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Laurie Holden (Jack Thompson) is coach of a Victorian Football League (VFL) team that hasn’t won a premiership for 19 years. Club president Ted Parker (Graham Kennedy) brings in a star recruit at great expense, but youngster Geoff Hayward (John Howard) is a major disappointment. As the club loses a string of games, the coach, president, committee members and players start to tear each other apart. Synopsis source: Australian Screen.
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ACMI Identifier
324849
Language
English
Audience classifications
MA
Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Australian football
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Teamwork (Sports)
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)