Author: 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