On The Take by Tony Joel

A Bargain for all our Sports Lovers... RRP $32.95!

Our sport-loving Dads will not believe their good fortune when they receive this book for Father's Day.

This book is a gem produced by two very respectable authors - Tony Joel & Mathew Turner. 

         It recalls and examines in detail a piece of history that the AFL will never live down.   

On The Take shines a light on footy's first major scandal, when one of the VFL's earliest superstars-Carlton's Alex 'Bongo' Lang, a three-time Premiership hero-experienced a sudden and unexpected fall from grace when he was convicted by the League of taking a bribe to play 'dead' in the semi-final of 1910.

A MUST-READ for every AFL Fan!

Lang's era was plagued by match-fixing allegations, the open secret of illegal player payments in defiance of VFL rules, and widespread criticism regarding the game's integrity. Growing tension between the ideals of amateurism and professionalism reached a turning point for the VFL in the immediate aftermath of the Carlton bribery scandal when the League finally legalised player payments.

The game would never be the same...