A landmark collection of quality writing on the game by some of Australia's finest writers, historians, academics, broadcasters, sports journalists and one former VFL footballer, Brent Crosswell. Contains 55 mostly non-fiction works, with some poetry, literature and drama. Regrettably, only four pieces are by women. Many pieces are reflections on the joys of football to spectators or players. Some depict the impact of football upon the unconverted, while others look at suburban and school footy, historical issues and elite level competition. Most of the works were published between 1984 and 1987. Comprehensive source notes indicating the original publication sources are also provided. A new edition of this work, by the same editors titled, Australia’s Game: Stories, Essays, Verse & Drama inspired by the Australian Game of Football, was published in 2013.