Autor: Martin Flanagan

Martin Flanagan writes for the Age newspaper and is the author of twelve books, among them «The Call», an imaginative re-construction of the life of Tom Wills, a founder of the game, and «The Last Quarter», a trilogy of his football books. What people have said about Martin Flanagan»s football writing: – «Martin Flanagan must never be allowed to stop writing football. I say this because he is the only football writer I have read who is so good I think he could nearly describe a heartbeat – and that, if you want to touch the essence of football, is what you have to do» – Don Watson «If I»m ever prompted, I have no hesitation in nominating Martin Flanagan as my favorite writer…I only hope I can see the game off the field as well as he does» – Nathan Buckley «I like Martin»s writing, and I know most players do too, because he comes from a different perspective» – James Hird «The best of Flanagan has a finesse and feeling that no current Australian sports-writer approaches, let alone equals» – Gideon Haigh «I love his brain» – Kevin Sheedy