SBS doco charts the rise of (the other) football in a nation of competing codes and the social cohesion it brings.
Presented by Australian Hollywood heavyweight and football-mad Anthony LaPaglia, Wogball: Australia’s Beautiful Game is the story of how football has become one of the national success stories of modern Australia.
It’s a wild ride, full of unexpected stories, surprising revelations and moments of unfettered joy. It’s a story of resilience about a code that overcame institutionalised racism (during the era of the White Australia Policy), media animosity and hostile competing codes to become the game that best represents who we really are as a nation.
Joining LaPaglia, who played professionally before realising he would never fulfill his dreams and turned to the stage, are sport heroes, comedians, football enthusiasts and experts including Vince Colosimo, Craig Foster, Matt Okine, John Safran, Mel Buttle, Craig Johnston, Servet Uzunlar, Moya Dodd and Melissa Barbieri.
It is a surprisingly emotional story about passion and family and how football grew into something bigger than the game itself.
7:30pm Wednesday June 24 on SBS.