The parallel histories of three centenary AFL clubs: Hawthorn, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
> AFL stalwart clubs Hawthorn, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs all joined the league in 1925. The trio have shared an intertwined history over the ensuing century ? and vastly contrasting fortunes on and off the field.
Australian Football's 100 Year Club celebrates the centenaries, plotting the ebb and flow experienced by each popular club. Author Andrew Clarke explores both their successes and the hard times, recounting the social histories that helped shaped these three teams.
A must for any AFL fan.
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AUTHOR LIVES IN MELBOURNE. Writer Andrew Clarke loves sports - especially car racing and Aussie Rules Football - and has been lucky enough to blend these loves with work. After starting his career as a football journalist, he transitioned into motorsport and general motoring. He wrote his first book on the history of the Australian automobile, and has written a further 30 books on car races and racing and Australian Rules Football. He has also ghostwritten autobiographies with seven athletes and personalities. Andrew has loved NASCAR racing since its days at the Calder Park Thunderdome, and once raced in an Australian support series called Sportsman.