It’s that time of year when Phil Dimitriadis reaches for the ‘Bible’ of AFL finals.
A short passage from Mongrel Punt – the novel
September 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Mongrel Punt is a new novel by poet, author and former footy player Ged Zochling. This is his first novel, launching on Thursday 20 September at Gertrude’s Brown Couch in Fitzroy at 7:00pm. This story follows three players on a top grade footy team as they enter Grand Final week – the biggest week of [Read more]
Review: Mr. Cleansheets
February 8, 2011 by 9 Comments
Mr. Cleansheets Author: Adrian Deans Publisher: Vulgar Press Published 2010 Reviewed by Adam Muyt This is a lads book, a ‘Boys Own’ adventure through the footballing landscape that is England. Seriously, I can see this book doing well in the UK amongst a large slab of the football-loving populace. Not bad for an aussie author [Read more]
Book Review: This Sporting Life
October 16, 2010 by 10 Comments
By Phil Dimitriadis One of the early fictional accounts of a footballer’s life was This Sporting Life by David Storey. This work examines the contradictions and paradoxes that affect a footballer’s career directly and vicariously through the actions and attitudes of those involved with the main character, named Arthur Machin. Machin works at the factory [Read more]
Book Review: Krakouers biography is full of heart
January 19, 2010 by 3 Comments
Brotherboys: The story of Jim and Phil Krakouer, by Sean Gorman Reviewer: Paul Daffey As footy-mad youngsters, the Krakouer brothers’ inventive quest to improve their Aussie Rules skills included practising over the kitchen table in the family home at Mount Barker, WA. While their father Eric, one of several quiet heroes in this sad and [Read more]
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