No.12), Alan Staley, unidentified. .16) - L to R: unidentified, Peter Jones, Rhys De Laine.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .17) - L to R: Eddie Jacobs, Greg Else. .18) - L to R: Keith Quinton (No.3), Rod Skidmore, Eddie Jacobs, Dave Lawler.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .19) - L to R: Doug Home, Greg Byers, Bob Thrower, Rod Skidmore, unidentified. .20) - L to R: Stu Ridge (No.2), Greg Higgins (No.20), unidentified (No.8).

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .21) - L to R: All unidentified. .22) - L to R: Peter Jones (no.5), Greg Byers (No.19), unidentified (x2).

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour. 1983. .23) - L to R: unidentified. .24) - L to R: Mick Hogan, unidentified (no.13), Rhys De Laine, Jim Ash, Keith Quinton (No.3).

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals. After match in Fortuna's Tavern. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals. After match in Fortuna's Tavern. 1983. .25) - L to R: Steve Burke, Peter Dillon, Jim Ash, Dave Lawler, Paul Baker, Tracy Ash, unidentified, Warren Hall. In far-right background: Greg Else, Megan Reynolds. .26) - L to R: Warren Hall, Ken Slater, Cliff Webb, Glen Cannon (shirtless).

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals. After match in Fortuna's Tavern. 1983.

    Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals. After match in Fortuna's Tavern. 1983. .27) - L to R: Warren Hall, unidentified.

  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals, Seymour, Victoria. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals. After match in Fortuna's Tavern. 1983.
  • Army Survey Regiment’s Fortuna Lions Football Club Grand Finals. After match in Fortuna's Tavern. 1983.

Historical information

This is a set of 27 black & white photographs of Army Survey Regiment’s Australian Rules football team – the Fortuna Lions aka “Fortuna Fumblers”, taken at Seymour Victoria in 1983. The Fortuna Lions competed in the Puckapunyal Area Football Association for several years from 1978 to 1984 and in 1983, fielded a great team it managed to reach the Grand Final. Held at the neutral ground at Kings Park, Seymour, the match was an incredibly exciting and bruising contest played in damp conditions and ended in a draw. Dave Lawler’s spectacular mark was a highlight. Due to heavy rain during the following week, the Grand Final replay was held the following week in even heavier conditions. The Fortuna Lions prevailed in the replay with an emphatic victory. The team’s leaders were Eddie Jacobs (coach), Rhys De Laine (captain), Greg Else (vice-captain), and Ken Slater (manager). See item 6245.25P for colour photographs taken at the two grand finals, team photo and premiership banner with names. See item 6245.25P for colour photos of the finals, the team photo with names and a photo of the premiership banner. The team changed its name to the Fortuna Falcons and its guernsey to gold with a blue ‘V’ in 1988 and continued to compete in the competition up to 1995.

Physical description

This is a set of 27 black and white photographs of Army Survey Regiment’s Australian Rules football team – the Fortuna Lions aka “Fortuna Fumblers”, taken at Seymour Victoria in 1983. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. Players named below are in Fitzroy jumpers.
.1) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Mick Hogan, Peter Jones (ruck), Rod Skidmore (No.14), Greg Else, Stu Ridge (No.2).
.2) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Rhys De Laine, Doug Home, Mick Hogan (no.12), Rod Skidmore.
.3) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: unidentified (x2), Keith Quinton, Doug Home, Mick Hogan.
.4) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Rod Skidmore, Greg Byers, Rhys De Laine, Rhys De Laine, Jim Ash.
.5) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Stu Ridge (No.2) Peter Jones (ruck No.5), Mick Hogan.
.6) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Keith Quinton (No.3), unidentified (No.8), Dennis Learmonth, Greg Byers.
.7) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Greg Byers, Greg Higgins, Stu Ridge, Dennis Learmonth (No.10), Keith Quinton.
.8) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Bob Thrower (No.21), Peter Jones, Dennis Learmonth (No.10).
.9) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: all unidentified.
.10) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Mick Hogan (no.12), Doug Home, Peter Jones (No.5), Greg Else, Jim Ash.
.11) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Dennis Learmonth, Keith Quinton.
.12) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: unidentified, Eddie Jacobs (No.16), Greg Higgins (No.20).
.13) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: all unidentified.
.14) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Rod Skidmore, Jim Ash.
.15) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Greg Else (No.6), Mick Hogan (No.12), Alan Staley, unidentified.
.16) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: unidentified, Peter Jones, Rhys De Laine.
.17) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Eddie Jacobs, Greg Else.
.18) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Keith Quinton (No.3), Rod Skidmore, Eddie Jacobs, Dave Lawler.
.19) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Doug Home, Greg Byers, Bob Thrower, Rod Skidmore, unidentified.
.20) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Stu Ridge (No.2), Greg Higgins (No.20), unidentified (No.8).
.21) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: all unidentified.
.22) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Peter Jones (no.5), Greg Byers (No.19), unidentified (x2).
.23) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: unidentified.
.24) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Mick Hogan, unidentified (no.13), Rhys De Laine, Jim Ash, Keith Quinton (No.3).
.25) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Steve Burke, Peter Dillon, Jim Ash, Dave Lawler, Paul Baker, Tracy Ash, unidentified, Warren Hall. In far-right background: Greg Else, Megan Reynolds.
.26) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Warren Hall, Ken Slater, Cliff Webb, shirtless Glen Cannon.
.27) - Photo, black and white. 1983. L to R: Warren Hall, unidentified.

Inscriptions & markings

.1P to .27P – no annotations

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