The Game of Their Lives - Nick Richardson

The Game of Their Lives

By: Nick Richardson

Paperback | 28 June 2016

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"One of the strongest statements on the horror and futility of war I have ever read." David Williamson, screenwriter of Gallipoli As the Great War raged in 1916, two teams of Australian soldiers played an Australian Rules football match in London. It was the first time the world had seen our national game. But this was more than an exhibition match. It symbolised sport's role in driving young athletes to enlist and fight. The players came from every corner of the country - some of them stars in the VFL or champions in their city or state leagues. For all of them it was a chance to forget blood and battle and simply play, a final kick of the footy before the Western Front, from where some would never return. Now, 100 years on, Nick Richardson rekindles an incredible moment in our history and pays tribute to the men who played The Game of Their Lives. MORE PRAISE FOR THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES "One of the great untold stores of Australian football history...compelling ... inspiring and poignant ... a must read." Glenn McFarlane, Herald Sun "A remarkable book that conveys the Anzac spirt in the most Australian of ways." Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial "This book will teach you that the heat of battle in Origin, or the nerves before a grand final at the MCG, are nothing compared to the pressure sportsmen faced to enlist in WWI via the wide-held belief that athletic competition prepared players for war. It's a superb tribute to the men placed in such a dreadful situation."Inside Sport

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