RWOWIKI Swans Books

[ScottH]

One of the pages I lost in the recent issue with the wiki was the community page, which I had used to keep a log of books and videos and the like about the Swans.
I've rebuilt the books page with the ones I know of and a few I found.

I've just started reading Micky O, and am quite enjoying it.
I haven't read any swans books for a while not since the BloodBath in 2006.
Tadhg's Unfinished Business is still sitting on my desk. I only got about a chapter into it.

So here is a list of Books.

Books - RWOwiki

Any others that need to be included, feel free to add.

[goswannie14]

I'm reading the Mickey O book too, got it from my daughter as a belated fathers day pressie.

[Triple B]

BBBBB (Big Bad Bustling Bulldog-for-life Barry) will be around to Scott's house shortly to find out why he was left off the list....

[ScottH]

BBBBB (Big Bad Bustling Bulldog-for-life Barry) will be around to Scott's house shortly to find out why he was left off the list....

hehe.
Wondered if there was any interest in that one to a swans supporter.

[Triple B]

He's a Premiership captain and there is a lot of Swans content in the book.

I'm sure there will be some who don't agree tho. What can you do...

[Plugger46]

I'm not going to forget how good Baz was for this club in a hurry.

[ScottH]

It's not about forgetting him, it was about not knowing about how much Swans content their is in the book.
When I googled it, i showed up on a Dogs site, so I wasn't too sure.

I'm happy to add it now BBB has confirmed the content.

[Plugger46]

I heard Martin Blake was writing a book on the club. Don't know too much more about it though.

[goswannies]

Not really sure how to format it so I don't wreck your good work, but I have a few other Swans related books in my collection. FYI a fair few of these frequently / occasionally come up on eBay

2005 Fool Forward; Warwick Capper with Howard Kotton; autobiography in a way only the Wiz can do it

1999 Tony Lockett Ironbark Legends; Darren Christisen?; biography

2002 Rhys; David Rhys-Jones with Howard Kotton; autobiography with reasonable detail of his Swans career

1995 Diesel - The Greg Wiiliams Story; Greg Williams; autobiography with reasonable detail of his Swans career

1986 The Fastest Man Alive; Austin Robertson; autobiography of his football & running careers

2009 Turn Around; Geoff Craighead; autobiography only a little about his football career with South Melbourne

1987 The Sydney Swans; Kevin Taylor; history of the Swans from 1874-1987

1996 Flying North for the Winter - The Story of the Sydney Swans; Sally Freud & Mark Cutler; history of the Swans leading up to their 1996 Grand Final appearance, their first since 1945

2004 The Swan Lake Spectacular - How South Melbourne won the 1933 Premiership; Marc Fiddian; details the 1933 season that culminated in the 1933 Premiership ... their last for 72 years!

1995 Blood Stained Angels - The Rise & Fall of the Foreign Legion; Mark Branagan & Mike Lefebvre, details the recruiting splurge of the 1930s that yielded 4 consecutive Grand Final appearances including the 1933 Premiership, & how it fell apart.

2004 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers - Sydney Swans; Jim Main & Russell Holmesby, lists every player to don the Red & White up until 2003

2003 Honour the Names - Swans Team of the Century; Jim Main, details the careers of the Swans Team of the Century players

2009 The Danihers; Terry, Neil, Anthony & Chris Daniher, content about Terry's & Tony's Swans careers & Neil's release sight unseen

[ScottH]

Not really sure how to format it so I don't wreck your good work, but I have a few other Swans related books in my collection. FYI a fair few of these frequently / occasionally come up on eBay

2005 Fool Forward; Warwick Capper with Howard Kotton; autobiography in a way only the Wiz can do it

1999 Tony Lockett Ironbark Legends; Darren Christisen?; biography

2002 Rhys; David Rhys-Jones with Howard Kotton; autobiography with reasonable detail of his Swans career

1995 Diesel - The Greg Wiiliams Story; Greg Williams; autobiography with reasonable detail of his Swans career

1986 The Fastest Man Alive; Austin Robertson; autobiography of his football & running careers

2009 Turn Around; Geoff Craighead; autobiography only a little about his football career with South Melbourne

1987 The Sydney Swans; Kevin Taylor; history of the Swans from 1874-1987

1996 Flying North for the Winter - The Story of the Sydney Swans; Sally Freud & Mark Cutler; history of the Swans leading up to their 1996 Grand Final appearance, their first since 1945

2004 The Swan Lake Spectacular - How South Melbourne won the 1933 Premiership; Marc Fiddian; details the 1933 season that culminated in the 1933 Premiership ... their last for 72 years!

1995 Blood Stained Angels - The Rise & Fall of the Foreign Legion; Mark Branagan & Mike Lefebvre, details the recruiting splurge of the 1930s that yielded 4 consecutive Grand Final appearances including the 1933 Premiership, & how it fell apart.

2004 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers - Sydney Swans; Jim Main & Russell Holmesby, lists every player to don the Red & White up until 2003

2003 Honour the Names - Swans Team of the Century; Jim Main, details the careers of the Swans Team of the Century players

2009 The Danihers; Terry, Neil, Anthony & Chris Daniher, content about Terry's & Tony's Swans careers & Neil's release sight unseen

Thanks for this list.
I've updated the wiki.
In the process, I also found a cached version of the page I lost with all the books I had previously added.

[goswannies]

Thanks for this list.

Welcome

Book cover for Craigheand's book...
Turnaround : Life on Three Continents:Amazon:Books

I could probably scan the others & email them to you?

[ScottH]

Welcome

Book cover for Craigheand's book...
Turnaround : Life on Three Continents:Amazon:Books

I had that, I just forgot to upload it

I could probably scan the others & email them to you?

That would be good.
[email protected]

[ShockOfHair]

He's a Premiership captain and there is a lot of Swans content in the book.

I'm sure there will be some who don't agree tho. What can you do...

Is any of the Swans stuff positive? Much as I appreciate BBB's contributions he can be a big bad sook as well.

[goswannies]

That would be good

I emailed them to you, but I'm not sure the pictures got attached. Can you please let me know? Cheers

[goswannies]

Is any of the Swans stuff positive? Much as I appreciate BBB's contributions he can be a big bad sook as well.

I recall there was a fair bit of positive stuff. Maybe not at the end of his time there tho ... understandably from his perspective