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#FWF24

Red Bleachers
  • Saturday October 5th, 10am - late
    FOOTBALL WRITERS' FESTIVAL DAY ONE Registration opens at 9.30am Venue: Preston Lions Football Club B.T. Connor Reserve, 200 Broadhurst Avenue, Reservoir (Melbourne) 10am-10.15am - Acknowledgement of Country - Welcome from Preston Lions FC 10.15am-10.45am - Opening Address by Brendan Schwab Morning break 11am-11.45am A life in football One-on-one with Gary Cole 11.45am-12.45pm Story-telling and football history Lucas Gillard, Dr Jorge Knijnik, Professor John Maynard Lunch break 1.45pm-2.45pm Making a story out of football Paul Laverty, Texi Smith, Dr Karen Vickers 2.45pm-3.15pm The Agents: Changemakers or Dealmakers? Peter Paleologos Afternoon break 3.30pm-4.30pm How three clubs are making their own change - Panellists: Matthew Galea (Essendon Royals), Rabieh Krayem (Wynnum Wolves), Nicholas Rupolo (APIA Leichhardt) 4.30pm-5.15pm From Preston to Woonona to Berlin One-on-one with Adrian 'Noddy' Alston 5.30pm - 7pm Happy Hour and Launch of Soccer Anzacs Paul Hunt, Paul Nicholls, Dr Ian Syson, Athas Zafiris Dinner 8pm Final of the Australia Cup on the big screen
  • Sunday October 6th, 9am - 5pm
    FOOTBALL WRITERS' FESTIVAL DAY TWO Registration and coffee opens 8.30am Venue: Preston Lions Football Club B.T. Connor Reserve, 200 Broadhurst Avenue, Reservoir (Melbourne) 9am - 9.30am Fact File: The Balkanites in Australian football Andrew Howe 9.30am-10.15am The superstar coach, the protégé, and a film Cameron Fink, Tony Wilson Morning break 10.30am-11am The boy from Oz: Ange Ball Vince Rugari 11am-11.45am One year on: the Matildas Elissia Carnavas, Dr Greg Downes, Dr Kasey Symons 11.45am-12.30pm The national team player turned reforming administrator: Lise Klaveness Marius Lien Lunch break 1.30pm-2.30pm Debate: That state federations are a 20th century anachronism which are a brake on the game Yes: Pokuah Frimpong, Jack Kerr, Rabieh Krayem No: Elissia Carnavas, Nick Galatas, Michael Lynch Afternoon break 2.45pm-3.30pm A-League State of Play Stephen Conroy 3.30pm-4.15pm From Cattle Class to the Treble One-on-one with Andy Bernal of Central Coast Mariners 4.15pm-4.30pm Closing Comments Bonita Mersiades
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