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Australia's Game

Australia's Game

The History of Australian Football

by Robert Hess
Hardback
Publication Date: 29/09/2021

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Unlike every other sport that has captured the nation’s interest, Australian football is not a copy, a clone, or a hand-me-down of European culture.

Rather, it is a game with special qualities, which arose from a distinctive series of events in the fledgling colony of Victoria, grew rapidly, and is now the most dominant sport in the country: a social, commercial, cultural and—for many—spiritual force.

Australia’s Game—the History of Australian Football describes, in forensic detail, the characters that led the way, how crises were faced and overcome, the great players and coaches who have influenced the ways the game has been played, the supporters who have stayed true to their club and have passed on their passion through generations, and most recently how the game has added another dimension with a flourishing national competition for women.

ISBN:
9781743796573
9781743796573
Category:
American football
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
29-09-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Books
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
700
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm
Weight:
1.07kg
Robert Hess

Associate Professor Rob Hess is one of Australia's foremost sport historians. His PhD was the first ever doctoral study of the history of Australian football, and he has published widely on the history of the code, including an award-winning co-authored book, A National Game: The History of Australian Rules Football, (Penguin/Viking 2008).

Rob is also currently serving as the President of the Australian Society for Sports History, and he is the Executive Editor of the Bulletin of Sport and Culture.

In addition, he is a member of the Western Bulldogs Football Club Heritage Committee. Other research interests include the 'secret' history of female players, the 'hidden' ethnic dimensions of Australian Rules football, especially the longstanding involvement of the Chinese community in the code, and the history of disability sport in Victoria.

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