"The life and times of the MCG" -- Cover.

Includes bibliography: pages 303-306 and index.

This book looks at the Melbourne Cricket Ground down the years, an anatomy of its place in the hearts and imaginations of Australians. The author approaches his subject from all directions: the story unfolds through anecdote, personal collection, history, the ebb and flow of famous and infamous lives, social, spiritual and political currents, glorious and inglorious feats and great sporting encounters. It is framed by the 2002 Grand Final between Collingwood and Brisbane, a watershed game after which the MCG would begin an unprecedented transformation.