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Almanac Footy Literature: Ten Memorable Passages

February 15, 2019 by Edward P. Olsen 5 Comments

Edward P. Olsen presents a fantastic selection of passages from some of the most memorable written works about Australian football he has read.

Filed Under: Almanac Literary, Classic Passages, General Footy Writing Tagged With: "Cyril on song one of the game's sweet spots" The Age, "Life Cycle" Bruce Dawe, "loose men everywhere" John Harms, "The Bond of Footy and Family, Ben Fenton-Smith, Bob Murphy, Chicken Smallhorn, David Wilson as E.regnans ‘ Portrait of the Supporter as a Young Woman’ The Footy Almanac, Dr Brian Ruger, Gary Smith "Aussies Rule" Sports Illustrated, Gerard Mc Carthy, Leigh Montagna, Martin Flanagan, Martin Flanagan The Game in Time of War, Martin Flanagan ‘The glue that binds - footy’ The Age, Sinead Halliday, sports literature, Stephanie Holt ‘Saints 2004: A Game a Jumper a Song’ The Best Australian Sports Writing 2004, Stephen Milne, Waleed Aly "Fearing for my country" The Age

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