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Draft: Inside the AFL's Search for Talent

At the start of 2007, Age sportswriter Emma Quayle chose 5 AFL hopefuls from a range of different circumstances: Trent Cotchin, Ben McEvoy, Junior Rioli, Pat Vezpremi, and Brad Ebert. She didn't know what would happen to them, and neither did the boys and their parents. It would be a year when their dreams might be shattered, where they would have to work hard physically, develop the mental toughness required by a competitive environment, cope with injuries, and face the harsh realities of the elite sports industry — all while trying to get homework done to pass and graduate from high school. This is the full story of the people behind the draft: the families, the recruiters, the teachers, the coaches, the sports scientists, and most importantly the players themselves.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 308
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781741755183
  • Release date
  • 2008