This is quite an unusual book the history of australian rules football recounting the changes in the rules and tactics as the game evolved from the 1860s before global football was even encoded as a sport cricketers in melbourne started organising games with a view to keeping themselves fit in the off season they sought something less physical than rugby to avoid injuries but that . From pagans paddock to clarksons cluster from fitzroys huddle to sydneys flood the tactics of australian football have become part of the vernacular in this groundbreaking book abc journalist james coventry reveals the secrets behind them all youll meet the german gymnast who taught geelong how to break the game from its rugby roots the two test cricketers who became footys first great coaches and the water polo player who shaped the modern afl. Time and space the tactics that shaped australian rules and the players and coaches who mastered them by james coventry 9780733333699 booktopia books non fiction books sports recreation ball games australian football league. From pagans paddock to clarksons cluster from fitzroys huddle to sydneys flood the tactics of australian football have become part of the vernacular in this groundbreaking book abc journalist james coventry reveals the secrets behind them all youll meet the german gymnast who taught geelong how to break the game from its rugby roots the two test cricketers who became footys first great coaches and the water polo player who shaped the modern afl. James coventrys time and space the tactics that shaped australian rules and the players and coaches who mastered them harpercollins discusses the genius and ingenuity of the games greats and the forgotten and how they have shaped the game through the innovation of tactics time and space is essential reading for any fan who wants to know why their team does what it does and why