Montreal Rouge The Rouge is the only team in the NAAF from the 1800s. They were founded in 1895 as Club de Football de Montreal. The Rouge has a long and storied history being the dominant football force in the province of Quebec. While the team originally had red jerseys it was their play that gave them their identity. Since the team was founded they have been known for their rough and tough style of football. They would roll over teams pounding the ball but also shutting them down on defence. Many players left games against Montreal bloodied and bruised. They gained the nickname the “bloody reds”. The team embraced it and took it on as a club name. While it has been shortened to the Rouge (Red) as the team has become a bit more “classy”. Montreal plays out of Mount Royal Stadium, which was recently opened just in the last year, that houses 46,500 fans.
Jean Beaulieu is the Owner of the Rouge and has been since 1924. While the team was a privately run club in the past as they became professional, Beaulieu stepped in and took the reins. Since then he has maintained a high level of play and excitement, through strategic thoughtful moves that are for the best of the team. Beaulieu has become a close friend to Ryan Jameson as well as being a main helper in getting the Canadian teams together.
The Rouge are a heavy favourite to go up against the Boston Independents in the first championship. While they had become a more classy team they still were built on a strong defence. The #1 defence stars: DLs Napoléon Chevalier and Jean-Michel Duchane, LBs Quintin Brewer and Bradley Booker, as well as DB Jean-Luc Paget. The combination of players makes for a brick wall for many teams in the NAAF. The Offence is as rough and tough as the defence staring power RB Élisée Marchal behind a fleet of strong OLs in Joshua Mercer and Dimitri Lortie. While QB Maurice Norris is simply an okay QB he can deliver the ball enough to keep the team moving down the field. The Head Coach and GM Guy Clarke is an old fellow but is as tough as the rest of the team. With an ultra-competitive defensive mind, he is the fittest to lead Montreal to the top.
1949-1952
1953-1957
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