So close : the bravest, craziest, unluckiest defeats in Aussie sport
Mangan, Patrick2013
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Typically, there's only one way to win - by being the best. But there are countless ways of having victory snatched from your grasp. And yet, as Adam Scott shows, a devastating defeat can sometimes spur a champion on to glory
Main title:
So close : the bravest, craziest, unluckiest defeats in Aussie sport / by Patrick Mangan
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney Hatchette 2013
Collation:
321 pages
Contents:
Lonesome Loser: Luck of the draw: St Kilda v Collingwood -- Monday melancholy: Greg Norman -- Penalty storm: St George Illawarra v Melbourne -- Away goals rule: Australia v Iran -- Dog of a day: Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows -- The Wellington boot: Australia v New Zealand -- Hard to bear: Bruce Crampton -- Farewell gaze: Australia v France -- Black rose: Collingwood v Carlton -- The biggest loser - NRL: record defeat -- Unguarded Moment: Kolkata cataclysm: Australia v India -- Loneliness of London: James Magnussen -- Spray 'n' wiped: Ajax -- Dark knights: Manly-Warringah v Newcastle Knights -- Black power: Australia v Zimbabwe -- Eleven years of misery: slain by the Dragons -- Korea opportunities: Australia v North Korea -- There will be bloods: Richmond v South Melbourne -- Pacific fury: Australia v Tonga -- Endless run: New South Wales v Victoria -- Australia down, Manning up: Australia v New Zealand -- Blame it on paree: Sam Stosur v Francesca Schiavone -- The biggest loser - AFL: record defeat -- Lost and Running: The Hardy boys v America: Gretel II v Intrepid -- Phenomenal cat: Geelong v Hawthorn -- No clay pigeon: Tony Madigan v Cassius Clay -- On the borderline: Australia v England -- Eight is enough: The Colliwobbles -- Newt the beaut: Jack Newton -- Saint anger: Western Suburbs v St George -- Final flower: Melbourne v Hawthorn -- Grosso disastro: Australia v Italy -- The biggest loser - Test cricket: Australia's record defeat -- Hard Luck Story: Down pat: Pat Rafter v Goran Ivanisevic -- St Andrew's day: Australia v England -- Empire epic: John Landy -- Don't cry for me: Daryl Beattie -- Kingston down: Australia v New Zealand -- Black and blue: Cronulla-Sutherland v Manly-Warringah -- Courageous Lee: Australia v England -- Seventh hell: the luckless Socceroos -- Great wet hope: Stephen Holland -- LA blues: Robert de Castella -- Wilkinson's sword: Australia v England -- Newked: Ken Rosewall v John Newcombe -- Blue murder: Queensland v New South Wales -- Dhabi despair: Mark Webber -- The boggest loser - test rugby: Australia's record defeat -- Freak: Boyle over: Raelene Boyle -- Only 19: Australia v England -- Walk tall: Jane Saville -- Four gone conclusion: Adam Scott -- Alone in Vegas: Jeff Fenech v Azumah Nelson -- The bitterest pill: Samantha Riley -- Duke of hazard: New South Wales v Queensland -- Lay-down misere: Australian Women's Eight -- Rock on: Dick Johnson -- Simply the worst: Australia v South Africa -- Pedalling misery: Shane Kelly -- The biggest loser - soccer: Australia's record defeat
ISBN:
9780733630248 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796 SOC
Local class:
796
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
47830
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 796 SOC | Available |