Win a copy of Finding Jack Dyer

Jack ‘Captain Blood’ Dyer is one of the most famous Tigers of all time –  a Premiership player, coach and enforcer who played 312 games for the Richmond Football Club. Said to have broken 64 collarbones, he was a fearless Tiger hard-man. Renowned, as well, for brutalising the English language, Dyer was one of football’s first television, print and radio celebrities. However, outside the game little is known about the late, great Jack Dyer.

In Finding Jack Dyer, author Tony Hardy explored the life of one of Australian Rules’ greatest icons. Speaking to those who knew him best, including Dyer’s two children Jack and Jill, Tony Hardy pieces together a picture of the man behind the myth. Using a potent mix of detailed research and vivid imagination, Finding Jack Dyer takes the reader to the heart of Captain Blood, his life and his time.

Based on fact, with a little ‘Dyer-esque’ exaggeration, Tony Hardy discovers a man whose off-field nickname was ‘Bing’ because he loved to croon. A man who secretly let a homeless drunk sleep in the family car every night. And a man who made a conscious decision not to fight in World War II, with the endorsement of Prime Minister John Curtain. Finding Jack Dyer is an exceptional account of a brave, flawed, yet exceptional man.

It is also the story of a Depression-era athletic prodigy who arrived at Tigerland with nothing and through sheer determination and talent became one of the greatest players the game has ever know.

AFL NSW/ACT have three copies of Finding Jack Dyer to give away – simply fill in your details below to sign up to our weekly newsletter and go in the draw!

To win one of two copies of Finding Jack Dyer, simply email info@aflnswact.com.au and tell us in 25 words or less, your favourite footy moment!