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Top Ten: The Ultimate Book of Australian Sports Lists

Glenn Mcfarlane

Authoritative and entertaining, this is more than a book of sports stats.The basic (and essential) lists such as top 10 goalkickers and top 10 wicket-takers sit alongside such humorous and unusual categories as 10 living anachronisms in sport (shaking hands before and after a game, goal umpire flags), 10 towns forever linked with sports, 10 famous Australian sporting songs (C’mon Aussie C’mon,Our Don Bradman), 10 worst guernseys (Hawthorn preseason, Brisbane Bears original), and 10 infamous sackings (Tom Hafey, Norm Smith). Don Bradman’s top 10 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, and 10 best boxers),and quirky lists of little known facts and interesting anecdotes (10 famous Australian nicknames explained, 10 resting places of Australian sports greats, 10 sports stars who changed their names, 10 sporting stars who went to jail, and 10 great sports books). Top Ten is the perfect guide for any sports lover.

GenresHumor & EntertainmentPuzzles & GamesTriviaReferenceEncyclopedias & Subject GuidesSports

416 pages

English edition · First published 2006 by Hardie Grant · ISBN 9781740640763

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