Comeback : the fall and rise of Geelong / James Button.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Button, James (Journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geelong Football Club--History.

Geelong Football Club.

Australian football--Australia--Victoria--Geelong--History.

Australian football.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2016.

Summary:

As a boy, James Button fell in love with the Geelong Football Club. It was a family affair. But as the years wore on and the defeats and disappointments mounted, it became clear to him: his team would never win a flag. This book tells the story of his glorious mistake. Writing as a reporter, not primarily as a fan, James interviews hundreds of people to tell the story of how one organisation changed its culture, on and off the field. He relates not only the fortunes of the team over fifty years but of the town with which it is so closely entwined. And he tries to explain why so many of us, whoever we barrack for, are gripped by an unreasonable passion for football.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Who's who at the Geelong Football Club

1 Barracking

2 'We are Geelong'

3 'As it should be played', 1937 to 1953

4 Country boys, 1963

5 Dog years, 1970 to 1988

6 For mine is the kingdom, 1989 to 1998

7 The odd couple, 1999

8 A question of character, 1999 to 2001

9 A different Cat, 2000 to 2005

10 The big review, 2006

11 From dark to dawn, 2007

12 Grand Final day

13 Comeback, 2008 and 2009

14 The greatest team of all, 2010 and 2011

15 Down at Kardinia Park, 2012 to 2016

16 Spirit of the game

Acknowledgements

Index

Photo Section.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-522-86616-6

OCLC:

949854545