How much did it originally cost to sign up ‘the King’, Wayne Carey? Which Carlton player only found out he’d retired when he read it in the papers? What did Buddy Franklin carry with him on the Kokoda Trail? Find out in Favourite Footy Yarns.
Packed full of hilarious (mostly) true stories, fascinating facts, bloopers and stats, this updated edition from Australian sport’s master storyteller Ken Piesse will have you laughing out loud. The perfect book for any footy fan, it covers the biggest names in the game – from Barassi, Whitten and Ablett to Riewoldt, Fev and Cripps.
A propos de l’auteur
Ken Piesse is the most published living sports author in Australia. He has written, edited or published 85 books, including 60 on cricket – among them Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Australia’s 70 One-Test Wonders. He is an in-demand after-dinner speaker, a keynote sports presenter for P&O and president of the Australian Cricket Society. His multi-media awards stretch from TV and radio to newspapers and magazines. Ken lives on Melbourne’s famed Mornington Peninsula with his wife Susan, his swimming companion Belle and Burmese kitten Bonnie.
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