Absolutely Bleeding Green

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How long til it's half price? After Christmas maybe?

Note: will buy.

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Booktopia and Angus and Robertson have it cheaper including cheaper postage costs if you would prefer to purchase from there.
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Absolutely Bleeding Green, David Headon's history of the Canberra Raiders, is a great read fans and non-fans alike

Writing a history of a sporting club must present definite challenges; how much space to spend on descriptions of particular matches? How much on individual players? On the administration of the club? In Absolutely Bleeding Green, David Headon has met these challenges to produce an eminently readable, informative book, which deals thoroughly with Raiders history, and with changes to Rugby League over the years.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... f-triumph/
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Absolutely Bleeding Green: David’s labour of love writing the history of the Canberra Raiders

In a Charnwood cafe three years ago, Dr David Headon met with former Raiders chairman, John McIntyre. They were there to discuss the writing of a history of the Raiders Club. It was the arrival of Ricky Stuart as coach that inspired David to take on the enormous task of writing a book about a team, a club and a community.

“I liked what Ricky was saying about the importance of the past and the connection the team has with the community and the re-establishment of good values,” says David. “It reinvigorated my desire to write about the team again.”

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Canberra Raiders fans, tonight we will have a special edition of The Greenhouse Live, featuring the author of "Absolutely Bleeding Green", David Headon. It's a must watch from 7:30pm on The GH Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheGHRaiders/

And remember, Canberra Raiders fans... you can buy the book now on line and at all good book stores! #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

Click here to buy on line: https://www.raidersshop.com.au/absolute ... 2501.phtml

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I saw on Facebook that there is book launches at the three Dymocks stores around Canberra this Saturday, i believe it is 1pm at all the stores.
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I know some people like to pooh-pooh the "world is against us" mentality of some fans, but this book and that interview provides a bit of insight into how much many of the Rugby League power brokers wanted us to fail (or just make up the numbers). Also reinforces how much a blight on the code that Phil Gould is. They honestly just want our club to be a nursery for some of the Sydney clubs.

We quite seriously have been pushing it up a hill since we were granted permission to enter the comp in 1981.

I can't wait for our boys to stick it up them again some time soon. :cmon
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Capturing the voices of the Canberra Raiders in The Bleeding Green Interviews

The voices of Raiders greats - both from on the field and behind the scenes - will be captured in perpetuity in a series of oral histories, to be known as The Bleeding Green Interviews. Raiders club historian Dr David Headon is commandeering the oral histories project to ensure some of the club's greats get to tell their story.

The Raiders secured $15,300 through the ACT Heritage Grants program to complete the project. The club and other supporters were expected to match that amount, ensuring the project runs over a number of years.

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