War without weapons

Australia, 1979

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A behind the scenes look at the Victorian Football League team, North Melbourne, and the preparation and physical build up that goes into getting a team ready for the top Australian Rules Football competition. Ron Barassi, from North Melbourne, is shown in his role as a top VFL coach and we follow the team through its early training sessions to the opening match of the season. Looks at some of the spectacular action from the North Melbourne/Carlton challenge in 1979.

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Credits

producer

Peter Johnston

production company

Curtis Levy Productions

Film Australia

director

Curtis Levy

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012601

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Sports

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Motivation (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports - Physiological aspects

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Australian football

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Barassi, Ron, 1936-

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Physiological aspects

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Psychological aspects

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Victorian Football League

People → Barassi, Ron, 1936-

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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