Tiwi Footy Book, Tiwi footballers are renowned for their silky skills and instinctive playing style, yet they come from a tiny island community perched precariously off Australia’s remote northern coast. How did they come to be so good? And why do they have such a passion for the game? The answer lies somewhere in their extraordinary history and unique culture, and the way a few football-obsessed missionaries turned the game into something akin to a religious ceremony. On Tiwi Grand Final Day, the people gather for the biggest ceremony of them all.. Tiwi Footy, Tiwi Football, Tiwi AFL NT, Peter Eve, Monica Napper and Andrew McMillan, Yiloga, Walkley Award Shortlisted for Non-fiction category.

Tiwi Footy has been shortlisted in the 2008 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism - Non-fiction Category. View List here.

Tiwi footballers are renowned for their silky skills and instinctive playing style, yet they come from a tiny island community perched precariously off Australia’s remote northern coast. How did they come to be so good? And why do they have such a passion for the game? The answer lies somewhere in their extraordinary history and unique culture, and the way a few football-obsessed missionaries turned the game into something akin to a religious ceremony. On Tiwi Grand Final Day, the people gather for the biggest ceremony of them all..

Tiwifooty, Tiwi Foty, Tiwi Football, Tiwi AFL NT, Peter Eve, Monica Nappr and Andrew McMillan, Yiloga

Tiwi Footy has been shortlisted in the 2008 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism - Non-fiction Category.