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'Tom Petsinis uses footy to write about life, and life to write about footy. His poems ring true. Like Jim Pavlidis' powerfully melancholic artwork, they capture the triumph of everyday hope in the face of everyday loss; that those who seek community - family, street, suburb, footy club - can never be defeated.' John Harms. (Back cover)

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Dedication: For the boys from old Fitzroy who shared the dream...
Reflecting the structure of an AFL game the poems are divided into four quarters. The first ends at "Black Armband", the second at "Indigenous", the third with "Old Fitzroy" and the fourth with "Comeback".
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* Contents derived from the North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Thompson Walker , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Supporter's Prayer"Lord, keep your shadow from the grass,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 3)

'89 Grand Final"He didn't steal fire from the gods", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 4)

Before Floodlights"We had no floodlights in our park:", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 5)

Posts"The posts in our park were hollow steel,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 6-7)

Drop Kick"It probably arose from the place kick", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 8-10)

Club Colours"Light's intense on Grand Final day:", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 11)

Ball"Like leggings cut back to shorts", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

Before the Game"Remember those Sunday afternoons", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 14-16)

Numbers"Numbers assume a life of their own", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 17)

Opening Bounce"Thirty minutes before the match", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 18-19)

Screamer"Autumn light loosens thighs rubbed with oil.", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 20)

Oval: Edinburgh Gardens"The factories in Fitzroy and Collingwood", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 21)

Coach"Boxed in glass, he's straining for the ball:", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 25-26)

Black Armband"Limbs rubbed warm glow with ageless light,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 27)

Macedonian Magpie"No magpie ever sang your ancestors awake,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 31-34)

Goal Umpire"On a low-scoring afternoon heavy with mud", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 35)

Boots"Eleven, I'm grounded in Fitzroy,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 36-37)

Saddler's Shop"Ash Wednesday, and still forty days", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 38)

Bell"It's been silenced from our lives,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 39-40)

Talent Scout"The kid's kinda skinny, wants beefin' up,", Tom Petsinis , single work poetry (p. 41)

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Caught in the Melee We Look for Signals : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 194 2009; (p. 89-92)
— Review of The Hungry Mile and Other Poems Ernest Antony , 1930 selected work poetry ; The Kurri Kurri Book of the Dead Greg McLaren , 2007 selected work poetry ; So Much Light James Charlton , 2007 selected work poetry ; Four Quarters : A Collection of Poems Tom Petsinis , 2006 selected work poetry ; Notebook of Signs and 3 Other Small Books M. T. C. Cronin , 2007 selected work poetry ; A Raiders Guide Michael Farrell , 2008 selected work poetry ; Big Numbers : New and Selected Poems TT. O , 2008 selected work poetry

Citius, Altius, Fortius, as the Eggheads Say Nick Richardson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , July vol. 2 no. 6 2007; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Necessary Evil : Poems Craig Sherborne , 2006 selected work poetry ; Four Quarters : A Collection of Poems Tom Petsinis , 2006 selected work poetry