Bibliograph

Favourite footy yarns, from laughs and larrikins to bush legends and bad boys, Ken Piesse ; foreword by Robert Harvey ; cartoons by Paul Harvey

Type

Label

Favourite footy yarns, from laughs and larrikins to bush legends and bad boys, Ken Piesse ; foreword by Robert Harvey ; cartoons by Paul Harvey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesportraitsillustrationsfacsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Favourite footy yarns

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ken Piesse ; foreword by Robert Harvey ; cartoons by Paul Harvey

Sub title

from laughs and larrikins to bush legends and bad boys

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

Contributor

Creator