2020s

Boots were hung up in 2020 when the VAFA competition was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Happy days after a convincing win against De La Salle

Action from the Reserves' Round 2 match against Old Carey as Cooper Wenck takes possession and Sam Algeri gets his kick in ahead of Scott Ellis

Tom Bain in the middle of the action

Prior to the Senior fixture both teams lined up for "Spud's Match"

Ben Hood in Reserves ruck action before Durras Seccull (14) stretches for a mark in the Senior game with older brother Brede in the background

The kicking styles of Brede and Durras Seccull on display

Nick Gooda kicks, Corey Connelly handballs

Rohan Heasley (57) battles the pack with Brede Seccull behind

Rohan Heasley in the centre of the action surrounded by team mates Josh Gasparini, Brede Seccull and Jack Bell

Riley Thompson clears out of defence; Castan Racunica prepares to handball in the direction of Jack McHale (27) as Durras Seccull looks on

Recruit Dino Karamoshos boots forward as Brodie Steele directs from behind

The leap of Corey Connelly and the broad back of Emilio Bitters (22)

A grinning Emilio Bitters with Lachie Riley (53) and Dino Karamoshos; Lachie Treverton (30) takes a strong mark, Round 3 v St Bede's Mentone Tigers at Brindisi St

Brede Seccull lays yet another tackle with the Paul brothers Will (29) and James in support

Lachie Riley (53) marks and James Paul (2) tackles

Jack Bell in the ruck, Dino Karamoshos (11) in the foreground

Lachie Treverton marks as Sam Loewe gets his kick away

Castan Racunica in posesssion, Riley Thompson tackles with Lachie Riley behind

Wingmen Jack Munro and Nick Gooda in action against St Bede's Mentone Tigers

Veteran Peter Gleadhill clears the pack

James Paul in defence, Lachie Treverton in ruck

Riley Thompson (19) flies for a mark ahead of Jack Bell (17) and Dino Karamoshos (11), then wraps up a tackle with help from Brede Seccull

More tackling action from Riley Thompson

Dino Karamoshos (11) on the run, Nick Gooda ahead in support

Riley Thompson works his way through the pack, Lachie Riley and Durras Seccull (14) nearby

Brad Prior and Aaron Toy in the Reserves' match against Fitzroy in Round 5

Brodie Steele pivots, Will Paul handballs

Rohan Heasley and Will Paul both ready to dispose of the ball

Brede Seccull wheels onto his left foot, Liam Kirkwood-Scott (35) under pressure

Will Paul (29) marks over Rohan Heasley (57), Dino Karamoshos (11) and Lachie Treverton (30); James Paul on the run

Defenders Emilio Bitters and Raynor Seccull

Josh Gasparini about to pick the ball up supported by Jackson Ross; Sam Loewe spoils with Lachie Treverton approaching

Playing in the Reserves, defender Adam Budge clears in Round 6 against University Blacks

Cooper Nolan clears from the boundary for the Reserves; Durras Seccull on his knees feeding out to Aaron Toy

Emilio Bitters (22) prepares to spoil; Rohan Heasley over the ball with Raynor Seccull behind

Raynor Seccull gathers and handballs

Harry Whitty leans back on a kick, Aaron Toy all eyes on the ball

James Paul on the bend backed up by Rohan Heasley; Aaron Toy takes a grab in the wet

Jack Bell kicks clear of an attentive Brede Seccull; Josh Gasparini brings his Uinversity opponent to ground as Lachie Treverton joins in

James Paul the spoil, Nick Gooda (8) the observer and Jack Munro the handballer

Brede Seccull (5) tackles before Harry Whitty (7); Jack Bell (17) marks and Corey Connelly (12) awaits the crumbs

Lachie Treverton in ruck, Harry Whitty on the ground

Billy Mackay clears late in the game watched by Durras Seccull and Rohan Heasley; the University Oval scoreboard shows a rare win to the Bloods, only their second ever at the venue and the first since 1991

Corey Rich about to pounce and Brede Seccull in control against Williamstown CYMS in Round 7

Durras Seccull flies high early in the game and Josh Gasparini breaks clear of the pack

Liam Delahunty on the run down the Princes Park wing

A set shot for goal from Noah Gown, who booted four for the day

Hearts on the Hill

Defender Ollie Sharpe on the turn; Noah Gown (16) marks close to goal, Liam Delahunty (27) and Corey Rich (23) in the foreground

Lachie Treverton (30) punches clear of his Williamstown opponent in front of Jack Munro (3); Corey Connelly ready to go

Liam Delahunty (27) receives the handball from Josh Gasparini

Sam Loewe seems to be standing on his opponent's back with Liam Delahunty (27) alongside; Durras Seccull wraps up a tackle

Timekeeper extraordinaire Jim Bonwick's involvement with the Bloods exceeds 50 years

After two matches were lost to Covid restrictions, the Bloods hosted the Round 10 match against St Bede's Mentone Tigers; Brede Seccull (5) kicks strongly and ruckman Jack Bell handballs out of the pack

Durras Seccull (14) beats all challengers to mark strongly, including William Gown (21) and Jack Bell; Liam Kirkwood-Scott and Ollie Sharpe ensure their opponent is going nowhere

Round 11 at Fitzroy's Brunswick Street Oval and Billy Mackay accepts the handball from Brede Seccull

Young ruckman Jack Bell was a significant addition to the team; Corey Connelly over the ball with Billy Mackay in support

Aaron Toy twists and turns

The experienced Nick Gooda in control on his wing

Sam Hall-Kahan on his debut in the Seniors

Billy Mackay's strength and evasive skills on display

Jack Bell and Sam Algeri take marks in contrasting styles

Lachie Treverton enjoyed another fine season

Assistant Stewart Loewe and Senior Coach Daniel Ward on the bench in front of the old Fitzroy grandstand; Ward played for Fitzroy reserves in 1996 in that club's last year in the AFL before joining Melbourne the following year

Ollie Sharpe and Durras Seccull steady in defence

Tom Bain broke into the Senior team; forward Jackson Ross juggles the ball over a prone Sam Algeri (4) before kicking one of his five goals for the day

Raynor Seccull, Ollie Sharpe and Josh Gasparini

Josh Gasparini handballs and Jackson Ross takes another shot at goal

A handball out from Castan Racunica and a mark to Liam Kirkwood-Scott in the Round 12 match against De La Salle

Brodie Steele making sure his De La opponent is going nowhere

Brede Seccull and Aaron Toy in the thick of the action

Sam Algeri takes a mark and a tumble

The high-flying Noah Gown (34) and closer to the ground Jack Munro both prepare to mark

Uncontested mark to Jackson Ross with Emilio Bitters (22), Brede Seccull (5) and Aaron Toy (13) watching on

Lachie Treverton back in the number 23 and Liam Kirkwood-Scott

Lorenzo Venturi in the Reserves' Round 14 match against Beaumaris, which turned out to be the final game of the 2021 season before Covid lockdowns spelled the end; at right assistant coach Shane Valenti keeps his hand in

The teams lock arms before the game

Emilio Bitters clears from the boundary; the face of Victoria in the Covid years of 2020-21

Raynor Seccull at full stretch watched by Lachie Treverton