Gangland This Unsporting Life

James Morton, Susanna Lobez

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
03 October 2019

Biography; True crime

Sport has always attracted organised crime. Huge sums of money are wagered in every arena, and rorts, swindles and unsporting behaviour have shadowed players of all codes. Cricket and footy are not immune, with Heath Shaw and Ben Cousins caught up in gambling and drugs, and NRL star Ryan Tandy in match-fixing. Plenty of punters have criminal connections-Alphonse Gangitano and the Moran brothers. Drugs play a major part on and off the fields of play (looking at you, Essendon Football Club and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) with horses and greyhounds also routinely doped.

James Morton and Susanna Lobez investigate the cheating underbelly of sport, from the first cricket pitch invasion in the 1890s through to the contemporary scandals that will leave you wondering if there is such a thing as a sporting chance.

By: James Morton, Susanna Lobez
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9780522874808
ISBN 10: 0522874800
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 03 October 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Morton (Author) James Morton, a former defence lawyer in England, is one of Britain's leading experts on crime, and the author of more than fifty books. Susanna Lobez (Author) Susanna Lobez is an actor-turned-barrister-turned-broadcaster. She has been an ABC specialist legal broadcaster on The Law Report (radio) and Law Matters (TV). She has written feature articles for The Age and columns for the Sunday Herald Sun.