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Author Button, James, author

Title Comeback : the fall and rise of Geelong / James Button
Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2016
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2016
©2016

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Description viii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Summary James Button fell in love with the Geelong Football Club as a boy. It was a family affair. But as the years wore on and the defeats mounted, one nagging question became louder and louder: would his team ever win a premiership again? Comeback tells the Geelong story:how a town unloved by the big city up the road turned to football to show it was as good as anyone. It paints the characters:two Gary Abletts, 'Polly' Farmer, Bob Davis, 'Bomber' Thompson, Matthew Scarlett, Joel Selwood and many others:who helped to make Geelong a byword for excitement, and it explains how a bunch of talented but flashy individuals ended years of despair by finding the magic ingredient that makes a great team. More than a book about sport, Comeback shows how the history of a town and the spirit of a place can be funnelled through the fortunes of a football club
Analysis Australian
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes index
Subject Geelong Football Club -- History.
Australian football teams -- Australia -- Victoria -- Geelong -- History
Australian football -- History.
Australian football -- Australia -- Geelong (Vic.)
Australian football -- Australia -- Victoria -- Geelong -- History
SUBJECT Geelong (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79105697 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
ISBN 9780522866155
Other Titles Comeback