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More than a game an unauthorized history of Australian rules football
Since its beginnings in Melbourne in the 1850's, Australian football has attracted hundreds of dedicated players and thousands of excited spectators. It has become a way of life for players, club officials and millions of fans. This book explores the game's transformation from an amateur sport into a sophisticated national enterprise, looks at the behind the scenes struggles for control of the game, the friction sparked by the rise of professionalism, the battles for a share of the takings, and the campaigns by fiercely loyal football tribes to defend their clubs against mergers and relocation.
- "Since its beginnings in Melbourne in the 1850's, Australian football has attracted hundreds of dedicated players and thousands of excited spectators. It has become a way of life for players, club officials and millions of fans. This book explores the game's transformation from an amateur sport into a sophisticated national enterprise, looks at the behind the scenes struggles for control of the game, the friction sparked by the rise of professionalism, the battles for a share of the takings, and the campaigns by fiercely loyal football tribes to defend their clubs against mergers and relocation."@en
- "More than a game an unauthorized history of Australian rules football"@en
- "More than a game : an unauthorized history of Australian rules football"