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We remember the response to the very first round of AFLW footy in 2017.
You can find all those pieces HERE.
We celebrated with an account of that first season: The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017.
The Women’s Footy Almanac 2017 is a book which gives an account of the first AFLW season while also offering comment on women’s’ and girls’ football.
It’s a collection of match reports (by our squad of Almanac writers), and also includes a number of forewords:
A welcome from Yvette Wroby
Words from women’s footy stalwart Leesa Catto
Gill Dite’s essay based on the cover
A reflection from comedian Bobby Macumber
Brisbane student Bonnie Norman’s piece about being an Auskicker and now an under age footballer.
Anne Myers‘ wonderful piece on the significance of the moment.
Kate O’Halloran’s Season Review
The game by game account of the season follows – with two or three pieces on each game from our squad of contributors.
The Grand Final section is exceptional, featuring John Butler, Anne Cahill Lambert, Jamie Simmons, Dave Brown and a piece which marries memoir and match report from Holly Greatwich.
John Harms has written an epilogue.
We love the cover (designed by John Kingsmill). Huge thanks to Kate Birrell for her wonderful painting (entitled Girls; First Season) which captures Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Erin Phillips and our Everygirl ten year old footballer, Jasmine Conrad.
We hope you enjoy the book.
The book was launched by Bobby Macumber at The North Fitzroy Arms Hotel in late July, 2017.
You can order copies now. $25 which includes postage.
BUY THE WOMEN’S FOOTY ALMANAC 2017:
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About John Harms
JTH is a writer, publisher, speaker, historian. He is founder and contributing editor of The Footy Almanac and footyalmanac.com.au. He has written columns and features for numerous publications. His books include Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, Loose Men Everywhere, Play On, The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story and Life As I Know It (with Michelle Payne). He can be contacted [email protected] He is married to Susan. They have three school-age kids - Theo, Anna, Evie. He might not be the worst putter in the world but he's in the worst four. His ambition was to lunch for Australia but it clashed with his other ambition - to shoot his age.
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