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  • Author:agent John Kinsella http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/kinsella-john
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Why I Didn't Play Australian Rules Football
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Autobiographical essay. Sees Australian Rules as a culture which inculcates a lot of what the author believes is wrong with Australia: ugly and aggressive masculinity, sexism, racism and animal cruelty.

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    y separately published work icon Overland no. 166 Autumn 2002 Z950247 2002 periodical issue 2002 pg. 21-24
Last amended 2 Apr 2002 16:23:56
21-24 Why I Didn't Play Australian Rules Footballsmall AustLit logo Overland
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