| John Fitzgerald | |
| Fullname: | John Fitzgerald |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1961 |
| Originalteam: | St Joseph's |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Position: | Rover |
| Statsend: | 1987 |
| Years1: | 1986–1987 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 8 (5) |
John Fitzgerald (born 21 November 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fitzgerald played under 19s football at Geelong, then instead of pursuing a VFL career played with St Joseph's in the Geelong Football League.[2] A rover, Fitzgerald was lured back to the club in 1986 and appeared in the final five rounds of the season.[3] He played a further three games early in the 1987 VFL season.[3]
In 1989, Fitzgerald captained St Joseph's to a premiership and was named "best and ground" in the grand final.[4]
He coached South Barwon from 2000 to 2003, which included a premiership in 2001.[5] [6] From 2007 to 2011 he was senior coach of Bell Park and steered them to a premiership in his final season.[7] He took a break from coaching in 2012, before being named coach of Drysdale in the Bellarine Football League, for the 2013 season.[8] [9]