Michael Roberts (11) (1961–)

Roberts has produced a pictorial coffee-table-styled book which is more a compendium of memorable moments and personalities than a scholarly history of football on television. Chapters describe the early days and pioneers of TV footy, a brief overview of pre-TV radio coverage, the World of Sport TV program and the changing nature of football coverage, including some technical details on cameras and communication equipment. There are only a few pages devoted to football coverage outside show more Victoria, but this is a highly entertaining and nostalgic read, with verbatim extracts from memorable pieces of commentary. Programming details of all football shows are included in the chapter, 'Every Year, Every Show'. show less

This well-presented booklet contains informative profiles of the players and administrators elected into Essendon’s Hall of Fame.

Review by Lionel Frost.

A glossy pictorial format provides an overview of most aspects of the club's history, including summaries of on-field performances for each decade, biographical portraits of the great players, descriptions of each premiership win, major events and controversies, ‘Magpie Icons’ including Victoria park, the jumper and club song and a chapter on families who have represented the club. Also includes statistics, records and a list of all senior players from 1897-2003. Contains no index but show more does have an extended contents page and bibliography. A later edition was published in the club’s 2010 AFL premiership year. show less

Ten chapters each focus on a season from 1960 to 1969, complete with season summaries and more detailed sections on the Grand Finals of these years. Each section contains an essay by a fan which focuses on their support of their team and their experiences. All twelve clubs are represented and essays are written by various people such as actors, musicians, writers, radio personalities and journalists. This volume is illustrated with high quality colour and black and white photographs from the show more era. show less