| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Author biography; Also by Joe Gorman; Title page; Imprint page; Contents; Author's note; From the public bar to the board room: Introduction; Part I: How rugby league explains ... city and country; Chapter 1: The defeats we suffered: 1974-1980; Chapter 2: Out of the Hicksville days: 1981-1982; Chapter 3: The beacon on the hill: 1983-1986; Chapter 4: A change of culture: 1987-1989; Part II: How rugby league explains ... Queensland's coming of age; Chapter 5: The Copernican revolution: 1990-1992; Chapter 6: On the shell of a mudcrab and the skin of a mango: 1993-1996 |
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Chapter 7: I'll miss that feeling: 1997Chapter 8: My old Lang Park: 1998-2001; Part III: How rugby league explains ... race and reconciliation; Chapter 9: Black and white brothers: 2002-2005; Chapter 10: A sense of belonging: 2006-2010; Chapter 11: Heartland: 2011-2014; Chapter 12: God is a Queenslander: 2015; Endnotes; Index |
| Summary |
For more than 40 years, rugby league has embodied all the hopes and dreams, contradictions and tensions of life in the Sunshine State. The game speaks to Queenslanders' sense of being the underdog and the outsider - a powerful undercurrent that sweeps through politics, business, the arts, and sport. The enduring appeal of State of Origin is that it allows Queensland to balance the scales, at least for 80 minutes. In Heartland, journalist Joe Gorman chronicles a tale of loss and rebirth - from the decline of the Brisbane Rugby League competition and North Queensland's Foley Shield to the extraordinary rise of the Broncos and the Cowboys in the NRL. Weaving together stories of diehard supporters and game-changing players, from Arthur Beetson to Johnathan Thurston, this is a revealing account of Queensland's coming of age, both on and off the field |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rugby League football -- Australia -- History
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Rugby League football
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780702262166 |
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0702262161 |
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