The Mighty West

Author: Kerrie Soraghan
Publisher: Nero
ISBN: 1925435628
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The Mighty West chronicles the Bulldogs' remarkable journey from cellar-dwellers to champions – a journey their fans shared every step of the way. In 2016 the Western Bulldogs stunned the AFL world by winning the premiership – the club's first in 62 years. It was an unprecedented rise to success, capped by a stunning grand final victory that left players and fans alike shedding tears of joy. Just two years earlier the Dogs had been in chaos, without a captain or a coach. But under the leadership of Luke Beveridge, Robert Murphy and Easton Wood, and boasting a team filled with talented youngsters, the club came together in spectacular fashion, overcoming serious injuries and storming to the flag from seventh on the ladder. The Mighty West chronicles the Bulldogs' remarkable journey from cellar-dwellers to champions – a journey their fans shared every step of the way. It's a story that goes beyond football, a tale of family and belonging, of western-suburbs tribalism, and of the romance of sport.

Modern Sports around the World

Author: David Asa Schwartz
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440868808
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
Modern Sports around the World focuses on the history, geography, sociology, economics, and technological advancements of 50 sports played from India to Ireland. Sports have become an international spectacle that influences nations' foreign policy, world economies, and regional morale. Hundreds of billions of dollars are at stake as governments and multinational corporations rush to make sure they have a place at the table. And yet, sports come from humble beginnings. We are fascinated by who can run the fastest, lift the most weight, jump the highest, swim the farthest, and act with the most precision. The history of sports is the history of the world. Modern Sports around the World examines 50 of the world's most popular sports. Each chapter features one sport and details that sport's origins, global migration, economic forces, media influences, political environment, pop-culture inspirations, scandalous moments, and key individuals. Sports history is a tapestry of sociological variables; Modern Sports around the World weaves them together to create a unique history book that explains not only where humanity has been, but where it might be going.

The Mighty West

Author: Kerrie Soraghan
Publisher: Nero
ISBN: 9781863959254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In 2016 the Western Bulldogs stunned the AFL world by winning the Premiership -- the club's first since 1954, and only its second ever. It was an unprecedented rise to success, capped by a stunning Grand Final victory that left players and fans alike shedding tears of joy. The Mighty West chronicles the experience of the team and of the fans -- a tale of family and belonging, western suburbs tribalism, and the romance of sport.

Don't be where the Ball Ain't

Author: Jack Dyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742573274
Category : Australian football
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
The late AFL legend Jack Dyer will go down in Australian sport history books as one of the most charismatic and influential sportsmen the media has ever seen. Renowned for his unique interpretations of every aspect of life, Jack quickly became one of the most quoted commentators ever, with his own innovative language that was called Dyerisms.

Richmond F. C. 2019

Author: Rhett Bartlett
Publisher: Slattery Media Group
ISBN: 9780958029063
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
On October 31, 1907, the Richmond Football Club committee accepted an invitation to become a member of the then fledgling Victorian Football League. The Tigers now represent one of the game's great and enduring cultures, a tradition built on inner-city tribal football, but which today thrives on a national stage as one of the great clubs of the Australian Football League. The unyielding passion for the club and the team is represented vividly in more than 60 interviews with players, past and present, conducted by Rhett Bartlett, son of club immortal, KB -- Kevin Bartlett. This is the raw story of a club and its people, its glory years and its lean. The tale is told in the words of those who lived the dream. From Vic Thorp and Jack Titus, to Royce Hart andMatthew Richardson, and icons such as Jack Dyer and Francis Bourke, Tom Hafey and Kevin Bartlett, the story of the Yellow and Black is brought to life. First published in 2007, this updated edition contains an extra 96 pages of riveting content -- including interviews with Stephen Rae, Stephen Parsons, Bruce Tshirpig, Noel Carter, Dave Cuzens, Maurice Rioli, David Cloke and Geoff Raines, among others.

Champions of Collingwood

Author: Glenn; Roberts Michael;McFarlane
Publisher: Nero
ISBN: 9781863959193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472

Book Description
"Champions of Collingwoodis the ultimate collection of the best players ever to have pulled on the black-and-white jumper. With over 600 stunning photographs, many of them never before published, as well as rare archival material, the book is a magnificent celebration of the club's 125th anniversary, and a must-have item for every Magpies fan. Early legends and larrikins sit side by side with current-day characters and champions in a full-colour book to savour and treasure- the definitive portrait of the players whose blood, sweat and tears made Collingwood the most famous sporting club in Australia. Champions of Collingwoodfeatures the very best of the more than 1200 men who have played senior football for the Magpies since 1892. From heroes such as Bob Rose, Nathan Buckley, the Coventrys and the Shaws to fan favourites Peter Daicos, Dane Swan, Darren Millane and Scott Pendlebury, these are the champions who have shaped football's greatest club."

Merger

Author: William Westerman
Publisher: Melbourne Books
ISBN: 1925556670
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 467

Book Description
In 1996, the 113-year-old Fitzroy Football Club played its final game in the AFL. Financial pressures brought about by the steady professionalisation of the AFL respected neither the worth of the club's history nor the passion of its fans. Out of time and money, on 4 July 1996 Fitzroy was forced into a merger with the Brisbane Bears - creating the League's first, and thus far only, merged club. MERGER tells the story of that fateful year, from boardroom drama and intrigue to the wind and mud of the Whitten Oval, capturing the profound tragedy of Fitzroy's doomed plight. 'The demise of Fitzroy is a deep wound rather than a scar. A tear in the fabric of the game that will never truly repair.' - from the Foreword by Gerard Whateley

Murder Mile

Author: Lynda La Plante
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499861494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
Prime Suspect meets Ashes to Ashes as we see Jane Tennison starting out on her police career . The fourth in the bestselling Jane Tennison thrillers, MURDER MILE is set at the height of the 'Winter of Discontent'. Can Jane Tennison uncover a serial killer? February, 1979, 'The Winter of Discontent'. Economic chaos has led to widespread strikes across Britain. Jane Tennison, now a Detective Sergeant, has been posted to Peckham Criminal Investigation Department, one of London's toughest areas. As the rubbish on the streets begins to pile up, so does the murder count: two bodies in as many days. There are no suspects and the manner of death is different in each case. The only link between the two victims is the location of the bodies, found within a short distance of each other near Rye Lane in Peckham. Three days later another murder occurs in the same area. Press headlines scream that a serial killer is loose on 'Murder Mile' and that police incompetence is hampering the investigation. Jane is under immense pressure to catch the killer before they strike again. Working long hours with little sleep, what she uncovers leaves her doubting her own mind.

The Tellicherry Five

Author: Kieran Sheedy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
This is the story of Michael Dwyer, Hugh Vesty Byrne, Martin Burke, Arthur Devlin and John Mernagh.

Max Gawn Captain's Diary

Author: Max Gawn
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 174358850X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
The Max Gawn Captain's Diary relates how, after 57 long years, the Melbourne Football Club’s team won the AFL’s 2021 Premiership. How, over the course of the season, they rose to the top of the ladder and proved they were the team to beat if you wanted to win the flag in 2021. But given the long drought and lack of finals experience, it was never going to be easy. As the season progressed, Max Gawn and his team turned the tide of public opinion and their supporters began to dream big. The Demons showed the grit, talent and aggression that a true Grand Final challenger needed. Revealing and insightful, popular Melbourne captain Max Gawn takes us through the season, the talented players, their amazing coach, and a finals campaign where a Max Gawn goal after the siren put them in top spot on the ladder. And how, in the Grand Final, after a tense first half, the team claimed a Grand Final victory, with a 74-point triumph in front of a packed Perth stadium and millions of TV viewers locked down by COVID-19. Max and the Demons brought the cup home to Melbourne.