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The real story behind 'The Great Aussie Game' is told in this unauthorised history - a book for all Australian football scholars and fans.

A team of football historians and enthusiasts has combined to provide a detailed account of the development of Australian Rules football and its subsequent national growth.Here is an absorbing narrative of the major incidents that have formed the structure and operation of Aussie Rules football.A fresh, interesting and full account, this is an original and accessible contribution to the history of Australia's only 'home-grown' sport. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Origins of Australian football are obscure and still the subject of much debate.The earliest accounts of "foot-ball" games in Australia dates back to the 1840s and the earliest accounts of clubs formed to play football date to the early 1850s. Football in the early years was played by a variety of rules (and sometimes few rules at all) though the style of football that clubs in Victoria played were similar to each other and also the modern game of Australian football. Though football became increasingly common between 1856 and 1858, written details are difficult to find as most of these matches were either poorly documented. ... Read more

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The success of Australian Rules football, which emerged from a innovative game in the mid-1900s and grown into a multi-billion dollar industry and social institution of the 21st century, owes much of this success to the sustained following of women. In 2006 womens membership was approximately 50% of members in the premier competition, Australian Football League. This high proportion of women fans differentiates Australian Rules football to many other football codes.This book will fill the gaps of official histories where women have been marginalised, trivialized or tokenized. It will also provide a different perspective on football with the author being Western Australian. It traces women?s historical involvement with the game since the 1900s. It examines the myriad roles women play in the maintenance of the game. The new model of female fandom proposed provides a parallel to the celebrity sport hero phenomenon. The book also examines those females who dare to either play the game or work in the industry. This book will be of interest to scholars of sport and society, gender studies, media studies, and Australian history; to sporting administrators and competitors; media commentators and fans of Australian Rules football particularly women. ... Read more

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Australian rules football in Australia is the mostpopuluar, watched and played sport in Australia; itoriginated in Melbourne and has become an important part ofAustralian culture. The sport has been played continuouslyin every state and territory of Australia since 1915 and isparticularly popular in Victoria, South Australia, NorthernTerritory, Western Australia and Tasmania. In the stateswhere it is not as popular as other winter sports, NewSouth Wales and Queensland, it has grown rapidly since the1990s. The only national competition is the AustralianFootball League, which grew out of an expanded Victoriandomestic club competition from 1982 beginning with therelocation of the South Melbourne Swans in 1982 andchanging its name in 1990. The AFL now governs the codenationally. Australia is currently the only nation in theworld where Australian rules football is playedprofessionally and while its participation is diverse, thesport is only played professionally by men. ... Read more

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Chapters: Clarence Football Club Coaches, Glenorchy Football Club Coaches, Hobart Football Club Coaches, North Hobart Football Club Coaches, Peter Hudson, Mal Pascoe, Roy Cazaly, John K. Watts, Stuart Spencer, Trevor Sprigg, Robert Shaw, Darryl Sutton, Billy Picken, Bruce Mcgregor, Jack Gardiner, Graham Hunnibell, Peter Daniel, Burnie Payne, John Mccarthy, Trevor Leo, Percy Martyn, Mark Browning, Mark Yeates, Andy Bennett, Garry Davidson, John Chick, Les Mcclements, Paul Hamilton, John Leedham, Dennis Munari, Paul Sproule, Scott Wade, Leigh Mcconnon, Ian Bremner, Colin Tully, Brian Kelly, Noel Leary, Dick Grimmond, Stephen Wright, Dinny Kelleher, John Bingley, Ron Savage, Robert Groenewegen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 99. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: New Norfolk, TFL (19631966) Glenorchy Football Club, TFL (19751976; 19781982) Total Goals:1721 Goals Peter John Hudson AM (born 1946) is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the game's history. Hudson was prolific in his goal scoring in all senior competitions in which he competed. Originally from Tasmania, Hudson played with New Norfolk Football Club, in the Tasmanian Football League kicking 378 goals in 78 games. He then played 130 games with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League). During this time he kicked 727 goals. Following his Hawthorn days he returned to Tasmania, playing a further 81 games for Glenorchy Football Club during which he kicked an amazing 616 goals. Some records state he actually kicked 769 goals for Glenorchy Football Club. Over his career he kicked 1,874 goals in senior matches spanning the period of 1963 to 1982. His impressive tally increases to 2,191 when night series and representative g...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2811396 ... Read more

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Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball. It is primarily used as a means of passing the ball to a teammate, which is known as a handpass. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1927 Elections in Australia, 1927 in Australian Rules Football, 1927 Vfl Season, 1927 Nswrfl Season, Crime in Newcastle, Greycliffe Disaster, New South Wales State Election, 1927, 1927 Vfl Grand Final, South Australian State Election, 1927, R V Clarke, 1927 Melbourne Carnival. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1927. In 1927, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 17 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 6, and match 18 the "home-and-way reverse" of match 9. Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1927 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system". Collingwood defeated Richmond 2.13 (25) to 1.7 (13), in front of a crowd of 34,511 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football). ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10747009 ... Read more

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An introduction to the game.This very short publication details the rules and playing methods, as well as other regulations associated with the playing of the game of Australian Rules football.

This is of course out of date now, but nothing wrong with at the time, being clear and concise.
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Not often you come across this calibre of stuff about footy.Worth reading, even if you completely despise the Kangas.

Dowling, a priest, traces the origins and history of club and how they developed the shinboner spirit, not to mention how they got their nicknames.
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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: Arsenal F.c. Songs, Australian Rules Football Songs, Celtic F.c. Songs, Leeds United A.f.c. Songs, Liverpool F.c. Songs, Manchester United F.c. Songs, Rangers F.c. Songs, Republic of Ireland Association Football Songs, Tottenham Hotspur F.c. Songs, God Save the Queen, Oggy Oggy Oggy, Football Chant, Rule, Britannia!, Go West, Ring of Fire, Blue Moon, You'll Never Walk Alone, Three Lions, I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, 1957 Scottish League Cup Final, You Are My Sunshine, Hang on Sloopy, Can You Hear Me, World in Motion, Sweet Caroline, I'm Gonna Be, Goodnight, Irene, Ready to Go, the Greasy Chip Butty Song, the Fields of Athenry, Men of Harlech, When the Saints Go Marching in in Sport, Brazilian Football Songs, Hot Stuff, List of England Football Team Songs, Blaydon Races, Abide With Me, Zidane Y Va Marquer, Coup de Boule, Famine Song, Hail to the Redskins, Allez Paris Saint-Germain, Un'estate Italiana, Ten German Bombers, Song of the Clyde, Bluebirds Flying High, Vindaloo, We'll Meet Again, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', Hi Ho Silver Lining, Hey! Baby, the Fields of Anfield Road, No One Likes Us - We Don't Care, Tous Ensemble, Billy Boys, Glad All Over, Blue Is the Colour, Aussie, Delilah, the Liquidator, Who Ate All the Pies?, Sussex by the Sea, the Wonder of You, the Oski Yell, Glory Glory Man United, Im Herzen Von Europa, Poor Scouser Tommy, Glory Glory Leeds United, up There Cazaly, Hurry up England, World at Your Feet, Marching on Together, California Sun, Cant Del Barça, the Boys of the Old Brigade, the Celtic Song, Ally's Tartan Army, on the Ball, City, Every Other Saturday, Come on England, Diamond Lights, Follow Follow, La Pesada Verde, if You're All Going to Wembley Clap Your Hands, Joxer Goes to Stuttgart, Wolverhampton Town, You Gotta Be a Football Hero, Back Home, Olé, Olé, Olé, Come on You Reds, up the U's, Anfield Rap, My Old Man, We Have a Dream, Stern Des Südens, Vamos Vamos Argentina, Glory Glory... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1913 Elections in Australia, 1913 in Australia, 1913 in Australian Rules Football, 1913 in New Zealand, Candidates of the Australian Federal Election, 1913, 1913 Vfl Season, 1911-1916 Australian Drought, Tasmanian State Election, 1913, 1913 Nswrfl Season, 1913 Great Strike, Australian Referendum, 1913, 1913 Vfl Grand Final, Australian Referendum, 1913, Australian Referendum, 1913, Australian Referendum, 1913, Australian Referendum, 1913, Australian Referendum, 1913, Lyttelton By-Election, 1913, Grey By-Election, 1913. Excerpt:Federal election major party leaders Federal elections were held in Australia on 31 May 1913. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives , and 18 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia Andrew Fisher was defeated by the opposition Commonwealth Liberal Party led by Joseph Cook , by a single seat. The new government also held a minority of seats in the Senate.The Labour Party was renamed by King O'Malley to the Labor Party in 1912.Party : Votes : % : Swing : Seats : Change Party : Votes : % : Swing : Seats Won : Seats Held See also (online edition) Notes References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The 1913 Australian Referendum was held on 31 May 1913. It contained six referendum questions.A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state index{stat... ... Read more

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Chapters: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Docklands Stadium, Waverley Park, List of Australian Football League Grounds, Sydney Cricket Ground, York Park, Waca Ground, Stadium Australia, Victoria Park, Melbourne, Arden Street Oval, Subiaco Oval, Bellerive Oval, Tca Ground, Whitten Oval, Robertson Oval, North Hobart Oval, the Gabba, Carrara Stadium, Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, Princes Park, Football Park, Perth Stadium, Manuka Oval, North Sydney Oval, Kardinia Park, Kgv Oval, Queenborough Oval, Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Junction Oval, Ntca Ground, Moorabbin Oval, Windy Hill, Essendon, West Park Oval, Central Broward Regional Park, Arena Joondalup, East Melbourne Cricket Ground, Lavington Sports Ground, Tony Ireland Stadium, Punt Road Oval, Alberton Oval, Claremont Oval, Marrara Stadium, Fremantle Oval, Thebarton Oval, Glenferrie Oval, Frankston Park, Prospect Oval, Norwood Oval, Elizabeth Oval, Cazaly's Stadium, Lake Oval, Glenelg Oval, Linkbelt Oval, Noarlunga Oval, Casey Fields, Albury Sports Ground, East Fremantle Oval, Woodville Oval, Richmond Oval, Bassendean Oval, Corio Oval, Unley Oval, Lathlain Park, Blacktown Afl/cricket Stadium, Teac Oval, Queen Elizabeth Oval, Elsternwick Park, Bendigo Bank Stadium, Traeger Park, Morton Park, Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Toorak Park, Preston City Oval, Leederville Oval, Coburg City Oval, Jack Esplen Oval, Hamra Homes Oval. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 334. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Melbourne Cricket Ground -Aboriginal cricketers alongside the Melbourne Cricket Ground Pavilion, c.1867 The MCG in 1864. A game at the Richmond Paddock in the 1860s. A pavilion at the MCG is on the left in the background. (A wood engraving made by Robert Bruce on July 27, 1866.)Founded in November 1838 the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) selected the current...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19765 ... Read more

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Chapters: Wayne Carey, Eddie Mcguire, Ian Johnson, Jack Dyer, Royce Hart, Malcolm Blight, Ted Whitten, Dermott Brereton, Bruce Mcavaney, Sam Newman, Roy Wright, Rex Hunt, Robert Walls, Dennis Cometti, Kevin Bartlett, Peter Mckenna, Jason Dunstall, Glenn James, James Brayshaw, Sam Kekovich, Norman Banks, Tony Shaw, Phil Cleary, Brad Hardie, Lou Richards, Clinton Grybas, Adrian Barich, Doug Bigelow, Luke Darcy, Gerard Healy, Garry Lyon, Graham Cornes, Robert Dipierdomenico, Stephen Silvagni, Doug Hawkins, Darren Berry, Tim Lane, Danny Frawley, Trevor Sprigg, Craig Hutchison, Andrew Maher, Bruce Abernethy, Brian Taylor, Stephen Quartermain, Harry Beitzel, Gerard Whateley, George Grljusich, Doug Heywood, Wally Foreman, Mike Sheahan, Wayne Schwass, Ted Rippon, Peter Walsh, Frank Sparrow, Kelli Underwood, Arthur Marshall, Anthony Hudson, Dwayne Russell, Matthew Campbell, Glenn Mitchell, Ian Major, Karl Langdon, Mike Williamson, Michael Christian, Trevor Marmalade, Dan Lonergan, Ian Brayshaw, Anthony Mithen, Kim Hagdorn, Richard Champion, Caroline Wilson, Troy Luff, Michael Roberts, Jon Dorotich, Ian Robertson, Neil Cordy, Tim Gossage, Peter Landy, Peter Larkins, Drew Morphett, Tiffany Cherry, Michael Mclean, Jon Anderson, Jim Main, Tony Leonard, Mark Readings, Christi Malthouse, Clarke Hansen, Rohan Connolly, Charlie King. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 357. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ian William Geddes Johnson CBE (8 December 1917 9 October 1998) was an Australian cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between 1946 and 1956. Johnson captured 109 Test wickets at an average of 29.19 runs per wicket and as a lower order batsman made 1,000 runs at an average of 22.92 runs per dismissal. He captained the Australian team in 17 Tests, winning seven and losing ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1866464 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1938 Elections in Australia, 1938 in American Samoa, 1938 in Australia, 1938 in Australian Rules Football, 1938 in Kiribati, 1938 in New Zealand, 1938 Vfl Season, 1938 British Empire Games, 1938 Nswrfl Season, 1938 Australian Grand Prix, Day of Mourning, Queensland State Election, 1938, New Zealand General Election, 1938, 1938 Claxton Shield, South Australian State Election, 1938, 1938 Kyeema Crash, Matthews V Chicory Marketing Board, 1938 Vfl Grand Final, Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme, Samoan Clipper, Wakefield By-Election, 1938, Henwood V Municipal Tramways Trust, 1938 Chatham Cup. Excerpt:Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 April 1938 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly . The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a third term in office. During the previous term, the Country and United Australia parties had emerged out of the united Country and Progressive National Party , which had represented conservative forces for over a decade.The most notable feature of the election campaign was the Protestant Labor Party , established in 1937, which claimed that the Forgan Smith Ministry was disproportionately Catholic and made extravagant claims that three-quarters of all police and public servants in the State were Catholic. Despite the campaign, Labor only lost one seat, Kelvin Grove, to the party.The unsuccessful Protestant Labor candidate for Ithaca, George Webb, lodged a petition against the return of Labor member Ned Hanlon . He was initially successful in the Supreme Court when the case was heard by Justice E.A. Douglas, who voided the election result on 12 October on the basis of a finding that two men who had acted improperly were Hanlon's agents, but Hanlon appealed to the Full Bench of the Supr... ... Read more

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Chapters: List of Australian Football League Umpires, Haydn Bunton, Sr., Glenn James, Mick Cronin, Jack Mcmurray, Sr., Hayden Kennedy, Ivor Crapp, K. G. Cunningham, Stefan Grun, Ray Scott, Harry Beitzel, Keith Millar, Max O'connell, Brett Allen, Andrew Curtis, Peter Cameron, Jack Monohan, Sr., Alan Thomson, Sergio Villagra, Scott Mclaren, Alexander Salton, Jack Elder, Mark Fraser, Jack Gardiner, Darren Goldspink, Craig Hendrie, Stuart Wenn, Mick Madden, Eddie Drohan, Ern Jenkins, Bob Boyle, Victor Upton-Brown, Charlie Hammond, Jimmy Smith, Percy Ellingsen, Charlie Foletta, Tammy Beauchamp, Dick Mccabe, Mick Pleass, Michael O'gorman, Brett Rosebury, Rowan Sawers, Stan Tomlins, Percy Jory, David Corcoran, Dick Vernon, Geoff Polites, Lardie Tulloch, Max Blumfield, Jack O'loughlin, George Green, Harry Lampe, Jeff Crouch, Vic Belcher, Hugh Heron, Chris Kamolins, Wally Beckwith, Andrew Barlow, Billy Leeds, Bill L. Davies, Damien Sully, Alec Mutch, Harold Johnston, George Hastings, Roy Allen, Adam Davis, Wally Naismith, Roy Millen, Jack Davidson, Peter Carey, Jack Mcmurray, Jr., Billy Orchard, Bill Mcnamara, Bill Deller, Ted Hall, Dick Gibson, Stephen Mcburney, Ian Robinson, Fred Sigmont, Bob Scott, George Topping, Bert Wregg, George Owens, Phil Lane, Les Reynolds, Howard Okey, Harry Rowe, Ken Aplin, Mathew James, Matt Stevic, Michael Avon, Gary Fila, Michael Vozzo, Scott Jeffery, Ray Chamberlain, Luke Farmer, Troy Pannell, Matthew Nicholls, Matthew Head, Tom Mcarthur, Shaun Ryan, Dean Margetts, Shane Mcinerney, Jason Quigley, Chris Donlon, Martin Ellis, Kieron Nicholls, Derek Woodcock, Justin Schmitt, Simon Meredith. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 283. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a list of people who have umpired in the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly the VFL. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3928358 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tadhg Kennelly, Jim Stynes, Setanta Ó Hailpín, Martin Clarke, Colm Begley, Tommy Walsh, Aisake Ó Hailpín, Michael Quinn, Pearce Hanley, Brendan Murphy, Brian Stynes, Thomas H. Smith, Sean Wight, Paul Earley, Cathal Corr, Stuart Magee. Excerpt:Aisake Faga Ó hAilpín (born August 24, 1985) is an Irish Australian sportsperson . He is a hurler with the Cork senior squad and a former Australian Rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club . Biography Ó hAilpín was born in Bankstown , Sydney and moved to Ireland with his family in 1988. He is one of six children of Seán Ó hAilpín, a native of County Fermanagh in Ireland, and his wife Emilie, a Rotuman from the island of Rotuma in Fiji . Three of his siblings, older brothers Seán Óg , Setanta and Teu , are also notable sportspeople. After growing up in Ireland, Ó hAilpín moved back to Australia in 2005. Aisake Ó hAilpín starred along with his brothers Setanta and Seán Óg in the documentary Tall, Dark and Ó hAilpín which featured on RTÉ One . In the documentary, Aisake talks about his sporting career and his current exploits with Aussie Rules football. Hurling career After the family moved to Ireland, Aisake took up hurling with Na Piarsaigh in Cork , and became a player of exceptional qualities and a prolific free-taker, being selected to play for both his club and the Cork county minor (under-18) Gaelic football and hurling teams. He was on the Cork minor teams in both hurling and Gaelic football in 2003, when he played in both All-Ireland minor semi-finals. He played with his two brothers Seán Óg and Setanta for Na Piarsaigh GAA when they won the Cork Senior Club Hurling Championship in 2004. After this he took up Australian rules football and joined the Carlton Football Club in Melbourne , Australia , along with his elder brother... ... Read more