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Best on Ground
Peter Corris
(editor),
John Dale
(editor),
Camberwell
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Viking
,
2010
Z1716393
2010
anthology
autobiography
prose
'Nothing unites or divides people as much as the tribal loyalty of AFL supporters. Combining passion for the game with a talent for words, seventeen writers explore the full range of supporters' emotions, from the fervour of a convert to the weariness of the long-term sufferer, the guilt of the turncoat to the joy of the flag-winner.
'These writers know what it's like to barrack and can always find a good story - and the game itself offers scenarios that are sometimes stranger than fiction. Jean Bedford's return to football might have been prompted by a life-size papier-mache model of Plugger; Sean Gorman remembers only too well when a field umpire unexpectedly took a neat chest mark; and Tony Wilson tried in vain to prolong his playing career with the Hawks by tutoring Shane Crawford in maths.
'From the Dockers to the Doggies, every club gets a guernsey - but beyond the team allegiances, this is a book for those who love footy. You'll find more than a little of yourself in the true appreciation these writers have for our national game.' (From the publisher's website.)
Camberwell : Viking , 2010 pg. 25-45
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y
Best on Ground
Peter Corris
(editor),
John Dale
(editor),
Camberwell
:
Viking
,
2010
Z1716393
2010
anthology
autobiography
prose
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