Career
Fitzpatrick, recruited locally from Footscray District Football League team Deer Park, was a defender. He made 18 senior appearances for Footscray, from 1987 to 1989. Geelong secured him in the 1990 Pre-Season Draft but he didn"t play a league game for the club
He went on to have a noted career with Werribee in the Victorian Football Association (later Victorian Football League).