How much did it originally cost to sign up ‘the King’, Wayne Carey? Which Carlton player only found out he’d retired when he read it in the papers? What did Buddy Franklin carry with him on the Kokoda Trail? Find out in Favourite Footy Yarns.

Packed full of hilarious (mostly) true stories, fascinating facts, bloopers and stats, this updated edition from Australian sport’s master storyteller Ken Piesse will have you laughing out loud. The perfect book for any footy fan, it covers the biggest names in the game – from Barassi, Whitten and Ablett to Riewoldt, Fev and Cripps.

 

Ken Piesse has achieved legendary status in the field of cricket and footy, having written over 70 books. Ken is a three-time winner of Cricket Victoria’s Major Media Award and a Life Member of the Australian Football Media Association.

He is the president of the Australian Cricket Society.

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