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Time and Space: The Tactics that Shaped Australian Rules – And the Players and Coaches Who Mastered Them

Coventry, James
ISBN: 9780733333699 Category:

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An accomplished book about the genius and ingenuity of the game’s greats (and the forgotten) and how they have shaped the game through the innovation of tactics.

From Pagan’s Paddock to Clarkson’s Cluster, from Fitzroy’s huddle to Sydney’s flood, the tactics of Australian football have become part of the vernacular.

In this groundbreaking book, ABC journalist James Coventry reveals the secrets behind them all. You’ll meet the German gymnast who taught Geelong how to break the game from its rugby roots; the two Test cricketers who became footy’s first great coaches; and the water polo player who shaped the modern AFL.

Along the way you’ll learn how South Australia pioneered the flick pass; how a rule suggested by Tasmania helped Collingwood win four straight flags; and how Fremantle revolutionised the use of the interchange bench.

Time and Space is essential reading for any fan who wants to know why their team does what it does, and why it wins or loses.
xiv, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm #250122

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Author Coventry, James
Number of pagesxiv, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
PublisherHarperCollins Australia
Year Published2015
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

As new!

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