A Wink from the Universe at Willy Lit Fest (June 17)

 

The Williamstown Literary Festival is one of the best bookish events in town each year and this year’s event will be no exception.

 

 

A WINK FROM THE UNIVERSE

 

The Western Bulldogs’ 2016 premiership came from nowhere. A club with no luck, no stars, no right to win, they swept to victory on a tide of nationwide goodwill. Martin Flanagan talks to John Harms about A Wink from the Universe –a book about how a group of people can will a miracle to happen.

 

 

The Western Bulldogs’ 2016 premiership came from nowhere – they were the club with no luck, no stars, no right to win, no culture of success. They were the rank underdogs and they swept to victory on an unprecedented tide of goodwill that washed over the nation.

 

 

Only Martin Flanagan could bring to life this particular miracle. The club’s two guiding spirits – captain Bob Murphy and coach Luke Beveridge – welcomed him in, Beveridge making available his match diaries, pre-match notes and video highlights. Flanagan interviewed every player, watched every match, talked with the trainers, the women in the football department, the fans who never miss a training session, the cheer squad.

 

 

What Flanagan shows is that the Bulldogs found a new way to play partly because they found a new way to be a team – a new way to support each other, even a new way to be. A Wink from the Universe takes us into the heart of the community Luke Beveridge and Bob Murphy dreamt into being with the support of the Bulldog people around them.

 

 

This event will run from 10:30AM until 11:30AM on Sunday June 17th at the Williamstown Town Hall Supper Room as part of the Willy Lit Fest.

Tickets are  $20 ($17 concession) and can be purchased here.

 

 

 

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