Paperback, 345 pages
Can you pick James Hird’s great grand-father
in the photo on the front cover? Who was the Carlton coach (and Test cricketer)
who grew up on the Goldfields? Who was “Best on Ground” in the 1914 VFL Grand
Final? Where did he die? Who was the indigenous defender who starred in the 1950
VFL Grand Final? Who is the champion woman footballer whose dad was a great VFL
full-back?
Find the answers to these questions and much more, in this one-eyed family
story of Aussie Rules by Kevin Reed, who believes that to truly understand a
sport it helps to know its history from different perspectives. Does your
family have a similar story?
“This wonderful book offers a unique
account of the development of Australian Rules. Kevin Reed has inadvertently
set a challenge for potential writers and researchers to publish … similar
unique accounts.”
- Dr Paul Callery
