April 2010
ISBN 978-0-9806378-6-1
$29.95 paperback
The Mighty Bras
by Paul Connolly
In the summer of 2003, a mob of mature Melbourne women threw caution, asthma inhalers and orthopaedic inserts to the wind and formed a football (soccer) team to play in the lower division of the metropolitan league. The Mighty Bras - as the Brunswick Zebras became known - have defied the odds and their old bones ever since to prove that, well, winning isn't everything.
Coach and author Paul Connolly has steered the Bras through their occasional triumphs and frequent troubles. His deft and delightful memoir is a suburban sports story about friendship, community and shared ideals. And testament that football is indeed 'a funny old game'.
Praise for The Mighty Bras
‘I hate sport but I love this book.’ Denise Scott
‘A refreshing tale of camaraderie and courage.’ The Sunday Age
Paul Connolly
Paul Connolly is a Melbourne writer whose feature stories and humour pieces have been published in Australia's leading newspapers and magazines. He lives in Brunswick with his partner, their two young daughters, and their lovable mongrel, Murray. He played football throughout his youth and the older he gets, the better he was. He has written two previous books: Sucking the Marrow Out of Life and The World's Weirdest Sports.
