The Immortals of Australian Football

Andrew Clarke

• Publisher: Gelding Street Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781923009370
• Year: 2024

Fully illustrated profiles of the most legendary Australian Rules players.

The Immortals of Australian Football celebrates the greatest players from Australia's indigenous game. It takes the Immortals concept made famous elsewhere in the sporting world and applies it to AFL. Selections include the pioneering Roy Cazaly, legendary figures Ron Barassi and Leigh Matthews, and modern-era greats such as Lance Franklin and Dustin Martin. Each Immortal's remarkable story and contribution to the sport is expertly told.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Roy Cazaly
• Chapter 2: Gordon Coventry
• Chapter 3: Jack Dyer
• Chapter 4: Haydn Bunton
• Chapter 5: Dick Reynolds
• Chapter 6: John Coleman
• Chapter 7: Ted Whitten
• Chapter 8: Ron Barassi
• Chapter 9: Bob Skilton
• Chapter 10: John Nicholls
• Chapter 11: Graham Farmer
• Chapter 12: Peter Hudson
• Chapter 13: Leigh Matthews
• Chapter 14: Gary Ablett
• Chapter 15: Tony Lockett
• Chapter 16: Wayne Carey
• Chapter 17: Lance Franklin
• Chapter 18: Dustin Martin
• The Bench and the Second 18
• The 18 Indigenous Immortals
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Bibliography
• Copyright