A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football by Geoffrey Blainey
Geoffrey Blainey
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Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages have started to sun.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?InA Game of Our Own, 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 Ownis a fascinating social history and a compulsory read for all true fans of the game. (back cover). Seller Inventory # 005453
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Title: A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian...
Publisher: Black Inc, Melbourne VIC
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
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