Grand Finals Vol. III - 1979-2017 by THE SLATTERY MEDIA GROUP (EDIT

$45.00 AUD

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Grand Finals Volume III is a comprehensive account of Premiership deciders spanning the last five decades-a time of momentous changes in the the game, its administration and its reach. Within ten years of Carlton's stirring 1979 triumph over Collingwood,a struggling 12-team League representing Melb ourne's suburbs had morphed into a national sporting and media juggernaut with teams dotted all over Australia. From Wayne Harmes's immortal boundary line lunge of the 1979 Grand Final, right up to Richmond's fairytale rise to claim the 2017 Cup, this compendium revels in the brilliant and bizarre-from Helen d'Amico's infamous 1982 confrontation with Carlton's silent and stoic champion Bruce Doull and Gary Ablett snr's heroic and forlorn nine goals of the spellbinding 1989 decider, to Dustin Martin's unprecedented domination in 2017.This period covers the various golden eras of Melbourne-based powerhouses Carlton, Essendon and Hawthorn, but also charts the rise of a truly national competition, from Mick Malthouse's West Coast and Malcolm Blight's Adelaide sides of the 1990s, to Leigh Matthews's fearsome Brisbane Lions team of the new millennium. In the process, readers will celebrate the feats of players and coaches whose greatness was confirmed when it mattered most: on that final Saturday in September. ...Show more

Carn: The Game, and the Country That Plays It by Andrew Mueller

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There have been histories of Australian football before. There has not been one like Carn. Carn tells the story of the Victorian Football League and its successor, the Australian Football League, from 1897 to the present day, by focusing on 50 of the thousands of games which have been played down the decades. Some of these matches have been significant to the game of Australian football; others have been significant to Australia as a whole.  Carn recognises that while the game is only a game, it has also always been much more than that: anything which consumes so much of the nation's attention can't help but reflect something of the nation's character. Carn is a book replete, as the Australian game is, with great yarns and extraordinary people. It is a book for fans of Australian football, and fans of Australia. ...Show more

Rugby World Cup 2019 TM by COLLINGS, SIMON

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The Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan: The Official Book is the must-have companion to world rugby's biggest event. For the first time ever, a nation outside the Six Nations or Rugby Championship, Japan, is hosting the tournament, and this book contains everything fans will need, from venue guides to detailed information on every team in the finals, key players, playing strengths, coaches, past form and a prediction of teams' hopes of success. In addition to reports on the qualifying tournaments and the fill-in Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 fixture schedule, famous games are recalled in special features, together with biographies of the men most likely to light up the tournament in the way the 2019 hosts did when they shocked South Africa in England in 2015. The Rugby World Cup's glorious history and tournament records are also fully covered making Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan: T ...Show more

Best of Paul Harvey Footy Stars

$59.99 AUD

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The Playmaker's Advantage by Leonard Zaichkowsky; Daniel Peterson

$29.99 AUD

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Discover the next frontier in sports training--improving your mental game, no matter your age or experience--and how to become the Playmaker, both in your professional and personal life.   Coaches search for it. Parents dream of it. Fans love it. Athletes want it.   The playmaker on any sp orts team possesses it: an elusive, intangible quality combining anticipation, perception, and decision-making skills. This quality raises their game above the competition and allows them to pass when no one else can, anticipate the movement of opponents, avoid costly mental mistakes, and ultimately, hold the team together.   Now, for the first time, cognitive science research is revealing the secrets of the playmaker's keen sense of awareness. Just as tests of speed, strength, and agility have provided a baseline of physiological biomarkers, coaches can now capture cognitive metrics including attention, pattern recognition, anticipation, and the ability to take quick, decisive action during the chaos of competition.   The Playmaker's Advantage is a groundbreaking book that will educate athletes of all ages about this essential creative capability in an accessible, easy to understand method. ...Show more

Winx Collected Edition of Every Race by Ray Thomas

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Follow Winxs journey from cover to cover, or open the book at any page. Its one champion writing about another and readers are the winners. During myriad visits to courses to cover all facets of the sport; from midweek meetings to Melbourne Cups, Cox Plates, Golden Slippers and The Everest, Ray Thomas c hanced upon Winx at her first two runs in 2014. As this book of stories about her show, he knew early on he was glimpsing a champion but kept a tight rein on making that prediction. As Winxs career began to blossom, Ray Thomas started to expand his writing to include insightful stories on Chris Waller and his training methods, the owners and how the horse has affected their lives, and how the public has reacted to the new phenomenon of the turf. Rays vast racing knowledge and ability to engage with trainers, jockeys, owners, bookmakers, farriers, strappers, form analysts, administrators and others involved in the industry have allowed him to bring all aspects of horse racing to the page and the reader. ...Show more

World Racecourses: History, Images and Statistics for 100 Favorite Horse Racing Venues by Cornelius Lysaght

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100 major horse racing venues with detail of each one's history and heritage from BBC journalist, Cornelius Lysaght. Text is accompanied by contemporary photography and detailed diagrams created by Collins, the world-leading publisher of maps and atlases, making it an essential purchase or gift for any horse racing fan. The book features each track in regional order, starting with the famous Epson Downs course in England then taking in renowned locations such as Churchill Downs, Royal Ascot and Flemington Racecourse, all the way up to the state-of-the-art Meydan Racecouse in Dubai. More unusual and lesser known courses are also featured including the Pardubicka in Czech Republic, St Moritz in Switzerland and Ngong in Kenya. Each course is accompanied by an array of statistics and the latest photographs from these scenic venues. It also features alphabetical and by country' indices for ease of reference. ...Show more

You Are the Ref by Paul Trevillion (Illustrator)

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Could you be the man in black and make the right decisions? Do you think you know the laws of the game better than the officials? Test your football knowledge with this collection of 300 dilemmas from legendary artist Paul Trevillion's famous 'You Are The Ref' series. With expert text from the referees' referee Keith Hackett and an array of bizarre and entertaining scenarios for you to adjudicate on, this is an engrossing and entertaining read. With a special in-depth section on the controversial rules around the VAR system and questions covering everything from mid-game bust-ups and unexpected intrusions on the pitch to bitter disputes about penalties, these sporting conundrums will give even the biggest football fan a run for their money. ...Show more

Great Cycling Climbs - The French Alps by Graeme Fife; Peter Drinkell (Photographer); Anon (Photographer)

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A narrative guide tothe most scenic andinspiring cycling climbsin the French Alps. The Alps are a place of legend for cyclists, road racers, and enthusiasts alike. Home to one of the most demanding sections of the Tour de France, the mountains offer some of Europe's most glorious cycling climbs through Geneva, Chamonix, Annecy, Chambe´ry, Grenoble, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, and Barcelonnette. In this comprehensive guide, Graeme Fife, author, teacher, and passionate cycling enthusiast, presents the greatest mountain routes of the Alps. Aided by Peter Drinkell's beautiful color photography, Fife reveals each journey with historical snapshots, humorous observations, and stirring stories from cycling's past, detailing the challenges of each climb and the key features to look out for along the way. A selection of photographs of the routes and stunning scenery is included in each chapter, and illustrated maps document the climbs of each region. Whether planning a weekend tour or an epic cycling adventure, this beautifully illustrated guide is essential reading for cyclists of all stripes. ...Show more

Surfers' Blood by Patrick Trefz; Jamie Brisick (Text by); Margaret Cohen (As told to); Iñigo Urdinaga (Text by)

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Surfers' Blood, an update with new texts of the popular hardcover, from award-winning surf photographer and filmmaker Patrick Trefz, is a survey of decades spent photographing the lifestyles and bloodlines of surf culture across the globe. Surfers' Blood captures all the diverse elements that make surf ing so gripping and that helped it maintain its vitality in the popular consciousness for generations. A beautiful collection of oceanscapes, portraits, and action shots, Trefz captures the most intense, glamorous, and frightening aspects of surfing along with moments of beauty, stillness, and serenity. The book juxtaposes world champions and unsung local heroes, monster waves and gentle rollers. Surfing is all about mankind's intimate connection with the badass energy and beauty of nature. It is a deep bond, and for many surfing is a lifelong devotion and a spiritual outlet--a personal experience far removed from its much-hyped and commercialized public persona. Surfing is deeper than magazines and Hollywood depictions would lead us to believe--much deeper. For most surfers, surfing is in their blood and it connects them to an extended family that is linked through practice, tradition, craft, emulation, apprenticeship, and shared experience. Surfers' Blood reaches out to those hardcore, dyed-in-the-wool surfers through an honest and beautiful portrayal of their sport and its surrounding culture, while at the same time offering outsiders a peek into the intense undiluted world of surf. ...Show more

The Hornet by Jeff Horn; Grantlee Kieza (As told to)

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'Jeff Horn's story ... could have been the script for a boxing movie' Inside Sport Jeff Horn took up boxing after being tormented as a teenager. Twelve years later on 2 July 2017, the humble schoolteacher became a world boxing champion at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium when he defeated one of the greatest b oxers of all time, Filipino senator Manny Pacquiao. The fight, which drew a record crowd of more than 50,000 to the stadium and a global audience of hundreds of millions, was one of the most incredible upsets in Australian sporting history. In the months after that monumental victory, Horn experienced the ultimate in joys and heartbreak. He and wife Jo became proud parents of their daughter Isabelle, he lost his world championship in a brutal battle with American Terence Crawford in Las Vegas and then scored a devastating first-round knockout of Anthony Mundine in one of the most talked-about Australian sporting events of 2018. In The Hornet, Jeff Horn's message is simple: never give up on your dreams because amazing things can happen. Anything is possible. Anything. ...Show more

Einstein and the Art of Mindful Cycling: Achieving Balance in the Modern World by Ben Irvine

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Einstein and the Art of Mindful Cycling shines new light onto one of the great scientific icons, and explores how pushing that pedal can nurture mindfulness in a spiritually stressful age. The author steers us through his own perspective on cycling - weaving the philosophical, practical and personal int o an elegant balance. Add in a sprinkling of meditative insights, and we can all learn how to experience Einstein's enlightened outlook on life through the simple joy of riding a bicycle. ...Show more