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See moreThe sixth book of the bestselling Specky Magee series has all the excitement you'd expect, and this time Specky gets to experience grass roots footy at its best. Ages 8+.
Specky can't wait to get to the country and have the chance to play grassroots football for the first time . . . against adults. But more is at stake than the outcome of just one game.
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I tell you what, they're turning it on here today, folks. They're putting on a ring-a-ding-ding contest ...And who is that lad in the number five guernsey? Specky can't wait to get to the country and have the chance to play grassroots football for the first time ...against adults. But more is at stake than the outcome of just one game. Who is Razorback Jack, the mysterious footy hero that Specky keeps hearing about? And what are the boys back at Booyong High up to? Can the massive underdogs, the Rivergum Redfins, serve it up to the Bull Ants? We have got a game on our hands this afternoon ...Visit www.speckymagee.com.au for more
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ISBN: 9780143303015
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2007
Country: Australia
Imprint: Puffin
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Garry Lyon debuted with the Melbourne Football Club in 1986, at 18 years of age. He retired 14 years later with Best and Fairest and Leading Goal Kicker awards, Victorian and All Australian selections, and 226 games under his belt. He captained the Demons for seven years, as well as Victoria, and coached the Australian International Rules Team for four years. He is now a football columnist for The Age, commentator for Triple M and the host of Channel 9's football programs The Footy Show and Footy Classified.
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