02374cam a2200337 i 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001300066020002900079035002200108040002400130042000900154043001200163082001900175100003800194245013300232264006800365264001100433300008400444336002100528336002800549337002500577338002300602520122500625610003701850610003201887650003101919650003801950650003301988653001502021758100520180413160400.0180223t20182018vracf 000 0 eng d1 a61573254 a9780143790525qpaperback a(OCoLC)1024070909 aVNCGbengerdadANL aanuc au-at---04a796.3360922231 aFlanagan, Martin,d1955-eauthor.12aA wink from the universe :bthe inside story of the AFL's greatest fairytale, the Bulldogs' 2016 premiership /cMartin Flanagan. 1a[Melbourne, Victoria] :bPenguin Random House Australia,c2018. 4c©2018 a326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :bportraits (chiefly colour) ;c24 cm atext2rdacontent astill image2rdacontent aunmediated2rdamedia avolume2rdacarrier aThe Western Bulldogs’ 2016 premiership came from nowhere – they were the club with no luck, no stars, no right to win, no culture of success. They were the rank underdogs and they swept to victory on an unprecedented tide of goodwill that washed over the nation. Only Martin Flanagan could bring to life this particular miracle. The club’s two guiding spirits – captain Bob Murphy and coach Luke Beveridge – welcomed him in, Beveridge making available his match diaries, pre-match notes and video highlights. Flanagan interviewed every player, watched every match, talked with the trainers, the women in the football department, the fans who never miss a training session, the cheer squad. What Flanagan shows is that the Bulldogs found a new way to play partly because they found a new way to be a team – a new way to support each other, even a new way to be. A Wink from the Universe takes us into the heart of the community Luke Beveridge and Bob Murphy dreamt into being with the support of the Bulldog people around them. This is a classic of sportswriting – a book for fans of the club, and of the game, but also a book for anyone who wants to know how a group of people can will a miracle to happen.20aWestern Bulldogs (Football team)20aAustralian Football League. 0aAustralian football teams. 0aAustralian footballxTournaments. 0aAustralian football players. aAustralian