Football Legends of the Bush is a stirring collection of tales about the best country players who went on to the big league and the hometown heroes who stayed behind and contributed to their local teams. From Bunbury to Warragul and beyond, you'll find a smorgasbord of yarns covering stunning upsets, embarrassing blunders, staggering goal tallies and famous larrikins. This definitive book of bush footy includes Country teams who beat the big leaguersThe most goals scored in a seasonFavourite football sons, region by regionMatch brawls and other incidentsA first-gamer who was best afield with two left bootsThe man who could kick around corners and lots more! Football buff and much-published author Ken Piesse has assembled a truly exceptional book of facts, trivia and anecdotes that will amuse, inform and fascinate AFL fans everywhere.
Football Legends of the Bush is a stirring collection of tales about the best country players who went on to the big league and the hometown heroes who stayed behind and contributed to their local teams. From Bunbury to Warragul and beyond, you'll find a smorgasbord of yarns covering stunning upsets, embarrassing blunders, staggering goal tallies and famous larrikins. This definitive book of bush footy includes Country teams who beat the big leaguersThe most goals scored in a seasonFavourite football sons, region by regionMatch brawls and other incidentsA first-gamer who was best afield with two left bootsThe man who could kick around corners and lots more! Football buff and much-published author Ken Piesse has assembled a truly exceptional book of facts, trivia and anecdotes that will amuse, inform and fascinate AFL fans everywhere.