Marlion Pickett is an AFL footballer who plays for the Richmond Tigers. After a troubled youth, including a stint in jail, Marlion was the first AFL player to win a premiership in his debut game since 1926. Dave is an award-winning novelist (Ned Kelly for Best Australian Crime Fiction, WA Premier's Award for Literature) with nine published adult crime novels and a number of non-fiction books on sport and music. He has a long association with Aussie Rules and was commentator for Sydney Swans games in the 90s on Kick AM and 2GB.
'[Belief reads] like a Steinbeck novel cum Tarantino film due to the vividly unfolding drama on almost every page.' -- Dr Sean Gorman * AFL.com.au *