Rob Hess: 2 books

Finally a book whose time has come: a comprehensive and authoritative centenary history of women’s Australian Rules football by the country’s two foremost experts in the women’s game. For a century, women have been playing Australian Rules football, but who knew? These days, 200,000 girls and...

The book explores the intersection between the Great War and patriotism through an examination of the effects of both on Australia’s most popular football code. The work is chronological, and therefore provides an easy path by which events may be followed. Ultimately it seeks to shine a light on...