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Synopsis:John Harms grew up with three brothers who were all mad on sport. He was just as obsessed. The family was interested in scholarship as well. While working towards a PhD in Australian history, John started writing for various publications, often about sport. He abandoned the PhD to travel around Australia in his old Camira to follow the 1998-99 Ashes tour. The result was Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, a book about the place of cricket and Test cricket in Australian life.

John is interested in meaning: the idea of finding meaning in something; the idea of projecting meaning onto something. He finds meaning in football – at whatever level it is played. What is it about football? Why are we held in its grip? What is its impact? And is it a force for good?

Speaker:John Harms is a writer, broadcaster, publisher, and historian. He has written for many publications and appears on ABC TV’s Offsiders. His books include Loose Men Everywhere, The Pearl and seven editions (as editor) of The Footy Almanac. He established www.footyalmanac.com.au, the popular sportswriting site, in 2009.

He is married to Susan, a physician. They have three children, all born in Geelong premiership years: Theo (2007), Anna (2009), Evie (2011).