CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
STEPHEN ALOMES
Australian Football and Australian Culture: More than a Game

FOOTBALL AND THE FUTURE
GARRIE HUTCHINSON
Global Sport and the Death of Football

MICHAEL BURKE
A Response to Garrie Hutchinson

STEPHEN ALOMES
The World is Not the Same: Global Capitalism vs Footy

FOOTBALL AS WORK
BOB STEWART
Trade Unionism in the VFL: The Early Days

SAM CUSMANO
The Rights of an Athlete before a Sports Tribunal

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG GRABS: FOOTBALL AS PERFORMANCE
PETER FITZPATRICK
Football Theatre

ROB HESS
A Mad Contagion: Football and Television in Melbourne in the Early Days

AMANDA SMITH
Talking Footy on a Monday Night

DAVE NADEL
The Thursday Night Footy Show

STEPHEN ALOMES
Class, Beauty and Goodness: Beauties and the Beasts n the Football Shows

OTHER SIDES, OTHER VIEWS
BILL MURRAY
Australian Football: The Game of Noble Savages, or Rules as Seen by a Soccer Man

BRIAN MORONEY
Too Tough to tackle? Sport, Violence and the Social Construction of Reality

CONCLUSION
After the Siren and the Video Replay

High Mark arose out of a series of fortnightly football seminars held at Victoria University in Melbourne, between 1995 and 1998. The seminars were known as the Fortnightly Footy Feast  and featured presentations on significant issues in Australian rules football. This compilation of papers covers a broad range of topics, including football violence, the threats posed by globalisation, and the growing role of player associations and industry  tribunals. High Mark also addresses the fascinating notion that football is not just sport, but also theatre and entertainment. Channel 9s Thursday night Footy Show, and Channel 7 Monday night Talking Footy are singled out for detailed analysis.

ISBN: 0 646 35592 9

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