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im wondering what other Demon Books are around,so far i have

Ron Barassi

The Fox

All Bets Are Off -The Ox

Garry Lyon Book

Beyond The Wave

 

im wondering what other Demon Books are around,so far i have

Ron Barassi

The Fox

All Bets Are Off -The Ox

Garry Lyon Book

Beyond The Wave

MELBOURNE FC - Since 1858 - An Illustrated History

Selling at a discounted price at the Demon Shop

 

150 Heroes


"Sacked Coach" by Stan Alves details his early career with Melbourne, his relationship with Norm Smith and the events which led to his falling out with the club. A very good account of the bitter events of the 70's involving coach Bobby skilton which led to Alves leaving the club.

 

A friend of mine was severely depressed after splitting with her ex. I told her i would send her a wonderful book on philosophy, that included very good advice on self fulfilment and inner peace.

So i sent her the 'Robbie' book. She laughed her head off. Cured her depression.

The ones I have include;

100 Years of Football - The story of the Melbourne Football Club by ECH Taylor (1958)

150 Heroes - 150 Players. 150 Years. Melbourne Football Club by Garrie Hutchinson (Hardie Grant Books)

Barassi by Peter Lalor (Allen & Unwin)

Melbourne FC - An Illustrated History by Various Authors (Geoffrey Slattery Publishing 2008)

Ron Barassi - Icons of Australian Sport (Hyperactive Publishing) <--- this is a cracker, a scrapbook of news clippings from his career.

Sacked Coach by Stan Alves and Col Deane (Crown Content)

The Demon Within by Garry Lyon (HarperSports)

The Red Fox by Ben Collins (Slattery Media Group)

Tom Wills - His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall by Greg DeMoore (Allen & Unwin)

Would love to read the Flower and Stynes books as well. Not so sure on the Schwarz book unless I can get it second hand considering it's wafer thin and far too expensive for what there is.

Also wouldn't mind a copy of Grand Old Flag by Lynda Carroll if anyone has one lying around that they want to get rid of.


Here's a few more I have as well as the above mentioned:

The Urge to Merge - Ian Ridley (2002)

Diamonds and Demons - Joe Gutnick (2000)

125 Years of the Melbourne Football Club - Greg Hobbs (1983)

Bluey Truscott - Ivan Southall (1958)

Encyclopedia of League Footballers (Melb Edtn) - Holmesby/Main (2004)

Here's a few more I have as well as the above mentioned:

The Urge to Merge - Ian Ridley (2002)

Diamonds and Demons - Joe Gutnick (2000)

125 Years of the Melbourne Football Club - Greg Hobbs (1983)

Bluey Truscott - Ivan Southall (1958)

Encyclopedia of League Footballers (Melb Edtn) - Holmesby/Main (2004)

Dictionary of Demons

Dummies guide to Demons

Is there a Brent Crosswell book from the 80's? Obviously wouldn't be more than a handful of pages about when he played for us, but it'd be an entertaining read considering he's so left-field.

Is there a Brent Crosswell book from the 80's? Obviously wouldn't be more than a handful of pages about when he played for us, but it'd be an entertaining read considering he's so left-field.

Would be great to read a collection of his clippings from he wrote for The Age

There's also actually an earlier book by Barassi, written with Peter McFarlane, The Life Behind the Legend


Would be great to read a collection of his clippings from he wrote for The Age

There's also actually an earlier book by Barassi, written with Peter McFarlane, The Life Behind the Legend

Maybe that's where the quotes in the Barassi book come from, they're written as if they're from a book (or a newspaper column) rather than an interview which is what made me think there had been an autobiography.

What era were the columns? Google News Archive has scans of The Age up to 1989 so I should be able to turn up a few of them. My favourite Crosswell gimmick is when he got reported in what was going to be his second last game and told the tribunal he was going to retire anyway so he'd may as well not even bother showing up to the hearing.

Maybe that's where the quotes in the Barassi book come from, they're written as if they're from a book (or a newspaper column) rather than an interview which is what made me think there had been an autobiography.

What era were the columns? Google News Archive has scans of The Age up to 1989 so I should be able to turn up a few of them. My favourite Crosswell gimmick is when he got reported in what was going to be his second last game and told the tribunal he was going to retire anyway so he'd may as well not even bother showing up to the hearing.

nah, they were pre-89.. early to mid 80's from memory

there was one that really sticks in my mind, describing the scene in Carlton's dressing room after their 1973 Grand Final loss to Richmond, and a crying Vin Cattogio.

Actually found an excerpt at the Blueseum:

”when Vinny came into the rooms after that game, he was pale and upset. He made straight for the showers because his statistics read three kicks and five handballs. It was sad to see his solitary form sitting in the bath, his arms resting on his knees, his head down, his eyes full of tears. That Grand Final failure was the worst experience of Vinny’s life. It coloured the rest of his sporting career. In fact, he didn’t play a senior game in 1974. He was, in his own words, 'never in contention.' Throughout his football career he sought absolution and an opportunity to atone for his failure, but he didn’t get another chance because ’73 was his last Grand Final.”

Unfortunately while Google News Archive itself is genius (scans of actual newspapers) the search feature is complete rubbish and tells me that there's no articles with Crosswell's name from 1980 onwards despite the fact that I found about ten mentions of him looking at Saturday papers from during early 80's footy seasons on there. If I stumble across any of the columns accidentally (and that's what it'll have to be) I'll take some screenshots and post them.

Also to add to the original post on the thread I believe there's a Jacko book called Dumb Like A Fox from sometime in the late 80's though I've never seen it.

Robbie

A great read that needs a sequel!

Have that. Why a sequel ?

Have that. Why a sequel ?

Being published in 1987 it feels incomplete. It would be great to hear Robbie's stories of his retirement and years after football.


not yet mentioned: Running With The Ball - H.C.A. Harrison,

which I should reread after reading the Wills book last year. Very tragic story of a brilliant sportsman who couldn't cope outside sport.

Need a copy of the Stynes book, previous copy had unfortunate accident. That's one that will need an update in a few years.

Got Barassi for Christmas. Saving until the footy season starts.

 

I have the Stynes book,

My Nanna purchased it for me when i was a little tacker,

Its a very good read, it shows how much he went through, from flying over, getting yelled out by slug Jordan for kicking a goal (through the fitzroy Lions goals) to getting dropped to Prahan, to Brownlow winner.

The ones I have include;

100 Years of Football - The story of the Melbourne Football Club by ECH Taylor (1958)

150 Heroes - 150 Players. 150 Years. Melbourne Football Club by Garrie Hutchinson (Hardie Grant Books)

Barassi by Peter Lalor (Allen & Unwin)

Melbourne FC - An Illustrated History by Various Authors (Geoffrey Slattery Publishing 2008)

Ron Barassi - Icons of Australian Sport (Hyperactive Publishing) <--- this is a cracker, a scrapbook of news clippings from his career.

Sacked Coach by Stan Alves and Col Deane (Crown Content)

The Demon Within by Garry Lyon (HarperSports)

The Red Fox by Ben Collins (Slattery Media Group)

Tom Wills - His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall by Greg DeMoore (Allen & Unwin)

Would love to read the Flower and Stynes books as well. Not so sure on the Schwarz book unless I can get it second hand considering it's wafer thin and far too expensive for what there is.

Also wouldn't mind a copy of Grand Old Flag by Lynda Carroll if anyone has one lying around that they want to get rid of.

Just had a look at different book search engines to see how much they are selling Grand Old Flag for as secondhand books. The price ranges from $88.00USD to $150+USD. I remember the club was just about giving this book away.


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