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Comeback: The Fall and Rise of Geelong by Button, James

ISBN: 9780522866155 PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 277

DIMENSIONS: 23.4 x 15.4 x 2.6 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: James Button fell in love with the Geelong Football Club as a boy. It was a family affair. But as the years wore on and the defeats mounted, one nagging question became louder and louder- would his team ever win a premiership again? Comeback tells the Geelong story-how a town unloved by the big city up the road turned to football to show it was as good as anyone. It paints the characters-two Gary Abletts, 'Polly' Farmer, Bob Davis, 'Bomber' Thompson, Matthew Scarlett, Joel Selwood and many others-who helped to make Geelong a byword for excitement, and it explains how a bunch of talented but flashy individuals ended years of despair by finding the magic ingredient that makes a great team. More than a book about sport, Comeback shows how the history of a town and the spirit of a place can be funnelled through the fortunes of a football club.