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Top Ten

Top Ten

The Ultimate Book of Australian Sports Lists

by Glenn McFarlane
Paperback
Publication Date: 02/08/2002

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Top Ten is a book of lists with personality. Authoritative and entertaining, this is more than a book of sports stats. The basic (and essential) lists such as top 10 goalkickers, top 10 wicket-takers sit alongside it will have humorous and unusual categories of: 10 living anachronisms in sport (shaking hands before and after a game, goal umpire flags),10 towns forever linked with sport,10 famous Australian sporting songs (C'mon Aussie C'mon, Our Don Bradman),10 worst guernseys (Hawthorn preseason, Brisbane Bears original), 10 infamous sackings (Tom Hafey, Norm Smith). Don Bradman's top ten Test scores, 10 most frequent tribunal visitors or the 10 most valuable Australian sporting autographs are listed, as are opinionated lists (10 best AFL footballers, 10 most memorable moments of the Sydney Olympics, 10 best golf holes,10 best indigenous sporting stars,10 best boxers), and quirky lists of little known facts and interesting anecdotes (10 famous Australian nicknames explained,10 resting places of Australian sporting greats, 10 sports stars who changed their names, 10 sporting stars who went to jail,10 great sports books). The ultimate Guide for sports watchers, Top Ten is the perfect guide for any sports lover.
ISBN:
9781740640763
9781740640763
Category:
Sports & outdoor recreation
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-08-2002
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oz Authors Pty Ltd
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
405
Dimensions (mm):
183x113x31mm
Weight:
0.31kg
Glenn McFarlane

Glenn McFarlane has long been a passionate fan of the Magpies, having been ‘brainwashed’ by his mother at an early age. Glenn represented Collingwood in underage football and cricket teams, but his passion was always sports journalism.

The Magpies won the flag in his first year of covering football in 1990. He was sports editor of the Sunday Herald Sun for 11 years and is now a senior sports reporter for the Herald Sun. Glenn is married to Christine and has three children, Lachlan, Elise and Charlotte.

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