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A Game Of Our Own
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Author : Geoffrey Blainey
language : en
Publisher: Black Inc.
Release Date : 2010
A Game Of Our Own written by Geoffrey Blainey and has been published by Black Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Today Australian Rules football is a multi-million-dollar business, with superstar players, high-profile presidents and enough scandals to fill a soap opera. The game has changed beyond recognition – or has it? In A Game of Our Own, esteemed historian Geoffrey Blainey documents the birth of our great national game. Who were the characters and champions of the early days of Australian football? How was the VFL formed? Why was the umpire's job so difficult? Blainey takes a sceptical look at the idea that the game had its origins in Ireland or in Aboriginal pastimes. Instead he demonstrates that footy was a series of inventions. The game played in 1880 was very different to that of 1860, just as the game played today is different again. Journey back to an era when the ground was not oval, when captains acted as umpires, when players wore caps and jerseys bearing forgotten colours and kicked a round ball that soon lost its shape. A Game of Our Own is a fascinating social history and a compulsory read for all true fans of the game. 'Australians are not only very good at playing sport – we invent it as well. Fans of the game will love this book; it is a great read about a great game and how it all began.'—Ron Barassi
Australian Football
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Author : Stephen Alomes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Australian Football written by Stephen Alomes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Australian football categories.
An exploration of the highs and lows, the past and also the 21st century future of the Australian game - on the field and off from AFL to grass roots - in a changing Australia.
Australian Football
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Author : Andrew McLeod
language : en
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Release Date : 2006
Australian Football written by Andrew McLeod and has been published by Human Kinetics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"From basic ball handling to more challenging ruckwork, Australian Football: Steps to Success provides full technical guidance. Carefully selected drills speed the learning process and help monitor progress. You then apply those skills on the field with the tactical approaches essential to commanding every facet of the game. The final training guidelines ensure that practice sessions are varied, efficient and fun while physically preparing players to execute the skills and withstand the rigors of one of the most challenging team sports."--Jacket.
Australia S Game
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Author : Matthew Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Release Date : 2022-10-05
Australia S Game written by Matthew Nicholson and has been published by Hardie Grant Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Shortlisted for the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) Biennial Book Prize 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.
Australian Rules Football During The First World War
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Author : Dale Blair
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-16
Australian Rules Football During The First World War written by Dale Blair and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-16 with History categories.
The book explores the intersection between the Great War and patriotism through an examination of the effects of both on Australia’s most popular football code. The work is chronological, and therefore provides an easy path by which events may be followed. Ultimately it seeks to shine a light on and provide considerable detail to a much-ignored period in Australian Rules football history, including women’s football history, that was subject to much upheaval and which reflected considerable social and class divisions in society at the time. One hundred years on, the Australian Football League presents past soldier footballers as unequivocal representatives of a unifying national ‘Anzac’ spirit. That is far from the reality of football’s First World War experience.
Advances In Australian Football
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Author : Murray Drummond
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-03
Advances In Australian Football written by Murray Drummond and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03 with Australian football categories.
Aboriginal People And Australian Football In The Nineteenth Century
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Author : Roy Hay
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-02-15
Aboriginal People And Australian Football In The Nineteenth Century written by Roy Hay and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with History categories.
This book will revolutionise the history of Indigenous involvement in Australian football in the second half of the nineteenth century. It collects new evidence to show how Aboriginal people saw the cricket and football played by those who had taken their land and resources and forced their way into them in the missions and stations around the peripheries of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. They learned the game and brought their own skills to it, eventually winning local leagues and earning the respect of their contemporaries. They were prevented from reaching higher levels by the gatekeepers of the domestic game until late in the twentieth century. Their successors did not come from nowhere.
Aussie Rules For Dummies
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Author : Jim Maine
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-04-12
Aussie Rules For Dummies written by Jim Maine and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Created especially for the Australian customer! Facts, tips and stats for players, spectators and coaches! Fully updated with all the latest rule changes and including expanded skills, coaching and training chapters, Aussie Rules For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes you from getting a grip on the basics to more advanced aspects of playing, watching and coaching Australia's national game. Packed with practical information and fascinating anecdotes, this is the simplest, clearest and most detailed guide to AFL available. Discover how to: Understand positions, umpires and scoring Gear up correctly, and avoid and treat injuries Improve your playing skills and coach effectively Appreciate the clubs, competitions and awards
Jumping At The Chance
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Author : Gil Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Release Date : 2017-07-13
Jumping At The Chance written by Gil Griffin and has been published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The true story of how professional Australian Rules Football found an unlikely new source of talent in the United States. Though most Americans automatically think “rugby” when they hear or read the phrase “Australian football,” the two sports actually have very little in common besides tackling and kicking. “Footy,” as this unique sport is known in Aussie circles, bears more resemblance to American athletics, requiring the skill and grace of basketball combined with the physical toughness and endurance of American-style football. The only thing it apparently didn’t require was actual Americans. Until now. Scouts from the Australian Football League (AFL) realized that a key position on their teams—called the “ruckman”—required both the height and ball handling skills readily found in American basketball players. What began as an unlikely experiment of cross-breeding sports talent has led to a growing expedition of NBA hopefuls from NCAA athletic programs—including Oklahoma State, Morehead State, and the University of Arizona—looking to make their way in a game most of them had never even seen played before. In Jumping at the Chance, longtime Aussie football fanatic Gil Griffin delivers a riveting account of these American athletes who go to the other side of the world in search of their dreams of glory. From learning an entirely foreign sport from the ground up, to coping with what it means to be a team member in a different culture, to gaining not only acceptance but ecstatic support from the rabid footy fans, their stories are much like Australian Rules football itself—sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, always inspiring.
A National Game
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Author : Rob Hess
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Release Date : 2008-08-04
A National Game written by Rob Hess and has been published by Penguin Group Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-04 with Social Science categories.
'I have yet to find a game that carries as much pleasure, as much harmless excitement, and as much stimulus as the Australasian game of football... The game is Australian in its origin, Australian in its principle, and, I venture to say, essentially Australian in its development.' - Prime Minister Alfred Deakin, 1908 From its humble origins 150 years ago to the multi-million dollar budgets of today's elite teams, Australian Rules football has become a major industry. A truly home-grown sport, it has become embedded into the culture of the nation. But how did it all begin, and what happened along the way to make the game the great spectacle that it is today? And at what cost? Have the grassroots levels of the code been obscured by the commercial interests of the AFL? With original research, and including several never-before-published images, this is the only comprehensive history of the evolution of the game from the nineteenth century to the present day. It describes, for the first time, how and why Australian Rules football came to dominate the national sporting landscape.