Comeback : the fall and rise of Geelong
Button, James2016
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James Button fell in love with the Geelong Football Club as a boy. It was a family affair. But as the years wore on and the defeats mounted, one nagging question became louder and louder: would his team ever win a premiership again? Comeback tells the Geelong story:how a town unloved by the big city up the road turned to football to show it was as good as anyone. It paints the characters:two Gary Abletts, 'Polly' Farmer, Bob Davis, 'Bomber' Thompson, Matthew Scarlett, Joel Selwood and many others:who helped to make Geelong a byword for excitement, and it explains how a bunch of talented but flashy individuals ended years of despair by finding the magic ingredient that makes a great team. More than a book about sport, Comeback shows how the history of a town and the spirit of a place can be funnelled through the fortunes of a football club.
Main title:
Comeback : the fall and rise of Geelong / by James Button.
Author:
Imprint:
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2016.
Collation:
336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, black and white portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780522866155 (paperback)
Dewey class:
796.336
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
319534
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 796.336 COM | Available |