Essence of the Game
From Auskickers at the MCG to Hawthorn’s premiership celebration
Channel Seven and former AFL player and football filmmaker
all access look into our unique Australian Game.
Hosted and narrated by
dressing rooms during the entire 2008 season to take a behind-the-scenes look at what makes
football clubs tick, building to Hawthorn and Geelong on Grand Final day.
The documentary also celebrates the breadth of the game to everything from kids to international
teams and what footy means to them.
Commissioned by the AFL and Seven to capture the ‘essence of football’, this documentary
tracks a range of football stories from the elite to the grassroots including:
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never before seen vision of Hawthorn’s celebration with the premiership cup in the middle of the MCG at 8pm on Grand Final night
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Jonathan Brown miked up during the Hall of Fame match
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unprecedented access to senior coaches through 2008’s finals series and their strategies, including what was to become Alistair Clarkson’s winning three-quarter time Grand Final address.
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exclusive access to the inner sanctum of many AFL clubs and coaches from season 2008
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West Coast first round draft pick Nick Naitanui and the lead up to his draft day
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stories from community and country football.
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Peace football team with players from Palestine and Israel
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Tiwi Island football
“Viewers will share the excitement of a young Auskicker as he runs onto the MCG on Grand Final
day, witness the tension of a younger player as he endeavours to be drafted onto an AFL list and
be there with AFL star Jonathan Brown as he prepares for the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Tribute Match.”
Channel Seven Melbourne General Manager Lewis Martin explained the documentary will take
fans further into footy than ever before:
“We celebrate the game from the kids to the country towns and local communities to the stars.
The
access. The audience will go behind closed doors on Grand Final Day and see the very elite
players like you've never seen them before.”
Essence of the Game is a unique one-off insight into footy with never before seen
Friday March 20, 8.30pm Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth
Sunday March 22, 11am Sydney, Brisbane
Last Modified on 20/03/2009 18:17