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More Than a Game
Unauthorised History of Australian Rules Football
- Authors:
- By Rob Hess, Bob Stewart
- Format:
- Paperback
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- £11.99
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- Published: 15th Jun 1998
- ISBN: 0522847722
- Pages: 320
From Word of Sport:
An in-depth chronicle of the evolution of Aussie rules, tracing the sport's risef rom a localised Melbourne sport in the 1850s to an essential component of Australian culture. As well as reviewing the game's history, the book also looks behind the scenes to offer an honest and frank account of the sport.
From the Publisher:
The real story behind 'The Great Aussie Game' is told in this unauthorised history - a book for all Australian football scholars and fans.
A team of football historians and enthusiasts has combined to provide a detailed account of the development of Australian Rules football and its subsequent national growth. Here is an absorbing narrative of the major incidents that have formed the structure and operation of Aussie Rules football. A fresh, interesting and full account, this is an original and accessible contribution to the history of Australia's only 'home-grown' sport.
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