Robert Pascoe of Victoria University reviews this selection of Australian football history publications:

Behind the Play: Football in Australia, edited by Peter Burke and June Senyard, (Hawthorn, Vic.: Maribyrnong Press, 2008, 284pp, AU$32.00pb).

Black & Blue: The Story of Football at the University of Melbourne, by John Cordner, David Allen, Paul Daffey, Robin Grow and June Senyard (Melbourne: University of Melbourne Football Club, 2007, 490pp, AU$49.95hb)

Tom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall, by Greg de Moore (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2008, 342pp, AU$32.95pb).

The Footy Almanac 2007, edited by John Harms and Paul Daffey (Melbourne: Malarkey Publications, 2007, 533pp, AU$29.95pb).

The Footy Almanac 2008, edited by John Harms and Paul Daffey (Melbourne: Viking, 2008, 536pp, AU$29.95pb).

Sport and Racing in Colonial Melbourne: The Cousins and Me: Colden Harrison, Tom Wills and William Hammersley, by Gillian Hibbins (Melbourne: Lynedoch Publications, 2007, 485pp, AU$60hb).