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‘On The Take: The 1910 Scandal That Changed Australian Football Forever’ – review by Roy Hay

May 6, 2020 by haysoc 3 Comments

Roy Hay reviews a fascinating new release, ‘On The Take: The 1910 Scandal That Changed Australian Football Forever’ by Tony Joel & Mathew Turner. This book is sure to generate much interest for aficionados of football history.

Filed Under: Almanac Book Reviews, Book reviews, Football History, General Footy Writing, New Book Releases, Reviews, Roy Hay Tagged With: Alex 'Bongo' Lang, Dick Casey, Doug Fraser, Doug Gillespie, Mathew Turner, On The Take: The 1910 Scandal That Changed Australian Football Forever by Tony Joel & Mathew Turner, Roy Hay, Slattery Media Group, Tony Joel, VFL Football 1910

Almanac Book Review – The Norm Smith Medallists: The Players Who Delivered On Football’s Grandest Stage

September 4, 2018 by chrism76 1 Comment

If only a team could be made up of Norm Smith Medallists what a team it would be! Chris Michaels reviews a new book of such players.

Filed Under: Almanac Book Reviews, Champion footballers, General Footy Writing Tagged With: "The Norm Smith Medallists: The Players Who Delivered On Football’s Grandest Stage" by Dan Eddy, David Rhys-Jones, Dermot Brereton, Jason Akermanis, Michael Long, Michael Voss, Nigel Lappin, Norm Smith Medal, simon black, Slattery Media Group

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